New Sex Offender Ordinance Passed

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Published: Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

The Sierra Madre City Council passed an ordinance that restricts the number of sex offenders that can live in the same place as well as preventing them from loitering within 300 feet of places where children often congregate.

While Proposition 83, also known as Jessica’s Law, enacted a stricter law against sex offenders which prohibited them from living within 2,000 feet of any school or park, the law also allowed cities to create their own stricter restrictions.

Many cities within San Gabriel Valley have already enacted their own ordinances, including Arcadia, Alhambra, El Monte, Rosemead, San Marino, and West Covina.

In addition, the county adopted an ordinance in January that protects the county’s unincorporated areas.

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