La Habra ordinance bars sex offenders from parks and playgrounds
From the Associated Press:
LA HABRA -- The City of La Habra has enacted a law to keep sexual predators from city parks and playgrounds.
Monday's action creates a "child safety zone" which are off limits to registered sex offenders unless they obtain written permission from the police department.
Under the new ordinance, sex offenders caught in the zones would face misdemeanor prosecution that is punishable by up to six months in jail and or up to $500 in fines.
The law is modeled after an Orange County ordinance that took effect in May. That law created "child safety zones" in county parks and harbors. Similar laws have been enacted by the cities of Westminster and Irvine.
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