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Another reason the registries are bloated and contain people who are not necessarily still living there. They move from state to state and are left on the state registry of the state they left, thus it makes the registries bloated, because they get paid for the number of people on it.
04/24/2007
The number of sex offenders packing up and leaving Iowa has nearly doubled in the last four years. One reason is the state's 2,000 foot residency law. It prohibits offenders convicted of sex crimes with a child from living near schools or day cares.
"I've been sleeping out at the rest stop for a year and a half, sleeping in a tent, sleeping in the bathroom, sleeping in my car," says Ben Groves. Ten years ago, when he was in high school, Groves had a sexual relationship with an underaged girl. He served three years in prison and has been listed on Iowa's sex offender registry ever since.
After moving his wife and five kids from place to place, Groves says his only option is to leave Iowa. He's packed and ready to move to Illinois, where the residency law is only 500 feet from a school or day care. His family will stay here for the time being.
Officials with the Iowa Department of Public Safety says sex offenders who move out of state are still required to register with them. Twenty seven percent or about 1750 sex offenders currently live outside of Iowa.
- So now, you have to register in Iowa and the new state you live in, each year or more. Thus wasting tons on money driving from state to state. What if you've moved to 10 different states, do you have to drive back to all 10 each year or more than once per year? This is insane. Just more reason to show they try to get you to violate the law.
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