What is failure by a sexual offender to comply with registration requirements (failure to report every 30 days for transient residences) in Florida?
The crime of Failure by a Sexual Offender to Comply with Registration Requirementsis a Third Degree Felony that is punishable by 5 years in prison and a $5,000 fine.
This crime occurs when a person:
- Person is a sexual offender or has agreed or stipulated that he has been convicted as a sex offender.
- Person had a place of residence in a County of Florida.
- Person knowingly failed to report the address and location of transient residence in person to the appropriate Sheriff’s office and failed to report every 30 days after the person initially reported to the Sheriff’s office that person had established a transient residence.
Defenses to Failure by a Sexual Offender to Comply with Registration Requirements.
- Person is not a sexual offender.
- Person did not act knowingly.
- Person tried to comply but was misinformed.
References:
Parks v. State: On vacating and abandonment.
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