![# RM370: West Virginia's $800K Registry Cash Grab This week on Registry Matters: NARSA takes West Virginia to federal court, arguing the state's $125 annual registry fee is actually an unconstitutional fine that funds unrelated police services — a case that could reshape how states fund their registries. We also examine NARSOL's broader legal campaign challenging internet identifier disclosure requirements for registrants, with strategic litigation targeting unconstitutional laws across multiple states. ## Show Notes - Is Your Registry Fee Actually a Fine? — NARSA files a federal lawsuit arguing West Virginia's $125 annual registry fee functions as an unconstitutional fine, with revenue diverted to fund general police services rather than registry operations. - Fighting WV's Internet ID Disclosure Law — NARSOL mounts a legal challenge against unconstitutional internet identifier disclosure requirements imposed on registrants, part of a broader strategic litigation effort spanning multiple states. ## Keywords registry fees, unconstitutional fines, West Virginia, NARSA lawsuit, internet identifier disclosure, NARSOL litigation, sex offender registry, registrant rights ## Chapters - [01:46] Is Your Registry Fee Actually a Fine? - [35:28] Fighting WV's Internet ID Disclosure Law ## Subscribe & Support Registry Matters: https://www.registrymatters.co/ FYP Education: https://fypeducation.org/ Email us: registrymatterscast@gmail.com Leave an old fashioned voice message: 747-227-4477 Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/registrymatters Join the Discord server: https://discord.gg/6FnxwAQm57 Want to support Registry Matters with some swag: https://fypeducation.org/shop/ Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/registry-matters/id1305039280 RSS: https://www.registrymatters.co/feed/podcast/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3d75P7Kc37n2l79m89F9KI YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/registrymatters The Registry Matters Podcast's mission is to cover issues surrounding the Registry. We cover cases that will peel back the veneer of what we need to do to change our lives for the better. We cover news articles that spark conversations about the total insanity of this modern day witch hunt. This podcast will call out bad policy and call out those that are making bad policy. To change things for the positive, we need to act. We are 6-7-8-900k strong. With that many people, plus their friends and family, over a million people are affected by the registry. We should be able to secure donations to hire lawyers and lobbyists to move the agenda in our favor. We need our people to be represented. ## Files - MP3: `C:\Users\droid\Documents\Podcast\PodcastWorking\rm370-west-virginias-800k-registry-cash-grab.mp3` - Podlove JSON: `C:\Users\droid\Documents\Podcast\PodcastWorking\rm370-west-virginias-800k-registry-cash-grab_chapters.json`](https://www.registrymatters.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/rm370-west-virginias-800k-registry-cash-grab.png)
This week on Registry Matters: NARSOL takes West Virginia to federal court, arguing the state’s $125 annual registry fee is actually an unconstitutional fine that funds unrelated police services — a case that could reshape how states fund their registries. We also examine NARSOL’s broader legal campaign challenging internet identifier disclosure requirements for registrants, with strategic litigation targeting unconstitutional laws across multiple states.
Show Notes
- Is Your Registry Fee Actually a Fine? — NARSOL files a federal lawsuit arguing West Virginia’s $125 annual registry fee functions as an unconstitutional fine, with revenue diverted to fund general police services rather than registry operations.
- Fighting WV’s Internet ID Disclosure Law — NARSOL mounts a legal challenge against unconstitutional internet identifier disclosure requirements imposed on registrants, part of a broader strategic litigation effort spanning multiple states.
Keywords
registry fees, unconstitutional fines, West Virginia, NARSOL lawsuit, internet identifier disclosure, NARSOL litigation, sex offender registry, registrant rights
Chapters
- [01:46] Is Your Registry Fee Actually a Fine?
- [35:28] Fighting WV’s Internet ID Disclosure Law
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Email us: registrymatterscast@gmail.com
Leave an old fashioned voice message: 747-227-4477
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Join the Discord server: https://discord.gg/6FnxwAQm57
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The Registry Matters Podcast’s mission is to cover issues surrounding the Registry. We cover cases that will peel back the veneer of what we need to do to change our lives for the better. We cover news articles that spark conversations about the total insanity of this modern day witch hunt. This podcast will call out bad policy and call out those that are making bad policy.
To change things for the positive, we need to act. We are 6-7-8-900k strong. With that many people, plus their friends and family, over a million people are affected by the registry. We should be able to secure donations to hire lawyers and lobbyists to move the agenda in our favor. We need our people to be represented.