I don't know the laws in South Carolina or Colorado, but my understanding is no matter where you move to he most likely to have to wear that GPS no matter where he goes, even if the other state says they don't do that but wherever state he comes from the laws still apply with maybe a slight adjustment but overall it's still the same, but it wouldn't hurt to check I could be wrong & I hope y'all the best

Craig,

If your son has no probation, parole, or supervised release---often called “paper time”----to serve, then once he is released from prison he has completed his court mandated sentence and is no longer under state control. In other words, he is no longer under custody of the state of South Carolina.

At that point, he is as free as any regular citizen except he will have to register where he lives and abide by the rules of the sex offender registry.

No, South Caroline cannot stop your son from moving to Colorado if he has no probation, parole, or supervised release to serve after his release from prison. But once he moves to Colorado, he must register with the local authorities within a certain number of days. I think it is within 5 days, but he needs to call the Colorado authorities to be sure.

As far as the GPS, I would agree with TxDan. Since Colorado is the state of conviction, Colorado might require your son to wear a GPS monitor once he moves there. It is really tricky when a registrant moves from state to state. Many states use the state of conviction and the state the registrant is moving to and apply the laws using that logic. I would call Colorado and get some verification for sure or better yet, hire a lawyer for a couple of hundred bucks and let him research the GPS situation.

Or you could always contact the Colorado AG and ask him how Colorado would handle the GPS issue. Actually, the last contact person I had for Colorado for registry questions was----

Kristie Mahler (303) 239-4222

Hope this helps,

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