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Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Ind. Law - Town of Crothersville Limits Sex Offenders
A July 9th story in the Crothersville Times reports:
Passage of ordinances controlling sex offenders on public property and re-establishing a parks and recreation board were passed with the Crothersville town council met last Tuesday. Both ordinances passed unanimously.The entire ordinance may be accessed here.The sex offender ordinance contains two parts. The first creates residential restrictions for registered sex offenders. A second part pertains to town-owned parks.
Convicted sex offenders cannot live within 500 feet of a school, daycare or park.
According to the ordinance, the sole intent is not to impose a criminal penalty but to serve the town’s “compelling interest to promote, protect and improve the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Crothersville.”
If a person violates the residential prohibition ordinance, he or she can receive a fine of up to $500.
Sex offenders cannot enter certain property owned by the town of Crothersville, with the exception of town hall or another place where the offender has to pay fees or fines or to cast a vote.
If a sex offender enters a park, he or she can be fined anywhere from $100 to $2,500. The person also could receive charges of criminal trespass.
Crothersville police are to deliver notices to the sex offenders living in town boundaries to let them know of the ordinance. Signs prohibiting sex offenders will be erected at each of the town’s parks as well. A map showing prohibited areas also will be posted in town hall.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on July 15, 2008 05:00 PM
Posted to Indiana Law