Residency Restrictions

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…

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WI: For now, sex offenders will not be allowed to move into the village of Hartland

·September 25, 2018
·16 Comments

Members of the Hartland Village Board have voted to begin work on an ordinance that will restrict where sex offenders can live. In the meantime, the village will not allow…

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CA: Gov. Brown signs Wilk’s sex offender bill into law

·August 28, 2018
·13 Comments

Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 1199 into law Monday evening, an attempt to correct the way Jessica’s Law led to a disproportionate number of sexual offenders being released to…

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NY: Educators, officials seek more housing limits on sex offenders

·August 24, 2018
·13 Comments

With classes across Long Island set to resume in the coming weeks, some Suffolk education leaders and elected officials are raising concerns that nearly two dozen of the highest-risk sex…

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HI: Dozens of sex predators registered as living in Oahu parks

·July 28, 2018
·13 Comments

Hawaii's sex offender registry is meant to keep people safe by requiring convicted sex criminals to submit their address to an online database. On the site, the public can check to see…

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NE: Sex offender residency restriction dropped by council

·July 20, 2018
·8 Comments

An ordinance that would have banned convicted/registered sex offenders from living within 500 feet of a school or child care facility in York was given a second public reading and…

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Is it an unconstitutional taking of property without just compensation to require sex offenders to move away from their home if a school, etc is established near their home after their initial occupation?

·July 16, 2018
·13 Comments

In Mann v. Georgia Department of Corrections,653 S.E.2d 740 (Ga. 2007), the Georgia Supreme Court held that a state statute prohibiting registered sex offenders from living or working within 1,000…

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CA: Maywood City Council Begins Repeal of Residency Restrictions

·July 14, 2018
·6 Comments

The Maywood City Council began a two-step process aimed at repealing its residency restrictions during a regularly scheduled meeting on July 11. The second step is expected to take place…

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Janice’s Journal: Three Courts Issue Three Harmful Decisions

·July 13, 2018
·75 Comments

In the span of just one week, three courts have issued decisions that significantly harm registrants. Those decisions affect registrants’ marriages, homes and overseas travel. It’s a lot to absorb…

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IL: 7th Circuit Upholds Illinois Residency Restrictions

·July 13, 2018
·11 Comments

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld residency restrictions adopted by the state of Illinois that prohibit anyone convicted of a sex offense involving a minor from living within…

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CA: Pico Rivera Repeals Residency Restrictions

·July 11, 2018
·13 Comments

The City of Pico Rivera repealed its residency restrictions which prohibited registrants from living in most of that city, on either a temporary or a permanent basis, and the repeal…

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CA: Maywood to Consider Repeal of Residency Restrictions

·July 6, 2018
·12 Comments

The City of Maywood is scheduled to consider repeal of its residency restrictions during a City Council meeting on July 11. If the City Council approves repeal of the restrictions…

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IN: Bill that prevents sex offenders from living near victims signed by governor

·June 13, 2018
·12 Comments

INDIANAPOLIS – A bill authored by State Sen. Mike Bohacek, R-Michiana Shores, that prevents sex offenders from living near victims was ceremonially signed into law Monday by Gov. Eric Holcomb.…

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