SOMER'S LAW
"SOMER'S SAFETY ZONES"
HYBRID INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM
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SOMER'S LAW
Child Stranger Abduction Somer's Law - Somer's Safety Zones
The Somer Thompson Foundation are asking for your help in supporting "Somer's Law". A brief synopsis is an initiative and referendum to Megan's law requiring registered Sex Offenders and Predators to live outside of "Somer's Safety Zone" ... a one mile radius from Schools coupled with a change in the AMBER Alert system that would require enactment of the system to take place within 30 minutes of a child abduction and the criteria for the process of the Alert be amended to expedite procedure within this 30 minute time period.
Diena Thompson - The Somer Thompson Foundation
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RESIDENCY RESTRICTIONS BY STATE
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States With Sex Offender Residency Restriction Laws
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State
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Statutory Citations
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Restriction
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Alabama
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§ 15-20-26(a)
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A sex offender may not live or work within 2,000 feet of schools or childcare facilities.
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Arkansas
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§ 5-14-128 (a)
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A level 3 or 4 (most serious) sex offender cannot live within 2,000 feet of schools or daycare centers.
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California
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W&I Code § 6608. 5 (f) (2005) Penal Code § 3003 (g) (1) (3)
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A sexually violent predator or a serious paroled sex offender cannot live within one-fourth of a mile of a school, and high-risk paroled sex offenders cannot live within one-half mile of a school, daycare center, or place where children congregate.
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Florida
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§ 947. 1405 (7)(a)(2)
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A sex offender whose victim was under 18 years old cannot live within 1,000 feet of schools or places where children congregate.
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Georgia
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§§ 42-1-13 and 42-1-15
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No sex offender may live, work, or loiter within 1,000 feet of any school, childcare facility, school bus stop, or place where minors congregate.
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Illinois
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§ 5/11-9. 3 (b-5)
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A child sex offender may not live within 500 feet of a school or school property.
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Indiana
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§ 11-13-3-4 (g) (2) (A)
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A violent sex offender cannot live within 1,000 feet of any school property while on parole.
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Iowa
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§ 692 (A)(2A)
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A sexual offender may not live within 2,000 feet of a school or childcare facility.
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Kentucky
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§ 17. 495
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A sex offender may not live within 1,000 feet of a school, childcare facility, ball field, or playground.
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Louisiana
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§§ 14: 91. 1 and 15. 538
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A sexually violent predator and serious paroled sex offender may not live within 1,000 feet of schools or related school activities, including school bus stops for life or duration of parole or probation.
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Michigan
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§§ 28. 721 to 28. 732
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A sex offender cannot live within 1,000 feet of school safety zone.
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Minnesota
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MSA Chap. 244. 052 et al.
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The parole commissioner determines if a level III sex offender may live within 1,500 feet of school zones.
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Missouri
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§ 589. 417
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A sex offender may not live within 1,000 feet of a school or childcare facility.
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Ohio
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§ 2950. 031(A)
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A sex offender cannot live within 1,000 feet of any school, childcare facility, or place where children gather.
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Oklahoma
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OSA Tit. 57 § 590
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A registered sex offender cannot live within 2,000 feet of a school.
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States With Sex Offender Residency Restriction Laws
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State
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Statutory Citations
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Restriction
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Oregon
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§§ 144. 642 (1)(a) and 144. 644(2)(a)
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The Department of Correction decides where and how close a sex offender can live to a school or daycare center based on a decision matrix.
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South Dakota
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§ 22-24B
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A sex offender cannot live or loiter within 500 feet of community safety zones.
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Tennessee
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§ 40-39-[2]11(a)-(b)
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A sex offender cannot live within 1,000 feet of schools, childcare facilities, or the victim.
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Texas
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Texas Govt. Code Chap. 508. 187 (b)
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The state parole board decides how close to a child safety zone a paroled sex offender can live or visit.
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Washington
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§§ 9. 94A. 712(6)(a)(ii) and 9. 95. 425-430
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A sex offender convicted of a serious offense with a high-risk assessment (Level II or III) cannot live within a community protection zone (within 880 feet of any school or daycare center)
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West Virginia
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§ 62-12-26 (b) (1)
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A paroled sex offender cannot live within 1,000 feet of a school or childcare facility.
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Source: California Research Bureau/ California State Library, 2006.
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