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Utah Action Alert: Support Senate Bill 52 to lessen restrictions on sex offenders

December 30, 2021 R H

Source: ksl.com 12/30/21 SALT LAKE CITY — A bill that could come up in the 2022 legislative session would change restrictions for sex offenders. The bill is sponsored by Utah state Sen. Mike Kennedy, R-Alpine. The bill that could come up in next month’s legislative session would amend the state’s sex offender registry. Senate Bill 0052 would allow registered sex offenders to go to places like schools and parks, if they are with an adult. Also, if passed, the bill would replace the term “sex offender” with “registrant.” Read the…

CT: A law to restrict who can live by schools, day cares

December 18, 2013 Admin

… “The last thing a parent should have to worry about when they send their child to school is whether a depraved sex offender is lurking around the corner from the jungle gym or classroom,” Rep. Themis Klarides, R-Derby, said when announcing the proposal last week. Full Article

Sierra Madre Stops Enforcement of Sex Offender Ordinance

December 15, 2013 Admin

The City of Sierra Madre has agreed to stop enforcement of its sex offender ordinance, which prohibited all registered sex offenders, from residing in most of the city and from being present in child safety zones that included the city’s schools, parks and public library. The Sierra Madre City Council approved this action on December 10 after being sued in federal district court by one of the city’s four registered citizens. The legal challenge was based upon allegations that the city ordinance violated the 1st, 5th and 14th Amendments of the U.S.…

TX: Sex offenders banned from S.A. parks, River Walk

December 6, 2013 Admin

SAN ANTONIO — City Council on Thursday unanimously approved an ordinance to restrict registered sex offenders from city parks and a portion of the River Walk. The ordinance creates park safety zones that registered sex offenders can’t enter. They can’t live within 1,000 feet or loiter, whether standing or in a car, within 300 feet of a park safety zone, the draft ordinance states. Full Article

AR: Sex Offenders, Experts Question Effectiveness of New Restrictions

November 7, 2013November 7, 2013 Admin

LITTLE ROCK, AR – After serving their time, some sex offenders can be on another list for the rest of their lives. Convicted sex offenders are required to register with their local law enforcement office for at least 15 years, often much longer than that. Now some registered sex offenders and their families are saying this branding is doing more harm than good. Full Article

Halloween Sex Offender Laws Are Unjustified

November 1, 2013 Admin

Kids aren’t the only ones letting their imaginations’ fears run wild on Halloween: parents, politicians, and police officers across the country are continuing to support laws that ban registered sex offenders from participating in Halloween, despite evidence that these policies are unnecessary and harmful. Full Article

CO: Englewood to appeal sexual offender decision

October 19, 2013 Admin

ENGLEWOOD – The City of Englewood announced on Tuesday that they plan to appeal the recent federal court decision to allow sexual offenders to be housed near schools, parks, pools and daycare centers. What started the court decision was when a registered sex offender fought the law and won after being told he couldn’t live anywhere in the City of Englewood. The ruling has potential to undermine laws in five other Colorado cities that place distance restrictions on how close some sex offenders can live to certain locations. Full Article…

MI: ACLU – Day care bills place ‘nearly impossible burden’ on sex offenders, police

October 17, 2013 Admin

LANSING, MI — Senate-approved legislation that would prohibit registered sex offenders from loitering near day care centers in Michigan appears to have hit a speed bump on the House side. Shelly Weisberg with the ACLU of Michigan, testifying before the House Criminal Justice Committee on Wednesday, warned that Senate Bills 76 and 77 would create “a nearly impossible burden on listed offenders and on law enforcement.” Full Article

El Dorado County bans sex offenders from public parks

April 29, 2012September 12, 2016 Admin

February 8, 2012: The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors gave initial approval Tuesday to a law that will make it a crime for registered sex offenders to frequent public parks. Full Article – County Ordinance [hana-flv-player video=”https://all4consolaws.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Movie-El-Dorado-County.flv” width=”400″ height=”330″ description=”” player=”4″ autoload=”true” autoplay=”false” loop=”false” autorewind=”true” /]

LA Times: O.C. sex offender law picks up support but few convictions

April 27, 2012September 12, 2016 Admin

Nearly half of the county’s cities have adopted the ‘child safety zone’ law that bans sex offenders from parks, beaches, playgrounds and hiking trails. Critics say it’s an ineffective feel-good measure. LA Times article mentioning California RSOL. Read more and comment.

CA RSOL Supports Bill Requiring City Signs

April 19, 2012April 21, 2012 Admin

The California State Assembly is currently considering legislation (AB 2086) that would require municipal jurisdictions that enact local ordinances that restrict the movement of registered citizens to post notices of those ordinances. If passed, failure to post such notices would be punishable by a fine of $50,000. The bill was amended on March 29 and introduced by Assemblyman Tom Amminao on February 23. Editor’s Note: Current state law allows counties and cities to pass local laws that prohibit registered citizens from visiting parks, beaches and other recreational areas. The laws passed…

City of Cypress Adopts Punitive Ordinance

March 13, 2012August 20, 2015 Admin

The Cypress City Council unanimously adopted a punitive ordinance that would deny the civil rights of registered citizens despite a recommendation from the City Attorney to delay further consideration in order to conduct further research. The City Attorney’s recommendation was consistent with a request from California RSOL that was submitted in writing as well as addressed during the City Council meeting on March 12. In its letter and oral testimony, California RSOL questioned the constitutionality of the proposed ordinance as it pertains to residency restrictions, park bans, hotel stays and…

California RSOL Opposes Punitive Ordinance Proposed by City in Orange County

March 10, 2012August 20, 2015 Admin

California RSOL will publicly oppose an ordinance proposed by the City of Cypress that would prohibit all registrants from (1) living with 2,000 feet of a school, park or day care center, (2) being in close proximity of a child safety zone, (3) staying in a hotel that already has a registrant guest, and (4) celebrating Halloween. The Cypress City Council will consider the ordinance on March 12. “This is the most comprehensive and the most damaging ordinance yet considered by a city,” stated state organizer Janice Bellucci. “The ordinance…

MISSOURI QUESTIONS REGISTRY, RESIDENCY RESTRICTION

February 21, 2012April 21, 2012 Admin

Editor’s Note: The article below was published in the National Catholic Review. It’s amazing to read that the state of Missouri is considering such far-reaching measures. Let’s continue to educate our lawmakers in California so that they, too, will consider and pass similar legislation. Should we reform the sex offender registry? by Mary Ann McGivern on Feb. 20, 2012 The Missouri legislature is debating a bill, HB 1700, that would end restrictions on where convicted sex offenders can live. It would remove juveniles from the public registry. It would create…