Recording ID # 291.
Dear Members and Advocates,
This update is focused on travel, especially during the holiday season. If you are planning to travel within Florida, outside of Florida, or if you are planning to visit Florida from another state, please review the reporting requirements before traveling.
A recent article was posted on the FAC website that originally appeared on the NARSOL website. It was written by “Bruce, a.k.a. Atwo Zee, Registered Traveler.” Before Bruce travels from state to state, he researches the reporting requirements for the destination state to know what that state will require from him during his visit. He writes about his travel experience and maintains a state-by-state chart at https://a2twozee.blogspot.com/ that includes the contact info for each state. His information should only be used as a starting point for your own research before traveling to another state. Call or email ahead to that state’s registration agency and get accurate, up-to-date reporting requirements before traveling so you can enjoy your holiday.
Be aware that if you are planning to visit Florida, you will likely be required to register in Florida, even if you are no longer required to register in the state of the original offense, or the state where you currently reside.
In Florida, a temporary address that must be reported is a place where the person (offender/predator) abides, lodges, or resides, including, but not limited to, vacation, business, or personal travel destinations in or out of this state, for a period of 3 or more days in the aggregate during any calendar year, and which is not the person’s permanent address, or for a person whose permanent residence is not in this state, a place where the person is employed, practices a vocation, or is enrolled as a student for any period of time in this state. For the purpose of calculating a temporary residence, the first day that a person abides, lodges, or resides at a place is excluded and each subsequent day is counted. A day includes any part of a calendar day.
If you have been removed from the registry in the state where you offended or currently live, you are “free to go”–but ONLY in that state. If you travel out of your state for business or pleasure, you still have to conduct yourself as if you were still on the registry, because unfortunately most states will view you that way.
For example, a man who successfully had himself removed from Michigan’s registry, then moved to Alabama, was arrested three years later in Alabama on a failure to register felony. Unfortunately, when he left Michigan, that state no longer controlled his status. Same goes for Florida so you are advised to think twice before moving to this not-so-sunny state.
The whole process of travel is confusing to everyone – you, family, employers, and even law enforcement. The FAC Membership call this week will address your general travel questions and direct you to the source for your own research. Join us Thursday December 5th at 8pm ET by calling 319-527-3487. If you have any trouble connecting, text “CALL ME” to 319-527-3487 and Free Conference Call will call you back and connect you at no charge.
Mark your calendar for a special Membership meeting call on Thursday December 12th at 8pm ET (phone 319-527-3487) when attorneys for the Does vs Glass case in Southern District Court (formerly Ex Post Facto I) will discuss status of the case and intended outcomes.
Stay Informed and Stay Safe.
Sincerely,
The Florida Action Committee (FAC)
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So I am a Level One in NY, and lets say I go to FL for a one week vacation. I am required to register in FL. When I fly back home to NY, am I then deleted from the FL registry? I would at this point have no ongoing presence at all in FL…just that one week vacation.
Richard
You would be put on the Florida registry for life. Unless you don’t care if they add you, I would steer clear of us down here. And in most scenarios, once you registered here, you have to come back and register each year for whatever situation they place you in. For me, I have to register four times a year, even though there was no registry when I was sentenced.
Florida’s registry is for life unless you pay an attorney and the judge agrees.
You can call the Florida department of law enforcement and have them tell you the rules but I have seen numerous people come down here for vacation and once they leave, find out they are for life on Florida’s registry, and many have to come back down and register again each year (or in my case, 4 times a year for life).
I forgot to tell you, there are 1000s of dead people on Florida’s Sex offense registry. I spent 5 hours going through each county (We have 67 counties) and was in tears for the families whose loved ones died on the registry, but Florida keeps them on there unless an attorney is hired to get them removed.
THAT is how bad it is here to be a registered person.
Nope.
If you’re coming to Florida and are required to report to NY before you go. You should expect a possibility of being listed for life in Florida on list. You will activate the red alert button in Florida. There is no uniformity between states. And yes Federal funding is key. All of my government classes and education say’s this doesn’t make sense. But it is reality.
I am warning you sir…DO NOT GO.
I was not even on nj registry and never had to register in nj. However went to FL for a week to visit parents and was required to check in due to probation in nj.
I am now on Florida registry and it is has ruined my life to the point of ending it.
Rich
Please do not give up as your family needs you.
Sorry that happened to you. I am on it for life but my crime was in Florida, People who did not commit their crime in Florida should not be subject to it and the only reason (In my opinion) that they do that is to get more funding as the registry steadily grows in proportion.
There should be a huge sign at the border of Florida stating if you are on a registry and come to Florida, “We own you”.
I don’t get it. If you are no longer a registered offender in Alabama and move to Michigan — why have to register in Michigan ?
Is there a time period ?
All 50 states have their own laws and rules, and are not always the same as the Federal laws and rules for the registry. Florida especially likes to use fly traps and catch us doing something bad like being a tourist.
Whoever thought that going on vacation could end you up on another state’s registry. (And in Florida it is for life) *There are some who are able to be removed under certain circumstances.