Where can sex offenders go out in public?

To restaurants that aren't kid-oriented. They can go to Walmart, to the mall, to church (in most states), to the super market, etc. They must do that after school hours because they can't be near schools, etc. read more

Sex offenders can go out in public anywhere EXCEPT where they are ordered not to: within certain feet of schools, public libraries or other places the judge has ordered them against going to. Sadly, a lot of sex offenders break the law and go to the places anyway and commit the crimes again. read more

Level 1 sex offenders: required to register yearly for 15 years. Level 2 sex offenders: required to register every 6 months for 25 years. Level 3 sex offenders: required to register every 90 days for life. "Most people when they hear the word ‘sex offender' they just go red, and they think the worst of the worst," said Defense Attorney David Slane. read more

Nearly half of Orange County, Calif., parks are shut to sex offenders. Greg Bird, in Anaheim, was convicted of indecent exposure. Credit Monica Almeida/The New York Times . HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — Convicted sex offenders are barred from surfing at the famous pier in this Orange County city. read more