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FL - Florida's Draconian Sex Offender Residency Rules

View the article here 09/10/2009 Florida's Ban Goes Too Far Florida's sex offender residency requirements have received national attention recently ? not for their effectiveness, but as an example of how far states will go to punish convicted sex offenders. Florida law prevents sex offenders from living closer than 1000 feet from schools, day care centers, parks and playgrounds. This type of residency restriction is not unique to Florida: At least 30 states have similar bans. But many counties and municipalities in Florida have opted to pass much more restrictive residency ordinances than the one imposed under state law. Miami-Dade is one of the most egregious examples, with a law requiring sex offenders to live at least 2500 feet from any school, park, day care center or playground...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on October 26, 2009 (boomark / email).