LC sex offender registration law blocked for now

See earlier post on this $600.00 fee.

8-8-2011 Louisiana:

Earlier this year Lake Charles City Council passed what some suggested might be the strictest sex offender law anywhere. But that law has yet to be implemented due to a lawsuit.

The proposed sex offender registration ordinance would have increased registration fees to six hundred dollars and created more restrictions on where sex offenders can live.

In March local sex offender Clinton Fruge went to court to block the new law.

In his suit, he challenges the constitutionality of the law and says it goes too far that it's more severe and stricter than the state law.

A temporary restraining order has been in place but this morning Judge Mike Canaday granted a preliminary injunction without objection from the city-- which is still researching whether amendments to the ordinance are needed.

Fruge doubts the ordinance can be amended in a way that would cause him to drop the suit:

So, the preliminary injunction will prevent the city from moving forward with the ordinance for now. At this point no trial date has been set. ..Source.. by Theresa Schmidt

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Sheriff's office mulls charging sex offenders to register

Here is a new twist on fees, different amounts based on a registrant's Tier level. Lets not forget that any fee is an unjust enrichment because law enforcement also gets grants to cover expenses. Then additional amounts from higher Tier folks, talk about scamming this takes the cake, hopefully courts will feel the same way.

6-20-2011 Ohio:

NEWARK -- In several Ohio counties, registering sex offenders soon might have a new price to pay for their crimes.

The Licking County Sheriff's Office is considering charging those who have committed sex crimes to register for the database in hopes of offsetting the costs of notifying residents when one has moved into the area, Capt. Dave Starling said.

"What we are doing right now is we are actually exploring," he said. "I know there's some things in the Ohio Revised Code regarding what we can and can't charge, and we are in the process of doing that."

Although nothing is official, Starling said the sheriff's office is looking at costs involved when a person registers as a sex offender.

"We're just looking at the options and what it's costing us," he said. "There is a cost to us to mail out notification letters and stuff like that."

Still, Starling warned charging people to register as sex offenders will not discourage them from committing such crimes.

"I don't think charging for sex offender registration is a deterrent," he said.

In Highland County, sex offenders already are being charged to register. The price is based on the classification of their crime.

Tier I offenders pay a $25 fee to register annually. It costs Tier II offenders $25 to register about twice per year, or every 180 days. Tier III offenders face a $100 fee and have to register four times each year, or every 90 days.

Offenders in Ross County also can expect similar fees, and the policy should be in effect soon, Sheriff George Lavender said. ..Source.. by Libby Cunningham

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