Towns Fear Law Creates

Towns Fear Law Creates Haven For Sex Offenders (KCCI 8 Iowa)
Some cities may be off-limits for sex offenders, but some residents of smaller communities fear they could become a haven for offenders under the new residency restriction law.

Scott County, IA Moving Sex Offenders Out (WHBF-TV Quad Cities)
Des Moines police told about 300 registered child molesters, living near schools, they had 30 days to move out or face jail time. Police took action based on a new Iowa law that will force sex offenders to move 2,000 feet away from schools.

New Laws Keep Sex Offenders Jailed (WESH NewsChannel2000.com via Yahoo! News)
New laws to keep convicted sex offenders away from children are having some unexpected consequences in at least one local county.

Lantana votes to restrict additional sex offenders (Sun-Sentinel)
The Lantana City Commission voted 5-0 Monday night to restrict registered sex offenders from living within 1,500 feet of schools, school bus stops, playgrounds, day care centers, parks or libraries.

Iowa Sex Offenders Must Move (The Omaha Channel)
New laws in Iowa mean some sex offenders will have to move, so investigators are out knocking on doors.

Ordinance Limits Where Sex Offenders Can Drive (WKMG Local6.com via Yahoo! News)
A new first-of-its-kind ordinance in Seminole County, Fla., limiting where sex offenders can drive and walk passed unanimously Tuesday afternoon, according to Local 6 News.

Seminole Co. Toughens Sex Offender Laws (WESH NewsChannel2000.com via Yahoo! News)
Seminole County has just approved a new ordinance, which not only puts limits on where sex offenders and predators live, it also restricts where they go.

Police Will Start Telling Sex Offenders to Move (WOI-TV Des Moins)
DES MOINES- Starting Monday, Des Moines police will tell about 300 child molesters to move. That's because Iowa's newest sex offender law prohibits convicted child sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of a school or day care.

Cherry Hill, NJ Moves Toward Strict Housing Limits for Sex Offenders (KYW News Radio 1060)
Cherry Hill, NJ is in line to become the fifth community in the tri-county South Jersey area to adopt a law limiting where convicted sex offenders may live.

Some sex offenders skip out on registering (The Union Leader and NewHampshire Sunday News)
CONCORD Sex offenders who want to get out of New Hampshire prisons after they serve a minimum term need to do more than just behave themselves for the first part of their sentence.

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