Saturday, April 5, 2008

Sex offender restrictions pass

A bill reinstating restrictions on where registered sex offenders can live and barring them from taking photos of minors without parental permission easily passed the House on Wednesday.

The new law exempts offenders who own their property from having to move if it was legal for them to live there when they purchased their home.

The original measure barred registered sex offenders from taking pictures of minors unless they got permission from the child’s parent first. They filed the legislation last year after a constituent complained about a sex offender taking a picture of her daughter.

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