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NEW PUSH TO RESTRICT SEX OFFENDERS LIVING LOCATION
news12 7/30/15 There is a new push to change a law that currently allows a sex offender to legally livenext door to a child’s school. County restrictions that kept registered offenders away fromschools and playgrounds were tossed out by the State Court of Appeals in February. There iscurrently a bill to restore the power to counties restricting where sex offenders live. Thereis also a new call to expand a predator’s time on the sex registry from 20 years to 30 years. (New York)
Message from Executive Director Laura A. Ahearn: Please