Iowa Gov. Signs New Sex Offender Residency Restriction

Iowa Gov. Chet Culver has signed new legislation prohibiting sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet from places where children gather. The new restriction is limited to certain sex offenders based of the severity of their crime. From the Chicago Tribune:

Flanked by police and prosecutors, Gov. Chet Culver has signed into law an overhaul of Iowa's sex offender laws that prohibits released offenders from setting foot on places where children gather.

The measure signed Thursday by Culver retains a ban on sex offenders living within 2,000 feet of places like schools, libraries and day care centers, but it limits that restriction to those who have committed the most severe crimes against children.

In addition, the measure puts in place a ban on offenders entering those facilities without permission, and it establishes a 300-foot "no loiter" zone around such sites. The Corrections Department will have the authority to decide which offenders can be required to wear electronic monitoring devices letting officials track their movements.

The measure was a carefully crafted compromise that was bargained throughout this year's legislative session.

"There's no place in Iowa for those who abuse our children," said Culver. "This has been in the works for years."

Comments

[Adam]

I'm all for very strict sex crimes legislation except in some consensual statutory cases where, for instance, the guy is 19 and the girl is 17, etc. There should definitely be categories of sex criminals, so that the severe ones are punished accordingly.

[Joe]

This is both good and bad. Protecting children from potential danger is great, as is creating different classes of sex offenders. Indecent exposure is not that same as assault. But the sex offender registry is a punishment that just keeps on going, long after jail time is served, which isn't fair.

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