Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §1152, sub-§2-C, as amended by PL 2001, c. 439, Pt. OOO, §2, is further amended to read:

2-C. As part of a sentence, the court shall order every natural person who is a convicted sex offender or sexually violent predator, as defined under Title 34-A, section 11203 to satisfy all requirements set forth in the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act of 1999. As a condition of probation or supervised release as described in chapter 50, the court shall order that a sexually violent predator may not reside within 500 feet of a public or private elementary school or the real property comprising a day care center licensed pursuant to Title 22, section 8301-A, a playground or any other place where children are likely to gather.

SUMMARY

This bill prohibits sexually violent predators from residing within 500 feet of an elementary school, licensed day care center, playground or any other place where children are likely to gather.