Florida

Registering as a visitor

When it's required

After 3 days, counted in total over a calendar year.

Deadline

Report in person at the sheriff's office in the county of the temporary or transient residence within 48 hours after establishing it, then report in person at a driver license office within 48 hours after that report. Transient registrants must re-report in person every 30 days.

Where

Sheriff's office in the county of stay, plus a Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles driver license office

Also required if

• Employment or practicing a vocation in Florida for any period of time
• Enrollment as a student in Florida for any period of time
• Being located in a county 3+ aggregate days in a calendar year without an address (transient residence)
• Holding a sexual predator or other sex offender designation in another state while establishing or maintaining a Florida residence
• Being under another state's supervision for listed offenses

Public registry

The law doesn't clearly say whether visitors appear on the public registry.

Temporary and transient addresses are collected and forwarded to FDLE, and the statute references public notification under ss. 943.043 and 944.606, but section 943.043 and the FDLE registry were not read. No visitor-only non-public category appears in the text read, and nothing read addresses how long a record stays posted after departure.

Places registrants can't go

• Places where children congregateLoitering or prowling within 300 feet of a place where children were congregating is a first-degree misdemeanor (Fla. Stat. 856.022(3)).Applies to: Anyone convicted of listed offenses in Florida or similar offenses elsewhere against a victim under 18, including visitors; exempt if removed from registration under s. 943.04354
• Public parks and playgroundsUnlawful to knowingly approach, contact, or communicate with a child under 18 in a public park building or on park or playground property with sexual intent (offenses on or after May 26, 2010).Applies to: Covered offenders by conviction, including visitors
• Child care facilities and schools (pre-K through grade 12)Unlawful to knowingly be present at the facility or school or its real property while in operation unless the person gives written notification of intent to be present, notifies the office on arrival and departure, and remains under direct supervision. Exceptions: voting at a polling location during voting hours, or only dropping off/picking up one's own children or grandchildren.Applies to: Covered offenders by conviction, including visitors
• Schools, child care facilities, parks, playgrounds (visiting)Prohibited from visiting without prior approval of the supervising officer, with exceptions for religious services and dropping off/picking up one's own children or grandchildren (Fla. Stat. 948.30(4)(a)).Applies to: People under Florida probation or community control for offenses with victims under 18
• Curfew and residence buffers under supervisionCurfew 10 p.m.-6 a.m.; no living within 1,000 feet of a school, child care facility, park, playground, or other place where children regularly congregate; for crimes on or after July 1, 2026, no living within 1,000 feet of a public swimming pool.Applies to: People under Florida probation or community control
• Holiday and costume activitiesProhibited from distributing candy to children on Halloween, wearing Santa Claus, Easter Bunny, clown, or other child-appealing costumes at the relevant times, and entertaining at children's parties, without prior court approval (Fla. Stat. 948.30(4)(b)).Applies to: People under Florida probation or community control

Laws cited

• Fla. Stat. § 943.0435 (2025) · The Florida Senate
• Fla. Stat. § 775.21(2)(k), (n), (o) (2025) · The Florida Senate
• Fla. Stat. § 856.022 (2025) · The Florida Senate
• Fla. Stat. § 948.30 · Florida Legislature

Last checked October 2, 2026 · full review October 2, 2026