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Idaho

Visitors register only after a month or more, or never.

Visitors register after30+ days or never

Idaho does not set a day count that makes a visiting registrant register; triggers are residence, employment, or school enrollment. Those triggers require in-person registration with the county sheriff within two working days, and before starting any work with minors. Registrants already required to register must immediately report lodging of seven days or more to Idaho State Police.

Registering as a visitor

When it's required
Not required for visitors.
Where
Sheriff of the county of residence, employment, or enrollment; lodging notices go to Idaho State Police
Also required if
  • Entering to establish residence
  • Employment or regular work in Idaho
  • Attending school full- or part-time
  • Any employment counseling, coaching, teaching, or supervising minors (register before starting)
  • Lodging 7+ days if already required to register

Public registry

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

Idaho State Police publishes central registry information online under § 18-8323, including name, aliases, and residence address. Nonresidents who register for work or school are in the same central registry. No statute provides automatic removal when Idaho work or school ends; status changes must be reported. § 18-8323 was read only as a search excerpt.

Places registrants can't go

  • Day care centers, group day care facilities, family day care homesFelony to accept employment there or to be upon or remain on the premises while children are present, except to drop off or pick up their own children (§ 18-8327, quoted in § 18-8307(6)).Applies to: Adult criminal sex offenders, including visitors
  • School and day care grounds and posted propertyProhibited access under § 18-8329 unless they contact the school district or daycare office annually and before the first visit of a school year and obtain written permission. Exceptions include voting and taking mail delivery at a post office on school grounds.Applies to: Adult criminal sex offenders (text read via secondary source; verify)
  • Group dwellings§ 18-8331 restricts multiple registrants sharing one dwelling.Applies to: Registrants, relevant when staying with another registrant

Laws cited

Last checked September 19, 2026 · full review September 19, 2026

Research notes

§§ 18-8303, 18-8323, and 18-8329 were not opened in full on an official site; verify subsection lettering. IDAPA Idaho State Police rules were not reviewed and may add nonresident reporting practice. Local ordinances may add park, playground, or Halloween restrictions; none found statewide. Probation or parole conditions under the Interstate Compact can be stricter. Sheriffs may apply the § 18-8309(2) seven-day lodging language more broadly than its text suggests.

Common questions

Do registered sex offenders have to register when visiting Idaho?

Visitors don't have to register.

Will a visiting registrant appear on Idaho's public registry?

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

Are there places registrants can't go in Idaho?

The state restricts registrants from: day care centers, group day care facilities, family day care homes; school and day care grounds and posted property; group dwellings. Details and who they apply to are listed on this page.

General information, not legal advice. Laws change and local rules may add requirements. Confirm with the state registry agency or an attorney before you travel.