Bill > S01475

This bill establishes new residency restrictions for sex offenders, prohibiting them from living within one thousand feet of any school building regularly used for instructional purposes, as well as buildings providing child day care or parks, for a period of at least ten years or the duration of their supervision (probation, parole, etc.). The bill also clarifies that "school" includes various levels of public and private educational institutions. Furthermore, it mandates that the Division of Criminal Justice Services, parole officers, and probation officers must inform sex offenders about these residency restrictions, both verbally and in writing, and that courts must also provide written notice. Violating these residency requirements will result in criminal sanctions, with penalties ranging from a class A misdemeanor for a first offense to a class D felony for subsequent offenses, in addition to existing penalties for failing to register or verify their information.