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An Act To Require as a Condition of Probation for Sex Offenders the Approval of a Residence by a Probation Officer
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §1204, sub-§1-C,  as amended by PL 2005, c. 488, §5, is further amended to read:
 
1-C.    The court shall attach as a condition of probation that the 10-year registrant, as defined under Title 34-A, section 11203, subsection 5, or the lifetime registrant, as defined under Title 34-A, section 11203, subsection 8, satisfy all responsibilities set forth in Title 34-A, chapter 15, the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act of 1999, and reside only in a residence approved by the probation officer.
 
SUMMARY
This bill imposes a mandatory condition of probation for a person convicted of a sex offense who is required to be registered on the sex offender registry that the person reside only in a residence approved by the probation officer.