A friend is a convictted child molester, served his time and is now on
probation.  He has been told he cannot visit his mother in the state
of Florida because they passed a law that no one who is a convicted
child molester can come into the state of Florida.  Is there such a
law?

Hi sunshinecis,

I found the information you're looking for at the "Florida Sexual
Offenders & Predators" Web Site. The information you were told is
WRONG. Your friend MAY enter Florida, but he must register immediately
and comply with Florida Law in regards to his visit.

Florida even allows offenders to move to Florida from another state. 
You'll want to print the information at the links for your friend.

REFERENCE:

OUT OF STATE SEXUAL OFFENDERS / PREDATORS (scroll down about half way
for this excerpt)
http://www3.fdle.state.fl.us/sexual_predators/Documents/SExPredLegalBrief.asp
..."Any person who resides in Florida and who has been designated a
sexual predator, a violent sexual predator or another sexual offender
designation in another state or jurisdiction and was subjected to
registration or community or public notification, or both, or would be
if the person was a resident of that state or jurisdiction, is
required to register as a sexual offender in the state of Florida.
{Sections 775.21(5)(d); 943.0435(1)(a)3.; 944.607(1)(a)2.}
Note: If an offender enters Florida with out-of-state convictions that
are similar to Florida?s sexual predator criteria offenses, the state
attorney in the jurisdiction in which the offender establishes or
maintains a permanent or temporary residence shall initiate a court
hearing to review the out-of-state offenses and to determine whether
the offender will be classified as a sexual predator under Florida
law. {Section 775.21(5)(a)2.} ..."


Here's the State Of Florida site:

Do you only register a person with a Florida record as a sexual predator? 
http://www3.fdle.state.fl.us/sopu/faq.asp?PSessionId=902770052&#Q9
No.  The law allows the courts to issue a sexual predator finding if
the subject has been convicted of a similar crime in another
jurisdiction.  Sex offenders moving to Florida from other states are
also required to register in Florida as sex offenders.

REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR SEX OFFENDERS/PREDATORS
http://www3.fdle.state.fl.us/sopu/infoforsexoffenderspreds.asp

I hope this helps, and that your friend enjoys visiting his Mother!

If I can assist further, please ask...look for the 'clarification'
area after you log in and go to the question area...


~~Cynthia


Search terms used at Google:
"sex crimes" florida law "out of state"

Answered question clearly and in a timely manner.

sunshinecis,

Thanks so much for the kind words and 5 stars!  I appreciate it very much...

~~Cynthia