Home -> Law Blog Directory -> Criminal Law Blogs -> Sex Offender Issues

Criminal Law

: Sex Offender Issues

CA - Sex Offender Restrictions Tightened Within Santa Clarita

View the article here 04/28/2009 By Jon Dell City Council unanimously votes to restrict sex offender?s living space. Convicted sex offenders who choose to live in the city of Santa Clarita will have to pay extra close attention to their home?s location, after the city council voted unanimously to restrict where they can live. Current law forbids serious registered sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of schools, parks and other areas where children regularly congregate. But in November of 2006, California voters passed Prop 83, which allowed local governments to further restrict the residency laws for sex offenders. After waiting for conflicting legislation to be cleared up, City staff was able to craft this new ordinance, which also forbids sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of trails, paseos, and open space within the city...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on April 29, 2009 (boomark / email).