How long can a sex offender visit another state before needing to register with local authorities? The time limit depends on the state you’re planning to visit.
How Long Can A Sex Offender Visit Another State?
In this guide, we list the sex offender travel restrictions by state to make it easy to find the information you need.
Alabama
Offenders must register within 3 days of arriving in the state.
More information:
- Alabama Department of Public Safety
- Bureau of Investigation
- P.O. Box 1511
- Montgomery, AL 36102-1511
- Call: 334-353-1172
Alaska
Registrants visiting Alaska for less than 30 days must submit a Temporary Presence Report before travel or within 3 days of arrival.
More information:
- Department of Public Safety
- Division of Statewide Services
- Sex Offender Central Registry
- 5700 E. Tudor Road
- Anchorage, AK 99507-1225
- Call: 907-269-5550
Arizona
Registrants visiting Arizona for 10 days or longer need to register with the county sheriff within 10 days of arrival.
More information:
- Arizona Department of Public Safety
- Sex Offender Compliance Unit
- Mail Code 9999
- P.O. Box 6638
- Phoenix, AZ 85005
- Call: 602-223-2416
Arkansas
Registered persons visiting Arkansas for 5 or more consecutive days must notify local authorities within 5 days.
More information:
- Arkansas Crime Information Center
- Number One Capitol Mall
- Little Rock, AR 72201
- Call: 501- 682-7401
California
How long can a sex offender visit California? Sex offenders “residing” in one location for 5 or more days must inform local law enforcement who will decide if registration is necessary. Contact local authorities within 5 days of your arrival.
More information:
- Sex Offender Tracking Program
- California Department of Justice
- P.O. Box 903387
- Sacramento, CA 94203-3870
- Call: 916-227-3289
Colorado
S.O visiting Colorado must register with local law enforcement within 5 business days.
More information:
- Colorado Bureau of Investigation
- Attn: CCIC
- 690 Kipling Street, #3000
- Lakewood, CO 80215
- Call: 303-239-4310
Connecticut
For visits under 5 days, S.O must provide their contact details to the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection. For visits longer than 5 days, in-person registration is required.
More information:
- Connecticut Department of Public Safety
- SOR-Unit
- 1111 County Club Road
- Middletown, CT 06457
- Call: 860-685-8075
Delaware
S.O visiting Delaware for 7 days or longer (or a total of 30 days or more in one year) must register with the state police within 3 days of arrival.
More information:
- Delaware State Police
- P.O. Box 430
- Dover, DE 19903
- Call: 302-672-5359
Florida
Visits of 3 days or longer require registration within 48 hours of arrival.
More information:
- Florida Department of Law Enforcement
- Career Offender Unit & Sexual Offender/Predator Unit
- P.O. Box 1489
- Tallahassee, FL 32302-1489
- Call: 888-357-7332
Georgia
S.O visiting Georgia for 14 consecutive days or longer (or a total of 30 days or more in one year) must register within 48 hours of arriving.
More information:
- Georgia Bureau of Investigation
- P.O. Box 370748
- Decatur, GA 30037-0748
- Call: 404-270-8465
Hawaii
S.O must register within 3 working days of arrival in the state for visits exceeding 10 days (or a total of 30 days or more in one year). Register in person with the chief of police.
More information:
- Department of the Attorney General
- Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center
- 465 South King Street, Room 102
- Honolulu, HI 96813
- Call: 808-587-3104
Idaho
S.O visiting Idaho must register within 2 days of arrival.
More information:
- Idaho State Police
- Bureau of Criminal Identification
- 700 S. Stratford Dr., Ste. 120
- Meridian, ID 83642
- Call: 208-884-7305
Illinois
S.O staying in Illinois for more than 3 days in a calendar year are required to register within 3 days of arriving.
More information:
- Illinois State Police
- 801 South 7th Street, Suite 200-S
- Springfield, IL 62703
- Call: 217-785-0653
Indiana
Visits of 7 days or longer in a 180-day period require registration within 7 days of arriving.
More information:
- Indiana Department of Correction
- Indiana Sex & Violent Offender Registry
- Indiana Government Center-South
- 302 W. Washington Street, Room E334
- Indianapolis, IN 46204-2738
- Call: 317-232-1232
Iowa
S.O must register with the county sheriff within 5 days of arriving in Iowa.
More information:
- Sex Offender Registry Unit
- Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
- 215 East 7th Street
- Des Moines, IA 50319
- Call: 515-725-6040
Kansas
S.O must register with local law enforcement within 3 business days of arrival.
More information:
- Offender Registration
- Kansas Bureau of Investigation
- 1620 SW Tyler
- Topeka, KS 6612-1837
- Call: 785-296-8277
Kentucky
S.O visiting the state for longer than 14 days (or a total of 30 days or more in one year) must register with the local parole or probation service.
