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I have been on this website for a few weeks and it has helped me out tremendously by just giving me someone to talk to. I knew after my husbands release he would be on the registry. (and that I was and still am prepared to face as long as we are together). Where I'm confused at and I guess you can call me naive I see on other posts there's talk about the charge for registering as a SO, the charge about therapy, no computers in house, charge for this, and charge for that. maybe I am a little naive. I thought it was just being fingerprinted and having your picture taken every 6 months but I guess not so can someone explain it to me PLEASE!
Every state is different but you MUST also include whatever specific probation/parole requirements are. They are in addition to whatever the links say.
http://sexoffenderissues.blogspot.com/2011/04/state-links.html#.U4AI-3aiUy0
Registration fees and residency restrictions depend on the registry laws of your state. Some states have registry fees, some don't. Same with residency restrictions.
I think you may be getting confused with the rules of supervised release, such as probation vs. the registration requirements.
Most all the fees----the charge for therapy, the polygraphs, etc.----originate from probation or supervised release. It is during the probationary period that all these fees surface. This probationary period is usually served in lieu of prison or after a prison sentence as part of the offender's sentence.
Some states charge an annual fee to registrants to offset the cost of registration, but not all states do that. This annual fee is about the only fee I know of that is required for registration.
If I am mistaken about this, I hope someone chimes in here and corrects me.
Registration also has some restrictions and requirements that are not monetary in nature. Some states have residency restrictions in which a registrant cannot live a certain distance from schools, daycare centers, or other places that children congregate. Some states require an identifying mark on the driver's license. Some states have passed laws regarding internet access to registrants convicted of certain crimes along with the disclosure of their internet identifiers---screen names, passwords, and email addresses. There are other restrictions, but each state is different.
Since we have spoken to each other a few times, I know you live in New York state. Here is a link that will help you with the registration restrictions there.
http://tinyurl.com/qh6o6mt
I hope this helps.
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Mandated therapy, polygraphs, and computer restrictions are conditions and rules that you see during probation and not the registry.
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