City of Baltimore - File #: 08-0227

• File #: 08-0227
• Version: 0
• Name: Registered Sex Offenders - Residence Near Schools, etc., Prohibited
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Failed - End of Term
• File created: 10/27/2008
• In control: City Council
• Title: Registered Sex Offenders - Residence Near Schools, etc., Prohibited FOR the purpose of prohibiting a registered sex offender from residing within a certain distance of a school, child care facility, or certain recreation or service facilities; defining certain terms; imposing certain penalties; excepting certain situations; and generally relating to prohibiting a registered sex offender from residing near locations where children congregate.
• Sponsors: Warren Branch, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Bill Henry, William H. Cole, IV, President Young, Rochelle Spector, Belinda Conaway, Helen L. Holton, Mary Pat Clarke, Agnes Welch, Robert Curran, Sharon Green Middleton, Edward Reisinger
• Indexes: Registered Sex Offenders, Residences

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/30/2008	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
10/30/2008	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
10/30/2008	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
10/30/2008	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
10/30/2008	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
10/30/2008	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
10/30/2008	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
10/27/2008	0	City Council	Introduced
10/27/2008	0	City Council	Assigned

EXPLANATION: CAPITALS indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL

Introduced by: Councilmember Branch

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Registered Sex Offenders - Residence Near Schools, etc., Prohibited

FOR the purpose of prohibiting a registered sex offender from residing within a certain distance of a school, child care facility, or certain recreation or service facilities; defining certain terms; imposing certain penalties; excepting certain situations; and generally relating to prohibiting a registered sex offender from residing near locations where children congregate.
Body
BY adding
Article 19 - Police Ordinances
Section(s) 39-1 through 39-5, to be under the new subtitle,
“Subtitle 39. Registered Sex Offenders”.
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:

Baltimore City Code

Article 19. Police Ordinances

SUBTITLE 39. REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS

§ 39-1. DEFINITIONS.

(A) IN GENERAL.

IN THIS SUBTITLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS HAVE THE MEANINGS INDICATED.

(B) REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER.

“REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER” MEANS ANY PERSON WHO IS REGISTERED UNDER THE STATE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ARTICLE TITLE 11 {“VICTIMS AND WITNESSES”}, SUBTITLE 7 {“REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN OFFENDERS”}.



(C) RESIDE.

“RESIDE” MEANS TO OCCUPY A HOME OR DWELLING AS A PERMANENT OR TEMPO...