More information:
- Criminal Identification & Records
- Kentucky State Police
- 1266 Louisville Road
- Frankfort, KN 40601
- Call: 502-227-8700
Louisiana
S.O visiting Louisiana must register within 3 days of arrival.
More information:
- State Police Bureau of Criminal Identification & Information
- P.O. Vox 66614
- Baton Rouge, LA 70896
- Mail Slip A-6
- Call: 800-858-0551
Maine
All S.O must notify local law enforcement within 24 hours of arrival.
S.O sentenced before 2013 must also verbally notify the registry within 5 days. Offenders sentenced after 2013 must also verbally notify the registry within 3 days.
Visits longer than 14 days or more than 30 days in a calendar year, require full registration.
More information:
- State Bureau of Identification/ Sex Offender Registry
- 45 Commerce Drive, SHS 42
- Augusta, ME 04330
- Call: 207-624-7241
Maryland
Register within 3 days of arrival with the local supervising authority.
More information:
- Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services
- Crimes Against Children & Sex Offender Registry Unit
- P.O. Box 5743 Pikesville, MD 21281-5743
- Call: 410-585-3649
Massachusetts
S.O visiting for a total of 14 days or longer in a calendar year must register within 2 days by mailing the appropriate form to the registration board.
More information:
- Sex Offender Registry Board
- P.O. Box 4547
- Salem, MA 01970
- Call: 978-740-6400
Michigan
Register with local law enforcement within 3 business days of arriving in the state.
More information:
- Michigan State Police
- Sex Offender Registry Unit
- 333 S. Grand Ave.
- P.O. Box 30634
- Lansing, MI 48909-0634
- Call: 517-241-1806
Minnesota
S.O visiting Minnesota for 14 days or longer (or a total of 30 days or more in one year) must register within 10 days of arriving.
More information:
- Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
- Predatory Offender Registration Unit
- 1430 Maryland Ave. East
- St. Paul, MN 55106
- Call: 651-793-7082
Mississippi
S.O visiting Mississippi for 7 days or longer must register within 3 days of arrival.
More information:
- Mississippi Criminal Information System
- Mississippi Bureau of Investigation
- 3891 Highway 468W
- Pearl, MS 39208
- Call: 601-933-2600
Missouri
For visits totaling 7 days or longer in one year, registration is required within 3 days of arrival.
More information:
- Missouri State Highway Patrol
- 1510 East Elm Street
- Jefferson City, MO 65101
- Call: 888-767-6747
Montana
S.O can visit Montana for up to 10 days without registering. Visits exceeding 10 days (or a total of 30 days or more in one year) require registration within 3 business days of entering the state.
More information:
- Department of Justice
- Division of Criminal Investigation
- P.O. Box 201417
- Helena, MT 59620
- Call: 406-444-2497
Nebraska
S.O staying in Nebraska for 3 days or longer must register within 3 days of arriving in the state.
More information:
- Nebraska State Patrol
- Sex Offender Registry
- P.O. Box 94907
- Lincoln, NE 68509-4907
- Call: 402-471-8640
Nevada
S.O visiting for longer than 48 hours must register with local law enforcement within 48 hours of arrival in Nevada.
More information:
- Department of Public Safety Records & Technology Division
- 303 W. Nye Lane, Suite 100
- Carson City, NV 89706
- Call: 775-684-6297
New Hampshire
Registration within 5 days is required for visits exceeding 5 days.
More information:
- New Hampshire State Police Sex Offender Registry
- 33 Hazen Drive
- Concord, NH 03305
- Call: 603-223-3870
New Jersey
S.O must register with local law enforcement within 10 days of arriving in New Jersey.
More information:
- Division of State Police
- I & IT Section
- SBI – P.O. Box 7068
- West Trenton, NJ 08628-0068
- Call: 609-882-200 x2467
New Mexico
Registrants visiting New Mexico for longer than 10 days must register within 5 days of arrival.
More information:
- Department of Public Safety
- P.O. Box 1628
- (physical: 4491 Cerrillos Rd)
- Santa Fe, NM 87504
- Call: 505-827-3314
New York
Visits under 14 days don’t require registration but you should let local law enforcement know where you’re staying. Longer visits and stays totaling 30 days or more in one year may require registration.
More information:
- New York Division of Criminal Justice Services Sex Offender Registry
- 80 S. Swan St.
- Albany, NY 12210
- Call: 518-457-3175
North Carolina
North Carolina sex offender laws for visitors require registration within 3 business days for trips exceeding 15 days.
More information:
- NC State Bureau of Investigation (SBI)
- Criminal Information & Identification Section
- Sex Offender Coordination Unit
- P.O. Box 29500
- Raleigh, NC 27626-0500
- Call: 919-662-4509 ext 6350
North Dakota
For visits longer than 10 days (or a total of 30 days or more in one year), S.O must register within 3 days of arriving in North Dakota.
