rewdiazepam thank you for your input. Unfortunately of the states you named, we live in one and the other is where I wanted to move too, Florida, because of the beaches. I thought since it will be impossible to vacation, we could walk on the beach, ride bikes, etc, away from the crowded areas and kids.
Thanks everyone for your input. I was thinking about Colorado also, but so far away from child and grandchild. Has anyone ever thought about Puerto Rico or St Thomas since they are part of the US?

tennessee sucks , we will be looking to move too someday if these laws keep getting worst.

In Tennessee do they put your picture on the internet for CP?

Well I was actually going to suggest Kansas but I see a lot of others have spoken poorly of it. I however don't find it to be very bad but I don't have much personal experience to go on because the only other place i lived briefly as a registrant was in Iowa. Iowa sucks ass and Kansas is definitely much better. Let me try to give you a bit of a run down on the good and bad about Kansas. As far as the bad I'd say the worst thing is that Kansas adopted the AWA in 2011 and things usually tend to go down hill once a state adopts that. Everyone has to register and all are listed publicly (even certain drug and violent offenders which Kansas requires to register too) four times a year at $20 each visit. There is no way to have the registry fee/fine waived and you can be arrested for failing to pay it. Lets say you live in one county, work in another, and go to college in another county... you'd have to register in all three counties four times a year 3x4=12 12x$20=240 plus you have to renew your license or picture ID every year for $15. But unlike a lady mentioned earlier in this thread Kansas no longer plasters the words sex offender in red letters on the ID's. Now all they do is put an RO followed by a string of numbers over in the area where restrictions and endorsements are listed. But as for the good side of things... Kansas has no residency restrictions of any kind, no buffer zones. Residency restriction bills have been struck down three times here and the state passed a ban that prevents cities, counties from enacting them. And nothing is off limits... there are NO park bans, no library bans, no social networking/internet bans. if you have children in school you can freely go to there school events etc... No bans of any kind. And unless your on probation there are no work restrictions set by the state that I know of. And they no longer list your work address on the registry website. I have never had a compliance check in 2 1/2 years. Things are pretty open and free here for now anyways. I think this state would be very receptive to reform if we got a strong movement going here. If you have any questions about Kansas in regards to the registry let me know.

MD has the AWA but there's no residency restrictions, nothing on your dl, no special license plates, and no registration fees. they also don't go door to door to notify the neighbors, however, everyone is on the website. Tier 1 is 15 yrs but there is a way for tier 1s to get off in 10 yrs.

LOL coastie about the BYU thing :) The funniest part is, we're Mormon so if we moved to Utah, BYU would be our #1 choice hahahaha. Thanks for the advice though. We thought about moving out there but didn't know how it would work because of the huge church influence there.

Tukansan, I haven't lived there in going on four years so I didn't know they changed what they put on the driver's licenses. Thanks for the update :)

LOL wife not all mormons are BYU fans there are alot who are also utah fans as well

yes, TN does put your picture on the internet

nathanrabalais

UTAH, Can you really go pickup your kids at school without a major problem, say for a level 1, off probation? This seems to be a major head ache here where I live. It not only has really isolated my kids, but they are so sad sometimes because of what I did 12 years ago. They seem to be punished for what I did more than I was, seems we can never move on.

i never had any problems with picking my nephew up or taking him to school there are times where i even took him to school and walked in with him to the school from time to time and never had any questions asked or anything of the nature i also attended a few of his school functions as well but each city and school is different and you should always be careful when going to your kids schools and what ever you do don't tell the school your on the registry it's best to keep quiet about that thats one thing i would advice but other then that be a parent

I'm curious rediazepam; what about Missouri's laws makes it a difficult state to move to? I've read them and it seems pretty mild comparatively speaking.

Anyone live in MN? What is it like there for someone with a CP charge?

Fryeguy,

When evaluating the suitability of a state for sex offenders, I don't always consider the laws in effect at the time; I also take in consideration the direction the state seems to be going with sex offender legislation.

Missouri has residency restrictions, it was considering implementing the AWA with the tier levels, they did have a special code on the driver's license for sex offenders, many municipalities have a park restriction, and they have Halloween restrictions. I am not sure if the AWA passed, and in some states the Halloween restriction have been knocked down by the courts; I do not know if Missouri was one of those states.

But the mindset of some of the legislators in Missouri scares me. For instance, in the last session a lawmaker proposed legislation that would have required realtors to warn other people when they represent a prospective buyer who is a sex offender. In other words, the realtor had to warn the neighbors. Sex offenders who wished to buy property were mandated to relay their criminal history to the real estate agent. See the link below.

http://tinyurl.com/bo6yp9j

Now granted, this bill went nowhere, but it gives an indication of the political mindset and climate in Missour toward sex offenders. Bills like this make me cringe.

On the bright side, the AWA bill had a provision that would enable registrants to petition to be removed from the registry after a certain period of time.

I read a newspaper online "The Joplin Globe" each morning and I can see the attitude in that state is not conducive to sex offenders.

The crazy Halloween restriction should tell people that people in Missouri have gone a little nutty over these laws.

If nothing else, find a state without residency restrictions or the driver's license code.

I just think you can find a better state than Missouri.

rewdiazepam

tukan im sure they do theyll put your picture for any thing related to sex offence , everyone is on it !!!!

tenn puts code on dl but not words sex offender. . halloween is restricted , which is ok , we dont celebrate that anyways . , the school situation . they brought new law stating u have to tell principal if you have someone on registry like your hub or wife . who ever comes picks children up . if its approved by principal of school . u will be allowed to pick your child up etc. but you have to have permission . son goes kindergarten this august , ill have to be the one to pick him up and drop him off due to registry law. .. i dont want to have to go thru all the explaining junk and have to get approved junk stuff . we d rather just stay away of it all . thank GOD i work 5to 9pm .almost every day . so it works out good .