The adoption of Megan's Law has increased public
awareness of sexual offenders by requiring them to register with authorities
and making such information available to the public. The Village Board
of the Village of Depew hereby enacts this chapter to prevent sex
offenders from residing or living near areas where children regularly
meet and congregate. The Village Board of the Village of Depew believes
that this chapter is necessary to further protect the best interests
of all children, and to protect the health, safety and welfare of
residents in the Village of Depew.
No person over the age of 18 years, who has
been convicted of a violation of a sexual offense upon a child of
age 16 years or under, as defined by the New York State Penal Law,
which would require that individual to register as a sex offender
under state and/or federal laws, shall be permitted to reside or live
within 1,500 feet of the real property of any school, park, playground
or day care center in the Village of Depew, unless such residence
has been assigned by a supervised release program which provides close
supervision of the sex offender's daily activity, or the residency
of said offender was established prior to the enactment of this chapter.
Failure to comply with this chapter is considered
a violation and may result in a fine of $1,500 and/or imprisonment
for 15 days.