California Reform Sex Offender Laws
Attorney based in Santa Maria and president of California Reform Sex Offender Laws, an organization "dedicated to restoring civil rights for those accused and/or convicted of sex crimes"
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California considers letting low level sex offenders off the lifetime registry The California legislature is considering changing the sex offender registry law. It would remove some low-level offenders from the registry. Now, they’re on it for life.
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Jessica's Law and the Civil Rights of Sex Offenders Jessica's Law passed nine years ago with 70% of the vote. The goal was to protect future victims from repeat sex offenders. But the State Supreme Court and Attorney General Kamala Harris have ruled that applying it to all convicts across the board is unconstitutional. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says that a case-by-case approach is not only more humane — it's a better way to accomplish the goal of Jessica's Law.
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New Sex Offender Laws The state is relaxing the restrictions on where registered sex offenders can live. A nine-year-old ballot measure bans ALL sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of a park or school. But yesterday, California’s corrections department said it’s going to stop enforcing that law, except for people considered “high-risk” or who have committed crimes against children.
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Sex Offenders: State Law and Local Ordinances Just two percent of sex offenders commit more than one crime, according to the State Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. But state law , passed by the voters, requires that they register publicly and sets residential restrictions for the rest of their lives. Four cities in Orange County have recently been sued for ordinances going beyond state law. We hear from attorneys and a registered sex offender.
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