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What Is the Legal Distance A Sex Offender Must Live From A School?

Eric B.: I was wondering, what is the legal distance a sex offender is required to live away from school? I live close to a school, and there is a sex offender who lives 2 blocks away from me. I’m concerned because I have young children and also fear for the other children in the neighborhood as well.

JW: Local laws will vary in restrictions on where sex offenders can live, but not every state has these regulations. The chilling reality is that in some states, registered offenders could potentially legally live in your neighborhood, near schools, and close to where children play. The Department of Justice runs a database that lets parents and concerned citizens to keep tabs on some of these creeps, and to see if any of them lives near by. But check with your local law enforcement authorities to find out what the law is in your community.

8 Comments on "What Is the Legal Distance A Sex Offender Must Live From A School?"



Diane
October 11, 2007 at 8:33 pm

My concern is that registered offenders live by school bus stops. The children have to be at these bus stops before it is light out and many have to walk a ways to the stop, often out of sight of their homes. I have spoken with school officials about this, the transportation department and the local police department who all claim there is nothing they can do. These are the very streets Michael Devlin prowled in search of victims.



Lisa
October 11, 2007 at 9:11 pm

I am lucky that my childs school bus picks him up at my back door and drops him off at my front door. I think that they maybe should have school buses stopping at every block or every other block, like public transportation buses, they drive past these stops anyway.
I just wanted to also say that I am so glad there is a site where i can check to see what registered offenders live near me. I also use the site to check and see what offenders could be near where I am going on vacation or near relatives who me and my children may visit. I am thankful that this info is available, even though I think more people should be made to be on this list.



tina nelson
October 14, 2007 at 11:26 am

what is the cite for sexoffenders



delores smith
October 15, 2007 at 9:57 pm

hi i just have a comment. i am sorry that people are so out of time. and have no respect for eah other. there is never reson to put your hand on any one. we all have disagree but it end. and you much move on. there have to be respect foreach other.we need to say we are not going to put up with violene. and stand up to that. you have to have peace with your self. and you have to have self repect. for yourself and oher. respect go a long way. thank you for your tim delores, ma.



Jennifer
November 7, 2007 at 2:40 pm

I was wondering what the law is concerning multiple sex offenders living in the same household. When I was checking the sex offender data base in my area I found several houses that contained more than one offender…one of those houses was less than a mile from my child’s school.



sierra
November 18, 2007 at 12:11 am

i live like two blocks from my school how do you find out how meny sex offenders or in my block from sierra 13 years old



cascade
March 6, 2008 at 2:19 am

I have shared in other parts of” American most wanted,Thank you”. I as a crossing guard wittnessed many things. From parents with car windows down and the smell of “pot” hitting me in the face, also phediphiles.There was a man on” the list” who was entering our elementary school, with his new girlfriend(with two children)”, A friend told me to check him out, I didn’t have a computer at the time, but I was able to use a neighbor’s. State pediphile list. I called the school, Supposedly they already knew. Yet the school woman who informed me of this was fired not even a week later. I called my Captain,. The bad man didn’t come on to school property again. He did show up at my crossing zone, on the non school side, but with a puppy(kid magenate) I called my Captain again. (him , his now” new wife’ and her two children ,) moved to another state.I knew these kids, I am scared to death for these two children. I’m glad I did what I did to protect the children that where mine to protect..(I love being a mother black bear.) Yet even to this day I worry about the two that are with him now.



cascade
April 20, 2008 at 1:39 am

They supposedly moved to Riply PA. area. If any one knows anything please report to local police. Ron Christerson(Spelling stinks) Make sure they stay clean, make sure he isn’t hurting anymore babies. And HER CHILDREN. hE IS A VERY MUCH MEANY MEANER.Especially to the son SHE SHARES WITH HIM. YUK. So scarey. PLEASE HELP.



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