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Towns would have the power to ban sex offenders from living near schools and playgrounds under a bill that passed without opposition by the state Senate today.
The senators handed a victory to mayors across the state who had implemented tougher restrictions before they were overturned by the state Supreme Court two years ago.
More than 100 municipalities had bans in place, but the justices struck them down in 2009, saying no state law gave them the authority to decide where sex offenders could live.
The Senate bill (S837) fills in the blanks, letting towns set up 500-foot buffer zones around schools, playgrounds and daycare centers. Everyone convicted of a sex crime would be affected, including juvenile offenders.
N.J. bill restricting where sex offenders can live advances | NJ.com
I'm wondering if they will have to move if they already live there.
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