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Legislation on Residency Restrictions and Registration

By Smith Law Offices,

Well, its some progress.  From the Bangor Daily News: AUGUSTA, Maine ? Legislation that would restrict a community?s ability to control where sex offenders live in town is headed to the full Legislature after a last-minute compromise received a favorable vote in committee on Friday. A second bill that would allow some sex offenders to petition to be left off the statewide registry also won the endorsement of the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee. As originally introduced, LD 385 would have prohibited municipalities from enacting local ordinances that restricted how close convicted sex offenders could live to schools, parks and other places where children congregate. Bill supporters said such laws, while well-intentioned, further punish sex offenders who have served their time and could result in a total ban on sex offenders within some towns...continue to full post

Full post as published by SexCrimeDefender on May 16, 2009 (boomark / email).