If you are facing charges related to sex crimes, including rape or sexual battery, it is crucial to seek the help of a qualified Orlando sex crimes lawyer. At the O’Mara Law Group, we have a deep understanding of the complexities of sex crime cases and will fight tirelessly to protect your rights.
Conviction of any number of dozens of sex offenses can put you in the Florida Sex Offender and Predator System. This is a public database with your name, picture and address. Anyone can search you by name or find you by the neighborhood you are living in. People can print out flyers and post them around the neighborhood or hand them out on your street.
Placement on the registry is a lifetime commitment. You must report to the sheriff regularly forever and update any change in your address within 48 hours. Failure to register or update changes is a federal crime that can send you to prison. Even a year after you are dead, your name and likeness still appear on the registry.
Even worse, if you are convicted as a repeat sexual offender or of an offense involving physical violence or a minor, you could be sentenced under the Florida Sexual Predators Act. This could result in your involuntary civil commitment to a Florida mental facility for an indefinite period, and you may never get out.
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