My question involves criminal law for the state of: Georgia

A sex offender living in the state of Georgia who had lived there for many years and never registered is approached by the authorities and told he is required by law to register within 7 days and signs the notice that he was informed of the registration law. (Under the law he is required to register) The offender contacts a lawyer who instructs the man that the notice by the authorities says if the offender resides or will reside in Georgia that person has until that time (7 days) to register.

The lawyer tells the offender to either register or move out of Georgia. The offender is told by the lawyer if he moves out of Georgia within the 7 days the State of Georgia cannot legally charge him with failure to register or absconding as he was notified and decided to move from Georgia during the 7 day period (The 7 days was under the old law it’s now 72 hours by law) nor does he have to provide a change of address since he was never registered in the first place. If he had been registered as a Sex Offender and moved out of state, he would have to provide Georgia his new address by law even in another state.

Well he moved under his lawyer’s advice out of the State of Georgia and the State of Georgia still charged him with failure to register which now carries no less than ten years in prison for the first offense.

Any ideas on this?