AN ACT relating to sex offenders.

Amend KRS 17.545 to prohibit a registrant from residing within 3,000 feet of a high school, middle school, elementary school, preschool, publicly owned or leased playground, or licensed daycare facility; provide that the 3,000 feet restriction applies to any person who becomes a registrant after the effective date of the Act.

Introduced: January 7, 2025

Last action: February 4, 2025

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This bill would increase the distance that registered sex offenders must live from schools, preschools, playgrounds, and licensed daycares to 3,000 feet. The new restriction would apply to anyone who becomes a registered sex offender after the law takes effect, not to those already on the registry. Who it may affect: registered sex offenders, parents of children who attend schools or daycares, and operators of licensed childcare facilities.

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