Reminder: Report International Travel
You are required, under both Florida and federal law (International Megan’s Law) to report international travel 21 DAYS IN ADVANCE.
XXXXXXX,45, of Perry failed to report he was on the cruise ship “Carnival Paradise” on December 12, 2019, for a four-day cruise to Cozumel, Mexico. When the ship returned to Tampa, Florida on December 16, Customs and Border Protection boarded the ship and placed XXXXX under arrest.
“The United States Marshals Service has prioritized investigations of registered sex offenders who travel between states, or internationally, and fail to notify authorities as required by law. Our district, working with our local and state partners, has dedicated men and women that focus their investigative expertise to locate, apprehend, and prosecute non-compliant sex offenders.” stated U.S. Marshal John Cary Bittick
This man’s conviction was in 2004, more than a dozen years before International Megan’s Law went into effect. Even though his offense pre-dates the law and the federal government provided ZERO notification to those on the registry of the enactment of IML, he’s going to spend the next 20 months in prison because of this.
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Here is the federal law.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2250
Under the interstate travel clause, anyone required to register under SORNA must do so when traveling “in interstate or foreign commerce, or enters or leaves,” any state. There is a separate subsection for international travel.
Bill
Thank You for that information. Although I don’t know what to do with it. I live in one State but 2 miles from another in a city that is basically one in two different States. I often travel back and forth between States several times a day. The other State has removed me from the registry And stated I have no further obligation to them in that regard for the last 15 years. But now I find out I’m breaking federal law by doing so . The law is totally unenforceable unconstitutional besides being written by an idiot. It says I can be imprisoned for up to 10 yrs plus fines. This is total insanity.
David M., if you read the federal law more closely, it only applies to certain. people depending on their own tier levels. I just wanted to post that link for people to be aware of that the federal law says. I suggest you seek the advice of competent legal counsel.
This contradicts what FAC said in the past. I believe(Will have to check older posts) we were told if we are not going to be somewhere more than 36 hours, we did not have to register it.
Heck I got pulled over once for just crossing OUT of my county. The deputy in the other county detained me while checking with the FDLE to see if I was required to register my travel to enter another county. What a moron.
I guess though, in his defense, if the laws and rules are that complicated that law enforcement doesn’t even know what they are, HOW in the Hell are we supposed to know? I do not frighten easily, but even going to the store, I pray I make it back home safely as you never know if they are watching you. The registry has made me a paranoid person.
The idea that 36 hours is some magic number that ensures nationwide compliance is a dangerous one to use, IMO. Take, for instance, Illinois. It says you must register if you’re present in the State for and “aggregate period of time of 3 or more days during any calendar year.” Note that “day” is not legally equivalent to “24 hours,” so the way I read their law is any partial or complete day. “Aggregate” means the total number of days, regardless whether consecutive or non-consecutive.
Gentlemen:
Some of you are confusing the rules for international travel with the rules for domestic travel. These rules are entirely different. I am not an expert on international travel but I do know that’s the one where you have to give 21 days notice and some countries won’t let you in. For rules on interstate travel see my comment above in the long thread started by mario. Cherokee, you said “if we are not going to be somewhere more than 36 hours, we did not have to register it.” Not so. If you are leaving you Florida county for less than 2 days, technically you don’t have to report that to your local sheriff’s department. When travelling out of state, every state is different as to how long you can be there without triggering an obligation to register. For more information on all this, including summary charts and a map for all 50 states and 5 U.S. territories, I invite you to visit my travel blog site, Atwo Zee Registered Traveler, which is linked from the FAC Resource Page under Travel / Domestic Travel, or go to https://a2twozee.blogspot.com/
i have asked this question multiple times with no clear-cut answer. if you are not required to register in your home state, you were removed. do you have to follow any restrictions in any other state as to travel, not moving there., I know you don’t follow iml any more why states? what is the advantage to not having to register in your state anymore?
The clear-cut, definitive answer is YES. You absolutely 100%
Bill
so being a truck driver would be Hell. Every time you have a delivery you would have to register, even if you were just passing through another state? That is total BS. Pretty soon we will have to register when we leave the house for anything. Heck why not just put tracking collars around our necks.
