Residency Restrictions (SORR)

Action Alert for CA: Support for the release of Mr. Badger to San Diego County by April 9

·April 5, 2021
·19 Comments

San Diego County residents are fighting the supervised release of Douglas Badger, a 78-year-old registrant designated as a sexually violent predator, to a community in that county. A judge previously…

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MN: Apple Valley settles lawsuit over sex offender residency

·April 2, 2021
·3 Comments

[hometownsource.com - 4/1/21] The city of Apple Valley has agreed to settle a class action federal lawsuit filed in 2020 that challenges the constitutionality of a 2017 city ordinance that…

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CA: Sexually Violent Predator Must Move Out Of Napa, Court Rules

·March 31, 2021
·9 Comments

[patch.com - 3/30/21] NAPA COUNTY, CA — As a result of a hearing Monday in San Francisco Superior Court, a convicted sexually violent predator living in Napa County must be…

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IL: Illinois House bill would change sex offender residence requirements

·March 18, 2021
·9 Comments

[wandtv.com - 3/18/21] SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) – A bill moving through the Illinois House of Representatives would change how close a registered sex offender could live to a school, playground,…

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TX: Proposed Kyle sex offender law has supporters and opponents

·March 15, 2021
·6 Comments

[communityimpact.com - 3/15/21] Kyle City Council will consider passing a new ordinance which would restrict where some individuals on the Texas sex offender registry can reside, regardless of whether or…

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Action Alert: Oppose Florida Senate Bill 932 Time-Share Block

·March 15, 2021
·4 Comments

[floridaactioncommittee.org - 3/15/21] [Note from ACSOL: the bill applies only to registrants in Florida, however, sometimes legislators are swayed by input from those in other states] Florida Action Committee website…

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NE: School placed in “lock out” during sex offender investigation

·March 10, 2021
·19 Comments

[nebraska.tv - 3/10/21] GENOA, Neb. — Twin River Public Schools was briefly placed in “lock out” Tuesday while the Nance County Sheriff’s Office measured the distance between the residence of…

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IL: Apartment building where sex offenders have stayed should be shut down, Englewood residents say

·March 8, 2021
·9 Comments

[chicago.suntimes.com - 3/8/21] Englewood residents protested outside an apartment building Monday that they said had become a frequent home to paroled sex offenders. The latest to move-in is Cayce ____,…

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NC: New NC bill would push sex offenders further away from school grounds

·February 11, 2021
·5 Comments

[myfox8.com - 2/10/21 - NC residents write and call!] CHARLOTTE, N.C. (FOX 46 CHARLOTTE) – Right now, in some North Carolina counties, sex offenders can live right beyond 1,000 of…

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West Covina Repeals Residency Restrictions

·February 4, 2021
·14 Comments

[ACSOL] The City of West Covina, located in Los Angeles County, has repealed its residency restrictions which prohibited registrants from living within most of the city. The repeal took place…

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NY: An influx of Sex Offenders in New Paltz Causes Town to Tighten Reigns

·December 10, 2020
·12 Comments

[newpaltz.edu - 12/10/20] Following the influx of multiple sex offenders to a motel in New Paltz, the Town of New Paltz passed a law that would limit the number of…

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WI: Sex offenders can seek exemptions from rural residency restrictions

·November 30, 2020
·1 Comment

[kenoshanews.com - 11/30/20] Despite a series of residency exemption requests by sex offenders over the last several years, rural town and village officials believe they have ordinances in place to…

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OH: Landlord with convicted rapist as tenant tests nationwide eviction moratorium

·November 5, 2020
·18 Comments

[beaconjournal.com - 11/4/20] When Norton resident Charles Fowler discovered he had a Barberton tenant with a criminal record that included rape living at one of his rental properties, he knew…

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NY: Appeals Court hearing oral arguments online Oct 13 on continued detention of former sex offenders after release

·October 13, 2020
·4 Comments

[nycourts.gov] These appeals were filed by level three sex offenders to challenge their indefinite detention in prison or prison-based residential treatment facilities (RTFs) after their prison terms expired or they…

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FL: Reentry Task Forces Recommends a Stop to Residency Restrictions for Sex Offenders

·October 12, 2020
·5 Comments

[from the last page] We affirm the findings of the OPPAGA that “many studies have established that sex offenders who maintain stable employment, housing and family relationships have significantly lower…

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Action Alert: UPDATED 8/29 Wellington, FL council looking to pass new rules for vacation rentals and those on the registry

·August 24, 2020
·12 Comments

[floridaactioncommittee.org - Action Alert - 8/24/20] 8/28/20 UPDATE: Wellington approves rules for vacation rentals Wellington, Florida is considering creating a rule that would require vacation rental owners to check…

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NY: Despite Politicians’ Assurances, All Sex Offenders are Not Barred from New ‘Homeless Hotels’

·July 30, 2020
·3 Comments

[westsiderag.com - 7/29/20] Despite reassurances from politicians that there are no sex offenders at the three new homeless shelters on the Upper West Side, the city can’t bar all sex…

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WI: A convicted sex offender has filed a federal lawsuit challenging Muskego’s rules that restrict where he can live

·July 29, 2020
·9 Comments

[amp.jsonline.com - 7/28/20] A convicted sex offender has filed a federal lawsuit challenging Muskego's rules that restrict where he can live, or whether he can live in the city at all.…