Residency Restrictions

FL: More sex offenders arrive so NSB wants to make rules more strict

·August 16, 2019
·9 Comments

There are more sex offenders moving to New Smyrna Beach and that has prompted city leaders to consider shrinking the locations where both sexual offenders and sexual predators can legally…

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CO: State and local laws push more registered sex offenders into low-income communities

·July 24, 2019
·13 Comments

The laws requiring the names of convicted sex offenders nationwide to be catalogued, and available to the public, bear the names of children sexually assaulted and murdered by predators who…

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IL: Wayside residents sue City of Aurora, challenge state’s residency laws for registered sex offenders

·July 21, 2019
·6 Comments

The 19 child sex offenders who were told they must leave Wayside Cross Ministries by July 26 have filed a civil federal lawsuit against the city of Aurora, arguing the…

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Janice’s Journal: Georgia Law Punishes Registrants, Breaks Up Families

·July 18, 2019
·29 Comments

Registrants and their families are suffering in the State of Georgia. The cause of their greatest concern is a state law that prohibits anyone convicted of a sex offense that…

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CA: Organization protecting sex offenders’ rights continues statewide lawsuit campaign, sues Lompoc

·July 11, 2019
·3 Comments

An organization dedicated to protecting the rights of registered sex offenders is ion a campaign to sue cities throughout California with ordinances in place that it believes are unconstitutional. The…

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TN: New Law Forces Dozens on Sex Offender Registry from their Homes [UPDATED 6/30/19]

·June 29, 2019
·23 Comments

UPDATE 6/30/19: Tennessee Judge Grants Temporary Restraining Order [floridaactioncommittee.org - 6/30/19] Original article: Last Sunday, Jason broke the news to his 7-year-old daughter: He’d be moving out. When a…

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NY: Bill preventing minors from living under same roof as sex offenders awaits Cuomo’s OK

·June 23, 2019
·9 Comments

Minors will no longer be able to live under the same roof as sex offenders who have committed violent sexual crimes thanks to a bill from Island Assemblyman Charles Fall…

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FL: Homeless Sex Offenders Must Move Again

·June 12, 2019
·17 Comments

Ever since the Julia Tuttle Causeway became an encampment for sex offenders more than a decade ago, officials have been trying to shoo the group away from the rest of…

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NY: Anthony Weiner complained about sex offenders in district before scandal

·May 27, 2019
·23 Comments

[nypost.com - 5/27/19] Here’s another thing that gets a rise out of Anthony Weiner: other perverts. Long before the former Queens congressman earned himself a rap sheet for trading X-rated…

ACSOL California

CA: Sex Offender Law – Fight or Punt? City Choices Limited

·May 20, 2019
·17 Comments

Rock. Santa Clarita. Hard Place. That about sums up the situation the Santa Clarita City Council was in this past week, when council members faced a staff recommendation to repeal…

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Santa Clarita City Council Repeals Residency Restrictions

·May 15, 2019
·10 Comments

The Santa Clarita City Council voted unanimously to repeal the city's residency restrictions during its May 14 meeting. Because the issue was placed on the consent calendar, the vote took…

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CA: Santa Clarita City Council To Consider Repeal Of Sex Offender Residency Restrictions

·May 10, 2019
·7 Comments

The Santa Clarita City Council is considering repealing restrictions Tuesday which currently limit registered sex offenders from living near schools or parks after it was ruled unconstitutional, officials said. Full…

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CA: Sex offender challenges Commerce residency restrictions

·April 23, 2019
·14 Comments

LOS ANGELES (CNS) – An admitted sex offender who is not on parole is suing the city of Commerce, alleging its local regulations regarding where registrants can temporarily or permanently…

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ME: Sanford sex offender residency ordinance would cite landlords, property owners

·April 19, 2019
·20 Comments

The Sanford City Council is considering a sex offender residency restriction ordinance that would cite landlords and property owners for violations. ... Sanford Police Chief Thomas Connolly said is was…

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MA: More Than A Quarter Of Boston’s Registered Sex Offenders Are Homeless

·February 21, 2019
·12 Comments

The purpose of the Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry is to keep track of where dangerous sex offenders are, but what if they have no address? That’s the case with ____…

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Kat’s Blog: Residency Restriction Proposal in Hawaii

·January 31, 2019
·2 Comments

Last August I wrote a blog piece on the Women Against Registry website regarding homeless registrants living in city parks and on the beaches of Oahu. At that time, the…

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CA: San Diego Federal Judge Denies City’s Motion to Dismiss Challenge to Residency Restrictions

·January 30, 2019
·10 Comments

[ACSOL] A federal judge today denied a Motion to Dismiss filed by the City of San Diego that, if granted, would have ended a challenge to the city's residency restrictions.…

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HI: Proposal would put tough restrictions on where sex offenders can live

·January 25, 2019
·6 Comments

A proposal before lawmakers would make it illegal for any registered sex offender to temporarily or permanently live within 1,000 feet of a school, childcare facility, playground or park. Full…

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