comprehensive! thanks!

Yeah october2014, and it's CURRENT, or supposed to be. I'm an example of how fluid and how quickly the laws change.

Dave in the Philippines

I am trying to read through these & trying to understand if once my husbands restrictions are up in this state and he no longer has to register each year if once he moves to another state could they force him to begin registering again even if he has completed everything by our current state law? Had hoped to move to South Carolina - but I think from what little I have read that is out. We won't be able to move for a long time - but it is a dream that keeps us going. And I know before then laws will change. Just need something for hope.

Tried to read a few of the states but they were not clear to me - either I am being dense or it is just o much legal jargon speak. And thank you so much for posting this Dave.

You're welcome DaisyMae8. Don't feel bad, if it's in legal jargon (legal-ese), it's beyond comprehension for a brain surgeon/rocket scientist. It's from the realm of judges, DA's, lawyers, politicians and lawmakers. Therefore, it's not supposed to make any sense to a sane person.

Dave in the Philippines

It is just discouraging because as I am reading & interpreting each state we would consider moving to will require him to register for life even if he has finished everything up here & no longer required to register. We wanted a few years on peace. By the time he is done here he will be around 63. And me with my health issues I don't think I will live to be a ripe old age - just wanted peace for a while. Maybe in my next life is there is one - but they will have me drag me back into the world kicking and screaming first.

What about just traveling/visiting?

Frogpond, most states consider visiting "establishing:" a "temporary domicile/ residence." The short answer is that the rules regarding establishing a permanent residence is the same as a temporary residence.

As an example, the registration rule for Alabama is 72 hours (three business days). In Alaska, you are expected to register by the NEXT business day. See my travel issues guide on this subject:

http://www.oncefallen.com/travel.html

The California RSOL chart is nice. I hope they can keep it current because the laws change every session. Alabama just passed an anti-clustering law for Chilton Co., and has had an anti-clustering law in Jefferson Co./ Birmingham since 2010. Also, Alabama has a tier system for Juvenile offenders on the books.

Also, Ohio's residency laws also apply to anyone convicted after April 1, 2003. It does not apply to me because my conviction was in 2001.

So if your passing through or visiting family you have to "register"? Ludicrous! And how on earth would they even know?

@Frogpond1 lots of LE uses license plate readers that let them know if a car has warrents, is stolen or the occupants are RSO's. That's one way a person could get caught and if you register a address then unregister it sometimes they could do community notification.

LE can also check cell phone records and or email to see the location someone is logging in at. Most local LE won't do this but U.S. marshals seem to really believe the safest place for a RSO is often locked up with little regard to length of time re-offense free.

Many big cities now have sex offender monitoring units that randomly check and verify information. Plus traffic tickets could spark a investigation if your far from your listed home.

Some states say.... Must register a address that you stay in longer than X days. Well a person could easily visit relatives more than X days overnite in a year. Also if LE does a home verification they leave a notice to contact them immediately and sometimes ask neighbors questions regarding how often is the person they are checking at the location and have you seen anything suspicious. Once again often this is not local LE but rather U.S. marshals doing compliance checks. The Marshals notice usually says contact them within 24 hours. They also try very hard to get your permission to let them in then search your computer so they can find anything you forget to register. Some states require email addresses and screen names.

Failure to register is a serious offense in most states it is a felony and if the Marshals get involved it's a ten year felony. In my state it's a four year felony and most states treat it like another sex offense and last statistic I read said 1/4th of RSO's are rearrested for failure to register eventually and the longer you are on the registry the greater the odds of violating a new law you might not even realize would affect you because you are just trying to live a normal life.

Most states registries the compliance rate for re arrest is very low so I think they are lying as usual regarding RSO's not being compliant but the more nets you set up in time they will catch more people. It's a easy way to become a classified as a habitual offender.

The registration periods are not the same across states. I use the AWA criterion of 7 days since I was dropped from my state's registry a few years ago. Might be taking a chance, but the odds are on my side.
The other thing I did was buy a new car with new tags and registered it in my wife's name. That way, a reader will show nothing.

I never said registration periods are the same across the states!

The license plate readers I am speaking about read the cars license plate. The plate number that most RSO's need to tell LE so they don't get arrested for failure to comply.

My state I have to list all the cars I drive! The year, make, model and license plate.

License plate readers are very common now.