Sponsor
Alderman Hall
Title
Ordinance 07-13
An ordinance creating Chapter 3, Sections 3.1 - 3.12, of the general ordinances of the City of Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin relating to sexual offender residency restrictions.
Part 1: Chapter 3, Sections 3.1 - 3.12 of the City of Racine ordinances relating to Residency Restrictions for Sexual Offenders is hereby created to read as follows:
“Section 3.1. - Sexual offender residency restrictions.
(1) Finding and intent.
(a) Repeat sexual offenders, sexual offenders who use physical violence and sexual offenders who prey on children are sexual predators who present an extreme threat to public safety. Sexual offenders are likely to use physical violence; and most sexual offenders commit many offenses, have many more victims than are ever reported, and are prosecuted for only a fraction of their crimes. Thus, the cost of sexual offenders to society at large is difficult to calculate.
(b) It is the intent of this ordinance not to impose a criminal penalty, but instead to serve the City’s compelling interest to promote, protect, and improve the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the City by creating areas around the locations where children regularly congregate in concentrated numbers wherein certain sex offenders and sex predators are prohibited from entering or residing.
(2) Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this ordinance, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except when the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
(a) “Child” or “Children” means person(s) under the age of eighteen (18) years for purposes of this ordinance.
(b) “Designated Offender” means a person who has been convicted of or has been found delinquent of or has been found not guilty by reason of disease or mental defect of a sexually violent offense and/or a crime against children.
(c) “Minor” means a person under the age of seventeen (17) years.
(d) “Permanent Res...
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