[Adopted 2-20-2007 by L.L. No. 4-2007]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
CHILD CARE FACILITY
Licensed and/or registered child day-care centers, group family day-care
homes and family day-care homes as defined by the New York State Social Services
Law.
RESIDENCE
The place where a person sleeps, which may include more than one
location, and may be mobile or transitory.
SEX OFFENDER
A person who has been convicted of a sexual offense against a minor
and has received a Level II or III designation as defined under Article 6-C
of the New York Correction Law.
A sex offender as herein defined shall not reside within 1,000 feet
of the real property comprising a public or nonpublic elementary or secondary
school or a child-care facility or playground or playground area.
A sex offender as herein defined residing within 1,000 feet of the real
property comprising a public or nonpublic elementary or secondary school or
a child-care facility does not commit a violation of this article if any of
the following apply:
A. The sex offender is serving a sentence at a jail, prison,
juvenile facility or other correctional institution or facility.
B. The sex offender has established a residence prior to
February 2007, or a school or child-care facility is newly located on or after
February 2007.
C. The sex offender is a minor or a ward under a guardianship.
Any violation of the provisions of this article shall be punishable
as a misdemeanor.