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CA - Antonoivich's Sex Offender Ordinance Passes

View the article here 01/28/2009 By Carol Rock Ordinance makes it tougher for sex offenders to get close to potential victims. Sex offenders in the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County will find it harder to have access to children after the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an ordinance that strengthens restrictions on where they can reside or congregate. The new ordinance, which was proposed by Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich, prohibits offenders from loitering within 300 feet of libraries, public and private schools (K-12), publicly owned and operated parks, businesses with children?s playgrounds, school bus stops and child care centers in the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. It also limits the number of sex offenders who can live in single- and multi-family dwellings and at hotels or motels and establishes consequences for property owners and managers who knowingly violate the prohibitions...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on January 28, 2009 (boomark / email).