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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 692A.2A, Code 2003, is amended to read 1 2 as follows: 1 3 692A.2A RESIDENCY RESTRICTIONS – CHILD CARE FACILITIES 1 4 AND SCHOOLS. 1 5 1. For purposes of this section, "person" means a person 1 6 who has committed a criminal offense against a minor, or an 1 7 aggravated offense, sexually violent offense, or other 1 8 relevant offense that involved a minor. 1 9 2. A person shall not reside withintwoone thousand feet 1 10 of the real property comprising a public or nonpublic 1 11 elementary or secondary school or a child care facility. 1 12 3. A person who resides withintwoone thousand feet of 1 13 the real property comprising a public or nonpublic elementary 1 14 or secondary school, or a child care facility, commits an 1 15 aggravated misdemeanor. 1 16 4. A person residing withintwoone thousand feet of the 1 17 real property comprising a public or nonpublic elementary or 1 18 secondary school or a child care facility does not commit a 1 19 violation of this section if any of the following apply: 1 20 a. The person is required to serve a sentence at a jail, 1 21 prison, juvenile facility, or other correctional institution 1 22 or facility. 1 23 b. The person is subject to an order of commitment under 1 24 chapter 229A. 1 25 c. The person has established a residence prior to July 1, 1 26 2002, or a school or child care facility is newly located on 1 27 or after July 1, 2002. 1 28 d. The person is a minor or a ward under a guardianship. 1 29 Sec. 2. Section 692A.5, subsection 1, paragraph h, Code 1 30 2003, is amended to read as follows: 1 31 h. Inform the person, if the person's residency is 1 32 restricted under section 692A.2A, that the person shall not 1 33 reside withintwoone thousand feet of the real property 1 34 comprising a public or nonpublic elementary or secondary 1 35 school, or a child care facility. 2 1 Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of 2 2 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 2 3 EXPLANATION 2 4 This bill makes changes to the residency restrictions that 2 5 apply to certain sex offenders residing near a school or child 2 6 care facility. 2 7 The bill provides that a person required to register as a 2 8 sex offender shall not reside within 1,000 feet of the real 2 9 property comprising a public or nonpublic elementary or 2 10 secondary school, or a child care facility. Current law 2 11 provides that a sex offender shall not reside within 2,000 2 12 feet of a public or nonpublic elementary or secondary school. 2 13 Current law and the bill also provide that a sex offender 2 14 who resides within the restricted area does not violate the 2 15 bill under any of the following circumstances: the person is 2 16 required to serve a sentence at a jail, prison, or juvenile 2 17 facility; the person is subject to an order of commitment 2 18 under Code chapter 229A; the person has previously established 2 19 residency in the restricted area prior to July 1, 2002; a 2 20 school or child care facility newly locates; or the person is 2 21 a minor or a ward under a guardianship. 2 22 A person who violates the bill commits an aggravated 2 23 misdemeanor. An aggravated misdemeanor is punishable by 2 24 confinement for no more than two years and a fine of at least 2 25 $500 but not more than $5,000. 2 26 The bill takes effect upon enactment. 2 27 LSB 6417SV 80 2 28 jm/gg/14
Text: SF02262 Text: SF02264 Text: SF02200 - SF02299 Text: SF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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