In Washington you dont pay to register.

International travel is challenging. If the US sends a green notice and the receiving country denies one entry, a “fulfilled life including travel” is not completely possible.

I completely understand and I am by no means trying to encourage anyone to not follow the rules. But before I go anywhere I do my research and I know what the rules are in that area. I follow the rules and my point is that we can still have a fulfilled life including travel while still following the rules.

I am so sorry you went through this, sounds like your experience was as bad as ours was. I will admit, both the guy who had to break the news to us and the two security guards who watched us break our campsite down were very polite, and it was obvious they weren’t happy with the task they were given. My main thing is,if they want to ban people for their criminal past, fine, whatever, if you don’t want my money, that’s your loss. But, have that information available, so people in our unfortunate situation don’t have to waste our time, money and dignity. All Disney would have to do is put it on their website, if you’re a RSO, don’t come here, you will be tresspassed etc. Instead, it’s the vague “we reserve the right to deny entry” nonsense.

Disney is a public company. NYSE: DIS

Universal is publicly traded. Dat and night when it comes to implementing discriminatory policy.

I was at Universal last April and June. Sacred to death I would get denied. They looked at my license and moved on. I purchased 4 day passes.

Disney is private, They can basically do what they want.

Thanks for sharing your story Timbertex, but for those reading your comment, “I have traveled all over the United States and I have yet to register in another state. I won’t do it.” is something you need to be cautious of.

I had a similar experience back in December of 2013. My wife and I had just gotten married in October of that year and we wanted to go to Disney World for our honeymoon. We had annual passes for years so there was never a problem before. Well, we had to renew our passes when we got there and because they swiped our licenses to renew them that flagged security to me. However, it didn’t show up right away. On Christmas Eve night we were going to Epcot for dinner and when I tried to use my pass it didn’t work and the gate person immediately pulled me aside. They brought me into a security room off to the side and after a few minutes, they came to me with a folder that had my mugshot in it and a basic bio and criminal record history in it. I had to wait for an hour for the police to come and issue me a trespassing citation and Disney staff told me I was banned for life from Disney. The county police officer was asking me how long it had been since I had committed my crime and I told him it had been 15 years (now 21 years). He said he didn’t think it was right to treat someone like this after so many years had past but that he was just “doing his job” which I understood. After that, I thought they were going to let me leave but since the Disney hotel I was staying in was technically in a different county I had to take a taxi back there to the hotel and wait another two hours in their lobby security room for some different officers from this county to show up to give me a different trespassing citation for that county. All this time my wife was ripping apart our hotel room to pack our stuff. We even brought a 4-foot Christmas tree with ornaments to put in the window that she had to take down quickly. Luckily those officers were pretty nice too. So because of one swipe of my license, I was banned from Disney, my honeymoon was ruined, Christmas day was of me sleeping all day because I was deeply depressed from what had happened and later that week I had to deal with the aftermath of the disappointment and sadness that I could clearly see on my newly married wife’s face.

In Oregon…..

They do not mark your license or license plates or forehead with any caveats indicating we’re an RSO.
Annual registration only and its easy to find a discreet location to register. $80 per year.
Our online registry is only searchable for predatory SO’s only. No red dots on a map. And as far as I can tell the national registry only directs to the state registries. The public can’t see anyone leveled under a 7.
New legislation allows an RSO to petition for relief from registry after only 5 years being off supervision for a level one offender. The only prerequisite is that the offender must be first reclassified under the new 1-3 level system instead of the old 1-7 level system which they will do at their leisure so I learned. They have until 2022 to reclassify Oregon’s 30,000 offenders.

I have not been hassled one time by law enforcement or the general public. Everyone has been very respectful. As far as I can tell even law enforcement doesn’t know whether I’m an RSO or not when pulled over. They can only see my charges. I’ve been pulled over a few times and have never had a bad experience.

So here’s a few ideas for RSO’s who are having a hard time looking for work.

I have yet to apply for a job that would put my past in the hands of would be vigilantes. No way. I have been self employed for over 30 years and I love it. I work as a contractor and sell online. I sell Christmas trees and buy and sell anything of value. There is no reason we can’t make a good living.

Here’s what I did. I got a free tax identification number from the IRS and the name of the business I chose sounds like the name of a real person. Bob Smith Enterprises. Whatever…you can choose whatever you want. Then I went to Bank of America and opened a bank account. They will put your photograph on that bank card. So now you have a Bank account and a bank card with your picture on it that has your new name on it Bob Smith. Totally legal. It’s a business name. I then got business cards and an email address that all validated that name. That became my new identity and none of my customers or people I came in contact with can search me. I will not give them the ammunition they need to destroy me. And no one has ever questioned it. From there I got a PayPal account and my entire online business is run under this name. Nobody knows who I am and nobody cares. You can make more money working for yourself so why waste your time applying for jobs at Burger King where potentially it’s going to be a hostile environment for you.

I buy and sell cars. I turn them so quickly that the title is never even in my name. I just passed the paper along. With your new business account you can now put your personal vehicle into the business name so if you’re worried about law-enforcement running your license plate it’s only going to pull up the name of the business. Not you. Simple. Easy. Legal.

I have traveled all over the United States and I have yet to register in another state. I won’t do it. I’m traveling and if I am not there for more than what they require for registration, I will not register. In Hawaii you can stay for 10 days without registering. A week is enough for me. You can totally live life normally following the rules. Besides that, if you get pulled over traveling in another state wouldn’t they have to prove that you have been there longer than is allowed? Pay with cash. Don’t leave a paper trail. They don’t know how long you were there or if you’re just passing through.

My online business, which is so simple it would blow your mind, is more than enough to sustain me.

To be completely honest, the first five years after my conviction I lived with my mom and dad who didn’t require me to pay anything but I did. I put my money into my business week after week after week until I had enough to buy a piece of land and build A house. Yes, I had to max out a few credit cards to finish it but it’s done. It’s mine. I refuse to apply for rental housing as again I’d be putting myself in the path of vigilanteeism. If you’re allowed in at all. Plus I don’t pay rent.

another good option is to get an RV or towable trailer. I have one and it’s very nice and I have lived in it for extended periods of time working and recreating. Thousand trails is a great campground that asks no questions and is very cheap. With two memberships you can stay at thousand trails for less than $100 a month. All utilities included.

Some of you may be stuck in your state until your supervision is over and I understand that but there is no reason in this land of opportunity that you cannot provide an amazing living for yourself. You can buy and sell anything for a profit. I bought a broken down mini Cooper with a blown head gasket for $1000 and sold it in three days for $3000. Anything has value. Stop looking at the world the way you always have.

I love my country but who would pay taxes to a government that treats its citizens this way. Who would pay the salary of a congressman or legislator who is working hard to destroy the lives of its constituents? Just throwing that out there. Lol

I have yet to try international travel but I am working on it. I’m doing as much research and homework as I can so that I can have a pleasurable experience without incident. Thanks for all the comments about your International travel experiences.

Be strong. Be stronger. You can do this. 🙂