Residency Restrictions by State (for persons required to register as sex offenders)
The following table was extracted from a 2018 study entitled, “Sex offender residence restrictions and sex crimes against children: A comprehensive review” by Joanne Savage and Casey Windsor.
It is a useful resource to determine which States have a Sex Offender Residency Restriction (SORR) and against who they apply.
Please note that these are STATE restrictions. Municipalities (County and City) might have harsher restrictions (as in the case of Florida).
|
STATE |
OFFENDER (2018) |
RESTRICTIONS AS OF 2018 |
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ALABAMA |
All adult sex offenders |
2000 ft of schools, childcare facilities or resident camps |
|
ALASKA |
NONE |
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ARIZONA |
Adults convicted of a dangerous crime against children, |
1000 ft of schools, child care facilities |
|
ARKANSAS |
Level 3 or 4 sex offenders |
2000 ft. of schools, public parks, youth centers, or daycare facilities. Level 4 sex offenders may not reside within 2000 ft. of a church or place of worship |
|
CALIFORNIA |
Parolees |
2000 ft of schools or parks where children regulary gather. 1/2 mile of schools, 2000 ft of parks where children regularly gather |
|
COLORADO |
NONE |
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CONNECTICUT |
1000 ft of a public or private elementary or secondary, or (2) a facility where child day care services are provided | |
|
DELAWARE |
Any sexual offender |
500 ft of schools |
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FLORIDA |
Any sexual offender with victim under 16 years old |
1000 ft. of schools, child care facilities, parks or playgrounds |
|
GEORGIA |
Registered offenders |
1000 ft. of child care facilities, churches, schools, or any area where minors congregate (explicity includes parks, recreation facilities, playgrounds, skating rinks, neighborhood centers, gymnasiums, school bus stops, public libraries, or public community swimming pools) |
|
HAWAII |
NONE |
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|
IDAHO |
Adult criminal sex offenders |
500 ft of schools |
|
ILLINOIS |
Sex offender with child victim |
500 ft. of schools, playgrounds, child care institutions, day care centers, day care homes, or any facility providing programs or services exclusively directed toward persons under 18 years of age |
|
INDIANA |
Sex offender with child victim |
1000 ft of a school, youth program center, public park |
|
IOWA |
Adult sex offender convicted of aggravated offense against |
2000 ft. of a school or child care facility |
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KANSAS |
NONE |
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KENTUCKY |
Sex offender registrants |
1000 ft. of a school, preschool, publicity owned playground or day care facility |
|
LOUISIANA |
Sex offender |
1000 ft. of schools, child care facilities, public parks or recreational facilities 1000 ft. of schools, child care facilities, public parks or recreational facilities, group homes, residential homes, playgrounds, youth centers, public swimming pools, or free standing video arcades |
|
MAINE |
(Allows municipalities to prohibit residence by offenders up to a maximum distance of 750 ft from schools) |
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MARYLAND |
NONE |
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MASSACHUSETTS |
NONE |
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MICHIGAN |
Registered offenders |
NONE |
|
MISSOURI |
All sex offenders |
1000 ft. of schools or child care facilities |
|
MINNESOTA |
NONE |
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MISSISSIPPI |
Any person convicted of registrable sex offense, including those acquitted by reason of insanity |
3000 ft. of schools, child care facilities, children’s group homes, playgrounds, ballparks, or other recreational facilities utilized by persons under the age of eighteen |
|
MONTANA |
High-risk |
300 ft. of schools, day-care centers, playgrounds, developed or improved parks, athletic fields or facilities that primarily serve minors Judge shall impose conditions of probation, parole, etc. restricting residency in proximity to schools, preschools, day-care centers, churches, or public parks |
|
NEBRASKA |
(Allows political subdivisions to prohibit residence by “sexual predators” up to a maxiumum distance of 500 ft. from schools or child care facilities) | |
|
NEVADA |
NONE |
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|
NEW HAMPHIRE |
(Bill to ban municipalities from adopting residence restrictions under study in the Senate) | |
|
NEW JERSEY |
NONE |
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NEW MEXICO |
NONE |
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NEW YORK |
Parolees |
At discretion of parole or probation department, offender may be restricted from living within 1000 ft of a school or other facility caring for children. (New proposal in state legislature 2017-2018 session would impose 1000 ft. restrictions to all sex offenders) |
|
NORTH CAROLINA |
Sex offender registrants |
1000 ft. of schools or child day-care centers |
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NORTH DAKATA |
High risk sex offenders |
500 ft. of schools or pre-schools |
|
OHIO |
Sex offenders against child victim |
