Residency Restrictions

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

·June 23, 2019
·8 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…

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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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TX: Police, not judges, will decide if sex offender gets exemption

·November 27, 2018
·7 Comments

El Paso City Council Tuesday voted to amend the ordinance regarding exemptions issued to sex offenders. Currently, judges provide some sex offenders with an exemption to an ordinance which regulates…

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OK: Some law enforcement worry new, stricter law will discourage sex offenders from registering

·November 21, 2018
·10 Comments

A new law that further tightens restrictions on where sex offenders can live has some law enforcement agencies concerned it will discourage people from registering as offenders. The law, which…

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GA: City Council passes emergency ordinance banning homelessness

·November 14, 2018
·19 Comments

With an outcry from neighbors about recently released sex offenders living under a nearby bridge, the Ringgold City Council unanimously passed an emergency ordinance banning homelessness Monday night. Full Article…

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NY: Post-Release Placement of Sex Offenders Complicated by Residence Limits

·October 17, 2018
·3 Comments

The Court of Appeals heard arguments on Tuesday in a case brought by a sex offender who alleged the state did not do enough to help him find appropriate housing…

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CA: Think sex offenders can’t live next to parks and schools? That’s not always the case

·October 10, 2018
·2 Comments

When an Atascadero sex offender listed on the state’s Megan Law website was charged last month with committing sex crimes against a child, it wasn’t just the disturbing nature of…

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CA: Lawsuit Challenges Kern County Residency Restrictions

·October 1, 2018
·7 Comments

A lawsuit has been filed in Kern County Superior Court which challenges the residency and presence restrictions in that county. According to those restrictions, registrants -- including those convicted as…