An Act To Increase the Maximum Distance from a School within Which a Sex Offender May Not Reside That May Be Set by Municipal Ordinance
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0008
Committee Amendment CA_A_S13 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A " to S.P. 23, L.D. 8, Bill, "An Act To Increase 
the Maximum Distance from a School within Which a Sex Offender May Not Reside 
That May Be Set by Municipal Ordinance" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 30-A MRS A §3014, sub-§2, ~B, as reallocated by RR 2009, c. 1, §2l, is 
repealed and the following enacted in its place: 
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B. A municipality may prohibit residence by a sex offender: 
(1) If the municipality has a police chief, up to a maximum distance of 750 feet 
surrounding the real property comprising a public or private elementary, middle 
or secondary school or up to a maximum distance of 750 feet surrounding the real 
property comprising a municipally owned property where children are the 
pnmary users; or 
(2) If the municipality has no police chief, up to a maximum distance of 2,500 
feet surrounding the real property comprising a public or private elementary, 
middle or secondary school or up to a maximum distance of 2,500 feet 
surrounding the real property comprising a municipally owned property where 
children are the primary users. 
Sec. 2. 30-A MRS A §3014, sub-§2, ~C, as reallocated by RR 2009, c. 1, §21, is 
repealed and the following enacted in its place: 
C. A restriction may not apply to a residence established prior to the effective date of 
the ordinance. 
Sec. 3. 30-A MRS A §7501, sub-§8, as amended by PL 1999, c. 106, §2, is 
further amended to read: 
8. 
Enhanced 9-1-1 service. 
Assigning and maintaining physical addresses 
specifically for the purpose of statewide enhanced 9-1-1 service. 
The county 
cOlmnissioners may enact an ordinance to establish the addressing standards and, 
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pursuant to that ordinance, may assign road names to existing and proposed roads and 
property numbers to existing and proposed year-round and seasonal dwellings or 
structures and may install signs designating road names; and 
Sec. 4. 30-A MRS A §7501, sub-§9, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 106, §3, is 
amended to read: 
9. Animal control. Animal control services. The county commissioners may enact 
an ordinance for the purpose of animal control. The county commissioners shall give 14 
days notice of the meeting at which the ordinance is to be proposed in the manner 
provided for town meetings7; and 
Sec. 5. 30-A MRS A §7501, sub-§lO is enacted to read: 
10. Residency restriction ordinance. Residency restrictions for sex offenders. The 
county commissioners may adopt an ordinance regarding residency restrictions for 
persons convicted of Class A, B or C sex offenses committed against persons who had 
not attained 14 years of age at the time of the offense. Any such ordinance is limited as 
follows. 
A. An ordinance may restrict only residence in the unorganized territories within the 
county. It may not impose additional restrictions or requirements, including, but not 
limited to, registration and fees. 
B. 
The ordinance may prohibit residence by a sex offender up to a maximum 
distance of 2,500 feet surrounding the real property comprising a public or private 
elementary, middle or secondary school or up to a maximum distance of 2,500 feet 
surrounding the real property comprising a publicly owned property where children 
are the primary users. 
C. A restriction may not apply to a residence established prior to the effective date of 
the ordinance. 
D. An ordinance may not be premised on a person's obligation to register pursuant to 
Title 34-A. chapter 15.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the minority report of the Joint Standing Committee of Criminal 
Justice and Public Safety. The amendment authorizes a municipality that has no police 
chief or the county commissioners for an unorganized territory to adopt an ordinance to 
prohibit residence by certain sex offenders up to a maximum distance of 2,500 feet 
surrounding the real property comprising a public or private elementary, middle or 
secondary school or up to a maximum distance of 2,500 feet surrounding the real 
property comprising a municipally owned property or a publicly owned property in an 
unorganized territory where children are the primary users. For municipalities with a 
police chief, the existing distance requirement of 750 feet in current law remains 
applicable. The amendment also clarifies the current law that any restriction may not 
apply to a residence established prior to the effective date of the ordinance. 
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