US Sex Offender Registration Laws

How to Stay Compliant by Meeting State Registration Requirements

Registered citizens must meet registration requirements in the states they visit as well the states in which they reside. State visitor requirements vary widely from 48 hours in Florida to 10 days in Hawaii. These requirements apply regardless of whether the visit is a vacation, business trip or school-related activity.

“It is essential for registered citizens to remain compliant when they visit another state,” said CA RSOL President Janice Bellucci. “In order to remain compliant, registered citizens must know the requirements of the state they choose to visit.”

Below is a link to a spreadsheet that provides an overview of requirements for state visitors as well as the verbatim laws from which this information was gathered (current as of May 2014). This information will be permanently linked from the main Navigation under “Legal”.

US Registration Laws Overview

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Rsol States Overview 86.7k

Individual State Laws

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Rsol Alabama Reg Req New 140410 250.6k

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Rsol Alaska Sex off Reg 140406 150.7k

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Rsol Arizona Sex off Reg Req 140407 79.5k

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Rsol Arkansas Reg Req 140406 257.5k

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Rsol California Reg Reqmnts 140406 182.6k

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Rsol Colorado New Reg Req 140429 318.5k

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Rsol Connecticut New Reg Req 140429 154.4k

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Rsol Dc New Reg Req All 140429 164.6k

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Rsol Delaware Reg Req from Del Gov 140410 131.8k

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Rsol Florida Reg Req Full 775 21 to 944 607 140412 250.8k

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Rsol Georgia Text 42 1 12 through 42 1 19 129.1k

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Rsol Hawaii Reg Req 846e 1 to 12 140415 114.5k

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Rsol Idaho Reg Req 140415 260.9k

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Rsol Illinois Reg Req 140415 233.4k

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Rsol Indiana Reg Req 140416 404.9k

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Rsol Iowa Reg Req 140417 475.7k

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Rsol Kansas Reg Req 140421 180.8k

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Rsol Kentucky Reg Req 140422 112.4k

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Rsol Louisiana Lexis Reg Geq 140422 533.9k

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Rsol Maine Reg Req Lexis 140422 109.7k

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Rsol Maryland Lexis Reg Req 140422 348.8k

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Rsol Massachusetts Reg Req 140422 220.6k

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Rsol Michigan Reg Req 140422 310.2k

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Rsol Minnesota Reg Req 140422 185.1k

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Rsol Mississippi Reg Req 140422 210.2k

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Rsol Missouri Reg Req 140422 126.7k

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Rsol Montana Reg Req 140422 104.4k

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Rsol Nebraska Reg Req 140423 212.7k

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Rsol Nevada Reg Req 179d 176 0931 62f Etc 140423 183.6k

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Rsol New Hampshire Reg Req 140423 197.1k

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Rsol New Jersey Reg Req 140423 255.8k

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Rsol New Mexico Reg Req 140423 130.9k

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Rsol New York Reg Req 140423 252.6k

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Rsol North Carolina Reg Req 140423 502.8k

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Rsol North Dakota Reg Req 140424 63.1k

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Rsol Ohio Reg Req 140424 567.6k

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Rsol Oklahoma Reg Req 140424 197.3k

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Rsol Oregon Reg Req New 2013 140424 508.4k

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Rsol Pennsylvania Reg Req 140424 736.4k

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Rsol Rhode Island Reg Req 140424 150k

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Rsol South Carolina Reg Req 140424 248.5k

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Rsol South Dakota Reg Req 140424 352.2k

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Rsol Tennessee Reg Req 140425 493.2k

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Rsol Texas Word Reg Req 140425 297.3k

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Rsol Utah Reg Req 140425 166.6k

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Rsol Vermont Reg Req 140425 307.6k

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Rsol Virginia Reg Req 140425 360.8k

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Rsol Washington Reg Req 140425 238.8k

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Rsol West Virginia Reg Req 140425 369.7k

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Rsol Wisconsin Reg Req 140425 553.3k

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Rsol Wyoming Reg Req 140425 159.9k

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Where do I find information about the S.O. Laws in Puerto Rico? I would like to live there. I have been convicted in Missouri for a misdemeanor in 2005 BUT in MO. one is on the S.O. Registry for life….Does Puerto Rico have a tiered system and ability to get off the Registry?

I’m looking for information on registration on non-resident travel for a sex offender to South Carolina (4 days) and Georgia (3 days). He’s on probation and his Probation Officer has given him permission.

I found this site that lists all the states in one page while researching on Colorado requirement for RSO.
http://rsotravel.blogspot.com/p/each-state-sex-offender-registration.html

Glad you all find that link helpful too, but I cannot seem to find definte answer on California. It says within 5 days of arriving, but how about the max days of stay to trigger the registration?

I am currently on a lifetime moderate registration as a sex offender in the state of Texas. I am getting married in Jan, 2019 and we are taking out honeymoon to Seattle, Washington. I am having a very difficult time finding out what I will need to do, or if I even WILL have to register in Washington state as I will only be there 6 or 7 days. I am getting conflicting info here.
Can anyone please help me or point me in the right direction?
Thanks so much, my email is below.
Take care!
mharbison0722@yahoo.com

I just downloaded the Pennsylvania set. Read through them. Then went to the PA site for their laws. Seems most of the sections were deleted or expired in 2012! Yet the document on this site is dated 2013/2014. And I can’t find anything useful to read if a linear fashion through PA’s own website to determine travel requirements.

They want people to reoffend. Clearly.