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Iowa Gov. Signs New Sex Offender Residency Restriction

By Corey Rayburnyung

Iowa Gov. Chet Culver has signed new legislation prohibiting sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet from places where children gather. The new restriction is limited to certain sex offenders based of the severity of their crime. From the Chicago Tribune:Flanked by police and prosecutors, Gov. Chet Culver has signed into law an overhaul of Iowa's sex offender laws that prohibits released offenders from setting foot on places where children gather.The measure signed Thursday by Culver retains a ban on sex offenders living within 2,000 feet of places like schools, libraries and day care centers, but it limits that restriction to those who have committed the most severe crimes against children.In addition, the measure puts in place a ban on offenders entering those facilities without permission, and it establishes a 300-foot "no loiter" zone around such sites...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on May 28, 2009 (boomark / email).