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Doe v. Moore.


U.S. Appeals Court

DNA

Doe v. Moore, 410 F.3d 1337 (11th Cir. 2005). Florida sex offenders sex offender n. generic term for all persons convicted of crimes involving sex, including rape, molestation, sexual harassment and pornography production or distribution. In mosst states convicted sex offenders are supposed to report to local police authorities, but many do not. (See: rape, molestation, sexual harassment, pornography) filed a class action challenging the constitutionality of Florida's sex offender registration and notification scheme and its DNA collection statute. The district court dismissed the action and the offenders appealed. The appeals court affirmed, finding that the registration and notification scheme did not violate the offenders' substantive due process rights or the Equal Protection Clause. The court found that the Sex Offender Act did not unreasonably burden the offenders' right to travel. The court also held that the DNA collection statute did not give rise to substantive due process rights. (State of Florida)
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Title Annotation:SEARCHES; violation of due process rights
Publication:Corrections Caselaw Quarterly
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1U5FL
Date:Aug 1, 2005
Words:111
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