in the new state within ten (10) days."
Sometime around June 1, 2007, LeClair asked his landlord, Galen Thacker, to drive him to the Salina bus station. LeClair had purchased a ticket to Las Vegas, Nevada, and planned to leave Kansas permanently. At the time of his departure, LeClair was not immediately planning to settle in Las Vegas but rather use the city as a starting point to explore other parts of the Southwest before deciding where he wanted to live. LeClair never notified the sheriff's department he was leaving Salina.
After arriving in Las Vegas, LeClair spent a couple of days in a shelter and then traveled to Provo, Utah. On June 5, 2007, LeClair mailed a letter from Provo to the sheriff's department. The letter included the followingstatement: "I, Douglas M. LeClair. . . a registered sex offender in Saline County, am leaving the state of Kansas; I will not be returning. When I get to where I am going, I will contact local law enforcement." The letter did not contain an address where LeClair could be reached. The Saline County Sheriff's Department received no additional notifications or registration documents from LeClair.
LeClair stayed on the move for a time. Including his trip to Provo, LeClair spent approximately 3 weeks traveling to various cities in the Southwest. During these visits, he slept outside. Then, sometime around the third week of June, LeClair returned to Las Vegas and decided to settle there. On June 29, 2007, LeClair asked the Social Security Office to send his disability check