[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Brant as indicated
in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 5-9-2006 by L.L. No. 3-2006]
The adoption of Megan's Law has increased public awareness of sexual
offenders by requiring them to become registered with authorities and making
such information available to the public. New York State has not adopted uniform,
statewide standards regulating the residency of registered sex offenders in
proximity to public places frequented by persons most vulnerable as possible
targets of sex offenders, thus leaving it to local governments to adopt such
regulations. The Town Board of the Town of Brant believes this legislation
is necessary to further protect the best interests of all children, and to
protect the health, safety and welfare of residents in the Town of Brant.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Any building/structure where persons under the age of 18 years of
are invited and congregate for the purpose of social activity, education,
athletics and/or entertainment.
No person over the age of 18 years, who has been convicted of a violation
of a sexual offense upon a child of the age of 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, measured as the shortest distance from property
line to property line, of the real property of any school, park, playground,
day-care center, teen/community center, or church which operates any child
or youth-centered program in the Town of Brant, 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 article.
Failure to comply with this article shall be considered a violation
punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,500 or imprisonment not to exceed 15
days, or both.
