| TO: | Honorable Aaron Pena, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence |
| FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HB62 by Leibowitz (Relating to the proximity of the residences of certain sex offenders or sexually violent predators to schools; imposing a criminal penalty.), As Introduced |
The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure by prohibiting a registered sex offender whose victim was younger than 14 years of age, or a registered sex offender who is civilly committed, from residing within 1,000 feet of a public or private school campus. A violation of the proposed prohibition would be punishable as a felony of the third degree. The violation would also be considered to be a violation of the article of the Code of Criminal Procedure dealing with failure to comply with registration requirements. The bill would apply only to an offense committed on or after September 1, 2007.
A third degree felony is punishable by imprisonment in the institutional division for any term of not more than 10 years or less than 2 years, or, in addition to confinement, a fine not to exceed $10,000.
It is assumed that the number of offenders convicted under this statute would not result in a significant impact on criminal justice populations.
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| LBB Staff: | JOB, GG
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