General Assembly |
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January Session, 2007 |
LCO No. 4447 | ||
*04447HB05503JUD* | |||
Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
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Introduced by: |
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(JUD) |
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AN ACT CONCERNING RESIDENCY RESTRICTIONS FOR REGISTERED SEXUAL OFFENDERS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2007) (a) No person who is required to register under section 54-251, 54-252, 54-253 or 54-254 of the general statutes and is released into the community may reside within one thousand feet of the real property comprising a public or private elementary or secondary school or a facility providing child day care services, as defined in section 19a-77 of the general statutes.
(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section do not apply if (1) the person has established a residence within one thousand feet of such property prior to the effective date of this section, or (2) the school or facility is newly located on or after the effective date of this section within one thousand feet of such person's residence.
(c) Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
July 1, 2007 |
New section |
Statement of Purpose:
To protect children and keep them safe from convicted sexual offenders by requiring that convicted sexual offenders reside at least one thousand feet away from a school or child care center.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]