LEGAL DOUBTS ON SEX OFFENDER LIMITS

A restrictive residency requirement for sex offenders approved by the Long Beach City Council might not pass the constitutionality test.  The council late Tuesday passed the measure, effective immediately, 5-0.  The ordinance prohibits registered sex offenders in Long Beach from living 1,000 feet from schools and 500 feet from playgrounds, bus stops and areas that might house or do business with vulnerable populations such as women and children.

(New York)