Florida Senate Passes Bills Dealing With Sex Offenders

[The Straight Story]

Florida Senate Passes Bills Dealing With Sex Offenders

POSTED: 9:31 am EDT April 28, 2006
UPDATED: 9:32 am EDT April 28, 2006

TALLHASSEE, Fla. -- Local governments would have to come up with a plan on how to provide shelter for sexual offenders and predators during natural disasters under a bill the Senate has passed.

Under the legislation, each county would have to develop a plan on how it would provide adequate, but separate shelter space for those who have been convicted of a sex crime.

Some counties have voluntarily adopted policies to shelter sex offenders in jails and other government facilities away from the main population.

The Senate also passed a bill that would reduce the number of days a sexual predator may reside somewhere before that place becomes a permanent or temporary residence.

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Do they do the same for convicted killers?

[Ayesha]

1. Good

The latter bill is to keep probation officers from moving sex offenders from hotel to hotel so they don't have to register, a problem we've had here in CA. They end up living near schools and other places they're not supposed to because they don't have to register immediately.