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Georgia legislature passes revised sex offender residency restrictions

By Douglas A. Berman

As detailed in posts here and here, last year the Georgia Supreme Court struck down part of the state's sex offender residency restriction on a takings theory.  Now, as detailed in local stories here and here, the state legislature has tried to fix the law.  However, as this excerpt spotlights, this legislative fix may not end the constitutional litigation over these matters:The Georgia General Assembly has passed legislation reinstating residency and work restrictions on registered sex offenders.  The restrictions were voted on Friday without going through the typical Senate committee process, and without hearings on the Senate side.... Senate President Pro Tempore Eric Johnson ... stated that the bill addressed the Georgia Supreme Court's concerns about property rights...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on April 06, 2008 (boomark / email).