In U.S., we can easily search for sex offenders in our area. I do check it from time to time but it never comes to my mind on Halloween day. I just searched today and there are 7 of them within 2 miles radius from my house. The closest one lives just 2 miles (about 3 kms) from my house. You can see their addresses, age, race, height, weight, offenses description and the date convicted and such, even their pictures.
10 States with "No Candy" Laws for Sex Offenders (from infotracer.com)
Among those are Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, and Texas. Georgia is not one of them.
-----If you are a sex offender on Halloween, you might as well go to bed early and turn off all the lights. The law prohibits you from wearing a costume or mask on Halloween. You also cannot drive after dark, pass out candy, and in some states, you will have to post a sign in your front yard saying “no candy given out at this residence".-----
Even Georgia is not one of them, the advice I heard today was also turning off the lights as a sign for no visit.
References
https://wtkr.com/2019/10/30/judge-rules-georgia-sheriff-cant-put-signs-on-sex-offenders-homes-warning-trick-or-treaters/
https://infotracer.com/intelicenter/states-halloween-no-candy-laws/
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