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An Act To Prohibit Sex Offenders from Areas around Schools
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 17 MRSA §2873  is enacted to read:
§ 2873.  Sex offender prohibited areas
A person required to register under Title 34-A, chapter 15 may not be present within 250 yards of a public or private elementary or secondary school or preschool facility. A violation of this section is a Class D crime.
 
SUMMARY
This bill makes it a Class D crime for a person who is required to register under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act of 1999 to be present within 250 yards of a public or private elementary or secondary school or preschool facility.