As yes, once again it's about politicians. Term limits anyone?

CA does have term limits, but they were imposed after his first time as
gov in 70's, so he was able to get around the term limits.

Mn can suck if you're on conditional release or probation or parole. Also if you live outside Minneapolis cops are more likely to harass you.

I too am looking to relocate after my boyfriend is released. We were looking at Co, what's so bad about there?

other than Florida sucks the only state I know of that caught my attention was North Dakota because they do not having living restrictions. But more than that I liked what it said on the web site in the FAQs - on the question where can RSOs live the answer was - anywhere - everyone deserves to live somewhere.

Other than that I know that there are some states that have recently changed some of the laws for the better but I am not sure where. I know one was starting to take certain people off the registry?

Oh and I know it is a little out of reach but at one time I heard that Hawaii and Alaska were pretty good. Does anyone know about them?

I live in Utah and my hubby and I really enjoy it. He is off parole and has 9 more years on the registry. We did have a little bit hard time apartment hunting but now we own a home. We passed out candy last night to the trick or treaters. Non of our neighbors have given us a hard time. Utah really has been good to him.

I wonder if a person from Florida moves to a state like Utah with limits do they get off the registry in a certain amount of years even though Florida puts everyone on for life?

Advocate.
Short answer is no....Someone registered who comes to Utah has to abide by the original order, ie, lifetime Reg....

Rielle.
Despite that, as Fishnswims Halloween experience shows, Utah is still probably one of, if not the best state to be an RSO...I get off in 13 months, and in the 10 years I have been registered, I've been left alone by the Cops and Civilians, in fact, the cops do a compliance check, maybe once every 2 or 3 years..I've only had one problem with this 19/20 year punk that decided to yell names at me one day..Not a problem, I went over to him and EXPLAINED

OOPS, don't know what I did, but oh well.
I explained the facts of life to him.(If you know what I mean)....Turns out, the Sheriff had to send them packing...They were squatters...
BTW..
Utah is predomintly(SP, I am tired) Mormon and is considered the REDDEST of RED states..

I have been looking into Nevada. Anyone have first hand knowledge on SOR life there?

Coastie, I am going to check Utah out for sure.

Check out the Maryland FAQs page dealing with living restrictions - they even mention that Florida knows these do not work but does Florida change it? No of course not

"Q15. Are There Any Restrictions on Where a Sex Offender Can Live?

A perpetrator of sexual assault is very unlikely to be someone who is a stranger to you and your family. Most sexual crimes are committed by someone who has access to you or your children.

Approximately two-thirds of rapes were committed by someone known to the victim.1
73% of sexual assaults were perpetrated by a non-stranger.1
38% of rapists are a friend or acquaintance.1
28% are an intimate partner.1
7% are a relative.1
797,500 children (younger than 18) were reported missing in a one-year period of time studied resulting in an average of 2,185 children being reported missing each day.2
203,900 children were the victims of family abductions. 2
58,200 children were the victims of non-family abductions. 2
·Of the 797,500 kidnappings only 115 children were the victims of “stereotypical” kidnapping. These crimes involve someone the child does not know or a slight acquaintance who holds the child overnight, transports the child 50 miles or more, kills the child, demands ransom, or intends to keep the child permanently. 2

1U.S. Department of Justice. 2005 National Crime Victimization Study. 2005.

2U.S. Department of Justice. "National Estimates of Missing Children: An
Overview" in National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrown away Children. 2005.

No, Maryland does not have any residency restrictions. Information put out by other states has shown that residency restrictions do not help to prevent sexual offenses from occurring because the victims and the offenders, in most situations, know each other. Having ready access to victims, in private and secretive environments, is how sex offenders thrive.

Some states, such as Iowa and Florida, have found that residency restrictions can make it very difficult to track sex offenders who have become homeless. Homeless sex offenders are also more difficult to register and without an address the registry is unable to tell the public where the offender lives. Homeless sex offenders are better able to operate in private and secretive environments. By registering a sex offender with a valid address the police, the Sex Offender Registry and the community are all better able to make sure that offender is not able to re-offend"

Original link

http://www.dpscs.state.md.us/onlineservs/sor/frequently_asked_questions.shtml#_Q15.__Are

Even when off paper Coastie? You may be correct but I would think that a state that is SORNA compliant (Florida supposedly is but they have only done the things that were easy for them) would have to comply with the SORNA rules which would get my son off the list in 10

My son is getting out on the 3rd in MN and we are thinking of having him go to Las Vegas as there is a lot of construction going on and the Siegel Suites will rent to him and they have several locations in Henderson & Las Vegas. They are in the process of converting the hotels into apts for $620.00 a month everything paid. Gives time to look for a home and where you'd want to permanently live. I'm 90 miles from there and everyone I talk to says Vegas or Henderson you'd just blend in with everyone. My sons sex charge was dismissed however they handed him a kidnapping charge which you still have to register. Plus its great weather. Good Luck. This is really hard to deal with this label for 10 yrs. Should you decide to relocate there let me know.

I am pretty sure---but not absolutely certain---that if a conviction was before 2007, a person could move to Oklahoma and do 10 years on the registry and then be removed.

The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling in June declared SORNA, which was enacted in Oklahoma in 2007, to be punitive and thus could not be applied retroactively. As a result, anyone convicted prior to 2007, would revert back to the original registry requirements they had in Oklahoma before SORNA was enacted in 2007. That requirement was 10 years on the registry and only registering once a year.

What actually happened here in Oklahoma is that the legislature extended the registration period in 2007 from 10 years to life to everyone, even those who were convicted before 2007. The ruling stated that Oklahoma could not change the conditions of registration from 10 years to life for those convicted before 2007.

The case was Starkey vs DOC here in Oklahoma.

Starkey came from Texas, so he had an out of state conviction, but he was convicted before 2007. So it would apply to out of state offenders.

But you would still have to do 10 years on the registry here. If you can find a residence in a rural area and find a job, it is not too bad here. Oklahoma is a poor state and jobs are hard to find.

But you would still have to endure the 10 years.

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Thanks REW - that would not apply to my son I guess because his was 2010