Residency Restrictions

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

·July 28, 2018
·11 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
·71 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
·12 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The City of Pico Rivera repealed its residency restrictions which prohibited registrants from living in most of that city, on either a temporary or a permanent basis, and the repeal…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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MN: Sex offender who sued West St. Paul to get $84K in settlement

·June 11, 2018
·9 Comments

A sex offender who sued West St. Paul over its 2016 ordinance that restricted where he could live will receive $84,000 as part of a settlement agreement approved by a…

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CA: Superior Court Judges Limits Residency Restrictions to Parolees

·June 1, 2018
·10 Comments

A California Superior Court judge has ruled that residency restrictions may only be applied to registrants while they are on parole. This ruling, issued in Norwalk Superior Court yesterday, is…

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FL: Police Now Shuffling Tent City Sex Offenders Around Miami-Dade

·May 25, 2018
·9 Comments

[miaminewtimes.com - 5/24/18] In 2009, California artist Scott Gairdner made the "Sex Offender Shuffle," a viral video parodying Miami-Dade's treatment of sex offenders. With a catchy beat and '80s-style cinematography,…

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MO: ‘Extremely complex’ sex offender residency restrictions are challenging to enforce

·May 6, 2018
·6 Comments

In an effort to keep Missouri children safe, lawmakers have enacted half a dozen laws over the past decade that restrict the rights of convicted sex offenders living among us.…

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FL: Miami-Dade Will Close Sex Offender Camp by May 6, Threatens Jail Time for Stragglers

·April 29, 2018
·14 Comments

Since 2014, a colony of homeless sex offenders has been rapidly growing by the railroad tracks near Hialeah. Nobody wants them there, including the dozens who call the ramshackle camp…

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CA: Senate Public Safety Committee Stops Two Bills

·April 24, 2018
·25 Comments

During a hearing today, the Senate Public Safety Committee stopped two bills, SB 976 and SB 1143, that would have harmed registrants as well as their families. The first of…

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MA: From the Capitol: Democrats reject common sense fixes

·April 22, 2018
·4 Comments

[journalstandard.com 4/20/18] This last week in Springfield has me thinking about common sense more and more. Democrats on the Judiciary Committee have run roughshod over what I believe are common…

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OK: Governor Fallin Signs Bill Barring Sex Offenders from Living Near Their Victims

·April 18, 2018
·7 Comments

Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin today signed a bill that helps protect victims from their sex offenders. Fallin signed House Bill (HB) 1124, which prohibits sex offenders from living within 2,000…

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CA: Pair of bills aimed at release of sex offenders pass Public Safety Committee

·April 11, 2018
·11 Comments

A locally authored bill about where the state places sex offenders once they’re released from prison passed the Senate Committee on Public Safety on Monday. Senate Bill 1198, introduced by…

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