1000 ft of schools or child day-care centers |
|
OKLAHOMA |
Registered sex offenders |
2000 ft. from schools, “educational institutions.” property used by an organization whose primary purpose is working with children, playgrounds, or parks |
|
OREGON |
Parolees and probationers |
(The law provides a general prohibition to the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison supervision against allowing a sex offender to reside near locations where children are the primary occupants or users) |
|
PENNSYLVANIA |
(No state law, but numerous local laws) | |
|
RHODE ISLAND |
Those required t |
300 ft . of schools 1000 ft of schools |
|
SOUTH CAROLINA |
Sex offenders with child victim |
1000 ft. of schools, daycare centers, children’s recreational facilities, parks or public playgrounds |
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SOUTH DAKOTA |
Those required to register as a sex offender |
500 ft from schools, public parks, public playgrounds, or public pools |
|
TENNESSEE |
Adult sex offenders, more than 3 years older than the victim, convicted of rape, forcible sodomy upon child <13, object sexual penetration on child <13 |
500 ft. of schools or child day centers |
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TEXAS |
Sex offender probationers and parolees with child victim |
Subject ot case-by-case “Child Safety Zone” (premises where children commmonly gather, including a school, day-care facility, playground, public or private youth center, public swimming pool, or video arcade facility) (Numerous local laws-many of which repealed in recent years) |
|
UTAH |
NONE |
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VERMONT |
NONE |
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VIRGINA |
Adult sex offender, more than three years older than the |
500 ft. of schools, child day centers |
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WASHINGTON |
Parolees |
Depart of Corrections authorized to reject proposed residence in close proximity to schools, child care centers, playgrounds, or other facilities where children of similar age or circumstance as a previous victim are present. For high-risk offenders DOC may restrict residence to 880 feet from facilities and grounds of a public or private school (“community protection zone”) |
|
WEST VIRGINA |
Adult sex offenders |
1000 ft of schools or child care facilities |
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WISCONSIN |
Violent sex offenders |
1500 ft of schools, day care centers, youth centers, churches or public parks |
|
WYOMING |
Those required to register |
1000 ft. of schools |
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CMC:
Your story needs to be documented and brought up in court to show how irrational these laws are.
It’s in the hands of an attorney as well as my argument of State legislative supremacy concerning areas of “crimes” and punishment and a petition for removal.
Donald Slaton:
The best attorneys in Indiana are at Kathie Perry’s law office. You can contact Kathie at 866-502-0562. I know Megan Bolt got at least one person off of the registry and she’s pretty inexpensive. You can call Megan at 765-742-8440.
Eli:
I own several properties. If you’re looking for a place to live, you can contact me at: [email protected]
Your reward will be in heaven I’m sure God will favor you for renting or what ever help you provide to them!.
Hello my name is Bruce I have a friend James e connell that is scheduled for release or has been scheduled for release for some time from pinckneyville correctional center pinckneyville Illinois. in January 2016 he accidentally downloaded pornography from around the world when there was Kiddy p*** seen on there he simply deleted it but law enforcement was monitoring the modem and he was arrested having no money or not much support from his defense attorney their not knowing how computers work he simply negotiated a three years to life sentence he needs a place to stay he can’t stay with me because I’m only 500 ft less than 500 ft from the park he is 65 years old and divorced male with grown children I’ve known him all my life he’s never shown any interest in children like this before his many friends and family can admit to this same truth no prior records it was just an accident somehow he was coerced into signing a confession anyway please contact me
I register in Texas. I am not on probation or parole.
I need to move in with my parents. My mother is on hospice and my father is handicap. Turns out their property is right on the line of a child safety zone. According to the Texas laws here on this page, residency restrictions only apply to registrants who are on parole or probation. Am I reading this right?
Because if that is true I should be able to move into my father’s home to care for my parents.
I have been told by their town’s SO registration office that I’m not allowed to register at their address. How is this possible if I’m not on paper? They live in Dayton, Texas. Thank you If anyone can help me.
Let’s try this. I’m a level 1 sat rape when i was 21. This was 2003 . The Florida website is confusing. What are my housing restrictions ? Basically have google state and county and city ? I been trying to move my family for a year to the Palm Bay Area
Rhode Island’s level 3 1000’ restriction is currently on hold through a court injunction