BILL NUMBER: S2711
SPONSOR: OBERACKER
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the correction law, in relation to restricting sex
offenders from residing near the residence of their victim or near any
school
 
PURPOSE:
To prevent sex offenders from knowingly living near their victims,
entering or living near school grounds, and to prohibit attendance or
participation in school events or activities.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 would prohibit level two and three sex offenders from residing
within fifteen hundred feet of their victim; entering or residing within
fifteen hundred feet of school grounds; and from attending or partic-
ipating in school events or activities. These restrictions would apply
for as long as a level two or three sex offender is so classified.
Violations of this section would constitute a class E felony. Section 2
provides the effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
Currently, there is no state law prohibiting sex offenders from taking
advantage of certain loopholes in efforts to shield our communities from
repeat sex offenders. This bill would help close the gap by prohibiting
attendance or participation in school events; living near victims; and
entering or residing near school grounds.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
S2609/A9258 - 2015-2016;
33957/A6545 - 2017-2018.
S3932 - 2019-2020
S5369 - 2021-2022
S1638/A9953 - 2023-2024 - REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND
CORRECTION
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None to the state.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
One hundred eighty days after becoming law.