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O.C. cracks down on sex offenders
Starting next month, registered sex offenders will no longer be permitted in some parks, beaches and harbors in Orange County. The ordinance, proposed by Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas and Supervisor Shawn Nelson, was unanimously passed by the board Tuesday. Violators of the law, which takes effect May 5, could face up to six months in jail or a $500 fine. Will this help keep sex offenders away from children and families? Or is it, as critics suggest, impossible to enforce?
Starting next month, registered sex offenders will no longer be permitted in some parks, beaches and harbors in Orange County. The ordinance, proposed by Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas and Supervisor Shawn Nelson, was unanimously passed by the board Tuesday. Violators of the law, which takes effect May 5, could face up to six months in jail or a $500 fine. Will this help keep sex offenders away from children and families? Or is it, as critics suggest, impossible to enforce?
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Kimberly Edds, Staff Writer for the O.C. Register