This device could let law enforcement know our every move and as we pass by any house, that person would be notified we are in their areas so they can follow us into a scary alley and kill us.
Cherokee, I think the requirements depend on the state. Most often registration is required after some short period of time, e.g. 3 days. I don’t know of any state where merely passing through triggers a requirement.
I just looked at the section of 18 USC 2250 that talks about entering or leaving a state or Indian reservation. That is essentially a jurisdictional statement and not a requirement in itself.
Veritas and confusion.
I know of two states where just passing through triggers a notification or registration requirement (Alaska and Utah). Alaska now allows registrants to send a paper notification by mail if they are just passing through, but Utah requires registration upon entering the state for any reason or amount of time.
Thanks Bill, however, the question that I have is WHO is the individual that is “required to register under SORNA”? If someone is stuck on a registry in another state, yet, the state they reside in no longer requires registration, does that fall under “anyone required to register under SORNA”? As far as I read it, the person in the non-registering state physically is not required to register (annually, bi-annually, etc.) on an active SORNA. Right?
You would think but WRONG. They are still actively a registered sex offender as far as the federal government is concerned.
So if you are an offender in Florida and not a predator and qualify for tier 2 classification under the AWA, do you have to register until you can manage to get off the registry in Florida because you’re technically a life registry or are you off 25 years if your condition, which seems to be the rule for AWA?
Just because a state keeps someone on its registry, does not necessarily mean that that person is required to register. Larry N. pointed this out in his podcast last week.
I served my time & probation ended early. I’m a free man. I am being monitored? I have obligations to the government? Still? Wtf.
This travel restriction for SO’s reads like the Fugitive Slave law of 1850. It’s only slightly revamped from the pre-civil war version. Does no one SEE that all of us are in the same situation as Dred Scott back in 1857?
We attempted to book a cruise with Carnival in 2011 and they called my husband directly, and told him he wasn’t allowed on the ship because he’s on the registry. I’d honestly like to know how this guy was even able to sail with them in the first place.
It’s hit and miss I’ve sailed with Carnival 3 times in the last 7 years with my wife never had a problem getting on the ship however I was questioned by Customs Officers once upon my return to the U.S.
When I use to travel (When I had a job and a passport) the only time I ever had an issue was when I arrived to the U.S. I would miss my connecting flight every time since they detained me for sometimes 4 hours.
They would ransack my luggage and sometimes on purpose break things. Then they would call the FDLE to see if I was in trouble. They usually released me just as my flight was taking off, throw the boarding pass in my face and say “Have fun booking a new flight”.
ONLY once did I get a HUMAN being. A Border agent once treated me with professionalism and respect. He gently went through my luggage with me present, put everything back the way I had it, zipped up my bag, handed me my boarding papers and said ” You have a safe flight sir’
WHAT drugs did he take that day I wonder?
Sounds like he had a rare case of human compassion and empathy.
Usually they weed out candidates with those qualities prior to entering the “profession” of law enforcement.
If they manage to slip through they usually loose those about a year in and become just another government thug with black and white thinking.
“The sex offender registration and notification programs are in place to protect the public. Registered sex offenders who disregard the laws governing their movements will face federal prosecution and federal prison,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Leary.
“governing their movements…” That sounds like an affirmative restraint and a limitation on the fundamental right to travel.
@RM
Governing = subjugated by an illegal imposition.
Travel between states? Huh? When was it illegal for us to travel between states?
It’s not
Almost 8 years ago I was told I could go on a trip as long as I was back within the time allotted which at the time was five days. When I got to my destination, I made sure and spoke to the sheriff who came by my hotel almost everyday. He even told me that as long as I stay out of trouble and they know where I am staying, all is well. I was even told that my the Fdle, but here it is 8 years later and the police are trying to get me in trouble for it. I am confused as to what is the truth and whom to believe? First it is ok, I don’t have to worry to report it cause they say so, and now, hey we see something wrong? Wtf?
This thread is for INTERNATIONAL travel (out of the country). You must always report when you are leaving the country.