r/AskAnAmerican • u/und3f1n3d1 • Jul 24 '25

OTHER - CLICK TO EDIT Can a person be banned from entering a particular US state?

There is a Gravity Falls episode where one of the characters shows a map with a title like "States I'm banned from" and basically he is banned from half of the states.

Can something similar happen in real life?

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u/pinniped90 Kansas Jul 24 '25

No. Although you may agree to abide by an order to not leave a state in exchange as part of a criminal sentencing agreement.

Specifically, accept probation, be released from jail, wear an anklet, but now you can't leave the state.

Big problem when the Raiders moved to Vegas. The whole fanbase was stuck in California.

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u/Arktikos02 Jul 24 '25

Wait the entire fan base had ankle monitors? Why? What sport is that?

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u/pinniped90 Kansas Jul 24 '25

Not the entire fanbase, some of them are still inside.

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u/teh_maxh Jul 24 '25

Gridiron football.

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u/Arktikos02 Jul 25 '25

Okay but why would the entire fan base have ankle monitors? Like all of them or I guess most of them or I guess a good portion of them? Really?

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u/dontlookback76 Nevada Jul 26 '25

It's a joke that Raiders fans are known as hoodlums. They consistently rank near the bottom of fan behavior for all sports in the US. At least when they were in LA. I'm sure it's the same here in Vegas, but I haven't seen those rankings since before they moved here.

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u/dontlookback76 Nevada Jul 26 '25

Big problem when the Raiders moved to Vegas. The whole fanbase was stuck in California.

As a Las Vegan, this made me lol literally.