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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 329 

To prohibit sex offenders from using property management or maintenance 

functions to access the residence of an individual. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 14, 2011 

Mr. SCHUMER introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To prohibit sex offenders from using property management 

or maintenance functions to access the residence of an 

individual. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safety From Sex Of5 fenders Act of 2011’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 

8 (1) There are approximately 7,000,000 individ9 uals in the United States with multiple residences 

10 across State lines. 

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1 (2) When individuals have residences in mul2 tiple States, they often resort to management com3 panies and other individuals performing property 

4 management or maintenance functions to maintain 

5 the property by entering the property and per6 forming necessary repairs and maintenance. 

7 (3) Any residential building or unit can serve as 

8 a second residence for an out-of-State resident. 

9 (4) It is necessary to create national legislation 

10 to protect the safety of individuals with multiple 

11 residences across State lines. 

12 SEC. 3. SEX OFFENDERS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 109B of title 18, United 

14 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘§ 2250A. Sex offenders and property management 

17 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

18 ‘‘(1) the term ‘covered sex offense’ means any 

19 offense for which a sex offender is convicted that re20 quires the individual to register under the Sex Of21 fender Registration and Notification Act (42 U.S.C. 

22 16901 et seq.); 

23 ‘‘(2) the term ‘property manager’ means a per24 son who is a landlord or property manager or promstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with BILLS

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1 vides property maintenance services to the owner or 

2 lessor of a residence; and 

3 ‘‘(3) the term ‘sex offender’ means an indi4 vidual required to register under the Sex Offender 

5 Registration and Notification Act (42 U.S.C. 16901 

6 et seq.). 

7 ‘‘(b) OFFENSES.— 

8 ‘‘(1) PROVISION OF ACCESS.—It shall be unlaw9 ful for a property manager to provide to a sex of10 fender a key or other means of access to a residence 

11 for which the property manager is providing serv12 ices, unless the owner or lessor of the residence— 

13 ‘‘(A) is notified of any covered sex offense 

14 committed by the sex offender; and 

15 ‘‘(B) provides a written authorization to 

16 provide the key or other means of access to the 

17 sex offender. 

18 ‘‘(2) SEX OFFENDERS.—It shall be unlawful for 

19 a sex offender to, while acting or purporting to act 

20 on behalf of a property manager, possess a key or 

21 other means of access to a residence for which the 

22 property manager is providing services, unless the 

23 owner or lessor of the residence— 

24 ‘‘(A) is notified of any covered sex offense 

25 committed by the sex offender; and 

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1 ‘‘(B) provides a written authorization to 

2 provide the key or other means of access to the 

3 sex offender. 

4 ‘‘(c) PENALTIES.—Any person who violates para5 graph (1) or (2) of subsection (b) shall be fined under 

6 this title, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.’’. 

7 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec8 tions for chapter 109B of title 18, United States Code, 

9 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘2250A. Sex offenders and property management.’’. 

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