Georgia Code
Article 2 - Sexual Offender Registration Review Board
§ 42-1-15. Restriction on Registered Offenders Residing, Working, or Loitering Within Certain Distance of Child Care Facilities, Churches, Schools, or Areas Where Minors Congregate; Penalty for Violations; Civil Causes of Action

History. Code 1981, § 42-1-15 , enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 680, § 4/SB 1; Ga. L. 2010, p. 168, § 13/HB 571; Ga. L. 2017, p. 347, § 1/SB 250.
The 2017 amendment, effective July 1, 2017, inserted “or for any person who is or should be registered on another state’s sexual offender registry” in the middle of subsection (d).
Editor’s notes.
This Code section formerly pertained to restriction on registered offenders residing, working, or loitering within certain distance of child care facilities, churches, schools, or areas where minors congregate; penalty for violations; civil causes of action. The former Code section was based on Ga. L. 2006, p. 379, § 24/HB 1059.
Law reviews.
For comment, “ ‘An Era of Human Zoning’: Banning Sex Offenders from Communities Through Residence and Work Restrictions,” see 57 Emory L.J. 1347 (2008).
For survey article on criminal law, see 60 Mercer L. Rev. 85 (2008).
For summary review article on zoning and land use law, see 60 Mercer L. Rev. 457 (2008).
For annual survey on criminal law, see 69 Mercer L. Rev. 73 (2017).

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