Within the United States
Visiting another state
Most states require a registrant from elsewhere to register if they stay long enough. Each state and territory is colored by how soon that happens, based on its own statutes rather than traveler reports. Select one to see the rules, any places registrants can't go, and the laws cited.
- 30+ days or never10Visitors register only after a month or more, or never.
- 8–29 days16Visitors must register after staying 8 to 29 days.
- 4–7 days6Visitors must register after staying 4 to 7 days.
- 3 days or less11Visitors must register within about 3 days, or are publicly listed long after leaving.
- Unclear13The law requires visitors to register, but the trigger isn't clear.
- Not yet researched0We haven't collected this jurisdiction's rules yet.
- Hatched16Not yet confirmed against the statute text.
Laws last checked September 19, 2026
All states and territories
| Trigger | Visitors listed publicly | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | 4 |
| Alaska | 3 days or less | On arrival | Unclear | 0 |
| American Samoa | 8–29 days | 14 days (total) | Unclear | 0 |
| Arizona | 3 days or less | 3 days | Unclear | 1 |
| Arkansas | 8–29 days | 14 days | Unclear | 3 |
| California | 4–7 days | 5 days | Unclear | 0 |
| Colorado | 8–29 days | 14 days (total) | Unclear | 3 |
| Connecticut | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | 0 |
| Delaware | 4–7 days | 7 days | Unclear | 1 |
| District of Columbia | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | 0 |
| Florida | 3 days or less | 3 days (total) | Unclear | 0 |
| Georgia | 8–29 days | 14 days (total) | Unclear | 4 |
| Guam | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | 2 |
| Hawaii | 8–29 days | 10 days (total) | Unclear | 1 |
| Idaho | 30+ days or never | Not required | Unclear | 3 |
| Illinois | 3 days or less | 3 days (total) | Unclear | 3 |
| Indiana | 4–7 days | 7 days (total) | Unclear | 3 |
| Iowa | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | 6 |
| Kansas | 3 days or less | 3 days (total) | Unclear | 3 |
| Kentucky | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | 6 |
| Louisiana | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | 1 |
| Maine | 8–29 days | 14 days (total) | Unclear | 2 |
| Maryland | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | 2 |
| Massachusetts | 8–29 days | 14 days (total) | Unclear | 3 |
| Michigan | 30+ days or never | Not required | Unclear | 3 |
| Minnesota | 8–29 days | 14 days (total) | No | 3 |
| Mississippi | 3 days or less | 7 days (total) | Long term | 3 |
| Missouri | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | 4 |
| Montana | 8–29 days | 10 days (total) | Unclear | 4 |
| Nebraska | 3 days or less | On arrival | Unclear | 2 |
| Nevada | 3 days or less | 2 days | Unclear | 1 |
| New Hampshire | 4–7 days | 5 days (total) | Unclear | 0 |
| New Jersey | 30+ days or never | Not required | Unclear | 3 |
| New Mexico | 8–29 days | 14 days (total) | Unclear | 0 |
| New York | 30+ days or never | Not required | Unclear | 0 |
| North Carolina | 8–29 days | 15 days | Unclear | 4 |
| North Dakota | 8–29 days | 10 days (total) | Unclear | 3 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | 0 |
| Ohio | 3 days or less | 3 days | Unclear | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 4–7 days | 5 days | Unclear | 0 |
| Oregon | 30+ days or never | Not required | Unclear | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | 30+ days or never | 30 days | Unclear | 2 |
| Puerto Rico | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | 1 |
| Rhode Island | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | 0 |
| South Carolina | 30+ days or never | 30 days (total) | Unclear | 2 |
| South Dakota | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | 3 |
| Tennessee | 8–29 days | 14 days (total) | Unclear | 7 |
| Texas | 4–7 days | 7 days | Unclear | 5 |
| US Virgin Islands | 3 days or less | On arrival | Unclear | 2 |
| Utah | 8–29 days | 10 days (total) | Unclear | 2 |
| Vermont | 30+ days or never | Not required | Unclear | 4 |
| Virginia | 30+ days or never | 30 days | Unclear | 3 |
| Washington | 8–29 days | 10 days | Unclear | 2 |
| West Virginia | 8–29 days | 15 days | Unclear | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 30+ days or never | Not required | Unclear | 3 |
| Wyoming | 3 days or less | 3 days | Unclear | 2 |