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====== Florida vs. Georgia — Registry Comparison ======

Full source pages: [[florida|Florida]] · [[georgia|Georgia]]

===== Laws Regarding Registration =====

^ Question                                                              ^ Florida  ^ Georgia  ^
| **Who must register?**                                                | Multiple statutes; see FDLE FAQ | O.C.G.A. § 42-1-12(a)(9),(10),(e) |
| **What information must registrants provide?**                        | Fla. Stat. § 943.0435(2)(b) | O.C.G.A. § 42-1-12(a)(16) |
| **How frequently must they register? For how long?**                  | Lifetime (2017); prior semi-annual/quarterly (2016). § 943.0435(11),(14) | Yearly (sex offender) § 42-1-12(f)(4); life § 42-1-12(f)(6) |
| **Levels / tiers?**                                                    | Two unnamed levels, by statute of conviction. § 943.0435 | Yes — risk-assessment classification & "sexually dangerous predator." O.C.G.A. § 42-1-14 |
| **Risk assessment used for tiers/levels?**                            | No | Yes — SORRB uses STATIC-99R, STATIC-2002R, and/or CPORT |
| **Any registrants remain privately registered?**                     | None | Not required: misdemeanors & juvenile-court cases. § 42-1-12(a)(9)(vii)(C) |
| **Registration fee?**                                                  | Yes — set by county; no state statute | No — prior $250/yr removed from statute in 2020 |
| **Special restrictions after supervision ends?**                     | Residency § 775.215; loitering § 856.022; employment § 943.04351; Halloween/costumes § 947.1405(12)(b) | Residency/work/loiter near minors § 42-1-15; employment § 42-1-16; residency § 42-1-17 |
| **Process for removal from the registry?**                            | None for predators; very narrow option for offenders. § 943.0435(11)(a) | Yes — petition for release. O.C.G.A. § 42-1-19 |
| **Requirement for a visitor?**                                        | 3+ days/yr (offender) § 775.21(2)(m); within 48 hrs (predator) § 775.21(6)(a)2.a | After 14 consecutive days, or 30 days in a calendar year. § 42-1-12(e)(7) |
| **Requirement when moving in / attending school?**                   | 3+ days/yr (offender) § 775.21(2)(m); within 48 hrs (predator) § 775.21(6)(a)2.a | Within 72 hours. § 42-1-12(f)(2) |

===== Other Sexual-Offense Laws (non-registration) =====

^ Question                                              ^ Florida  ^ Georgia  ^
| **Convictable offenses & sentencing ranges**          | § 943.0435; § 948.30 | O.C.G.A. §§ 16-12-80, -81, -82, -100, -100.1, -100.2 |
| **Lifetime supervision?**                             | No | None |
| **Indeterminate sentencing?**                         | No | None |
| **Probation / parole / conditional release rules**    | § 948.03 (county conditions may differ) | GA Dept. of Community Supervision — standard conditions |
| **Civil commitment laws?**                            | Yes — §§ 394.910–394.932 | None |
| **Age of consent**                                    | 18 — § 943.04354 | 16 — O.C.G.A. § 16-6-3 (statutory rape) |
| **"Romeo and Juliet" / youth-specific laws?**         | Yes — § 943.04354 | O.C.G.A. § 16-6-3 (statutory rape) |

===== Info for State Advocates =====

^ Question                                       ^ Florida  ^ Georgia  ^
| **Can felons vote? When restored?**            | Yes — Fla. Stat. § 98.0751 | Yes — after completing sentence incl. supervision; also during first-offender sentence |
| **NARSOL state affiliate**                     | [[https://floridaactioncommittee.org/|Florida Action Committee]] | [[https://restore-georgia.org/|Restore Georgia]] |
| **State registry office**                      | [[https://offender.fdle.state.fl.us/offender/sops/contactUs.jsf|FDLE registry contact]] | [[https://gbi.georgia.gov/contact-us-0|GBI registry contact]] |

//At-a-glance differences: Georgia offers a statutory petition for removal (§ 42-1-19) and uses formal risk assessment; Florida generally does not, imposes lifetime registration since 2017, and has civil-commitment laws. Age of consent is 18 in FL vs. 16 in GA. Always confirm against the linked statutes on the [[florida]] and [[georgia]] pages.//