More information:
- Bureau of Criminal Investigation
- P.O. Box 1054
- Bismarck, ND 58502-1054
- Call: 701-328-5500
Ohio
S.O sentenced before Jan 1, 2008, staying for 5 or more days must register with the sheriff within 5 days of arriving in Ohio. Those sentenced after that date, staying for 3 days or more, must register within 3 days of arrival.
More information:
- Bureau of Criminal Investigation
- OHLEG (Sex Offender Unit)
- P.O. Box 365
- 1560 St. RT. 56 SW
- London, OH 43140
- Call: 866-406-4534
Oklahoma
Visits longer than 7 days (or totaling 14 days or more in a 60-day period) require in-person registration with local law enforcement within 3 days of arrival.
More information:
- Oklahoma Department of Corrections
- Sex & Violent Offender Registration Unit
- 3400 Martin Luther King Ave.
- Oklahoma City, OK 73111
- Call: 405-425-7070
Oregon
Registration is required within 10 days for visits of 14 days or longer.
More information:
- Oregon State Police
- Public Safety Services Bureau Sex Offender Registry
- 255 Capitol Street NE, 4th Floor
- Salem, OR 97310
- Call: 503-934-0176
Pennsylvania
S.O visiting Pennsylvania for more than 7 days should register with the state police within 3 days of arrival.
More information:
- Pennsylvania State Police
- Bureau of Records & Identification
- Megan’s Law Section
- 1800 Elmerton Ave.
- Harrisburg, PA 17110
- Call: 717-783-4363
Rhode Island
S.O visiting Rhode Island should notify local law enforcement of their whereabouts within 24 hours of arrival.
More information:
- Rhode Island State Police
- 311 Danielson Pike
- North Scituate, RI 02857
- Call: 401-444-1148
South Carolina
For visits of 10 days or longer, S.O should register with the county sheriff within 3 business days of arriving in the state.
More information:
- South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
- CJJS/Data Center
- P.O. Box 21398
- Columbia, SC 29221-1398
- Call: 803-896-2601
South Dakota
For visits to South Dakota, S.O must notify local law enforcement within 3 days of arrival.
More information:
- South Dakota Office of the Attorney General
- Division of Criminal Investigation
- 1302 East Highway 14 Suite 5
- Pierre, SD 57501
- Call: 605-773-2596
Tennessee
S.O visiting Tennessee for 14 days or longer (or a total of 14 days or more in one year) should register within 48 hours of arrival in the state.
More information:
- Criminal Intelligence Unit/ Sex Offender Registry
- Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
- 901 R.S. Gass Boulevard
- Nashville, TN 37216-2639
- Call: 888 837-4170
Texas
Visiting S.O must register within 7 days of arrival in Texas if they intend to stay for longer than 7 days.
More information:
- Texas Department of Public Safety
- Sex Offender Registration Program
- MSC 0230
- P.O. Box 4143
- Austin, TX 78765-4143
- Call: 512-424-2279
Utah
S.O visiting Utah for longer than 10 days (or more than 10 days total in one year) must register within 10 days of arrival.
More information:
- Sex Offender Registry Unit
- Department of Corrections
- 14717 Minuteman Drive
- Draper, UT 84020
- Call: 801-495-770
Vermont
Within 10 days of arrival, S.O visiting Vermont for 10 days or longer (or more than 30 days total in one year) must submit a Notification of Requirement to Register form and a Sex Offender Registry Registration form.
More information:
- Vermont Crime Information Center
- 103 South Main Street
- Waterbury, VT 05671-2101
- Call: 802-241-5400
Virginia
For visits of 30 days or more, S.O must register in person with local law enforcement.
More information:
- Virginia Department of State Police
- P.O. Box 27472
- Richmond, VA 23261
- Call: 804-674-6750
Washington
Visiting S.O staying in Washington state for 10 days or longer must register with the county sheriff within 3 days of arrival.
More information:
- Washington State Patrol Identification & Criminal History Section
- P.O. Box 42633 Olympia,
- WA 98504-2633
- Call: 360-534-2163
Washington D.C.
S.O visiting for 3 days or longer must register within 72 hours of arriving. For shorter visits, notify local police.
More information:
- Court Services & Offender Supervision Agency for DC
- 300 Indian Ave, NW RM 2070
- Washington, D.C. 20001
- Call: 202-585-7531
West Virginia
S.O visiting West Virginia for more than 15 days must register within 10 days of arrival.
More information:
- West Virginia State Police
- 725 Jefferson Road
- South Charleston, WV 25309
- Call: 304-746-2133
Wisconsin
Register with local authorities within 10 days of arrival for visits of 10 days or longer.
More information:
- Wisconsin Department of Corrections
- P.O. Box 7925
- Madison, WI 53707-7925
- Call: 608-240-5830
Wyoming
S.O visiting Wyoming must register in person within 3 days of arriving.
More information:
- Wyoming Sex Offender Registry
- Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation
- 208 S College Drive
- Cheyenne, WY 82002
- Call: 307-777-7809.
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