[HISTORY:[1] Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Cedarburg 8-5-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-8 Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Town finds and declares that sex offenders are a serious
threat to public safety. When convicted sex offenders reenter society,
they are much more likely than any other type of offender to be rearrested
for a new sexually based crime. Given the high rate of recidivism
for sex offenders, and that reducing opportunity and temptation is
important to minimizing the risk of reoffense, there is a need to
protect children where they congregate or play in public places in
addition to the protections afforded by state law. The Town finds
and declares that, in addition to schools and day-care centers, children
congregate or play in a number of public places, including public
parks and other facilities for children. It is the intent of this
chapter to serve the Town's compelling interest to promote, protect,
and improve the health, safety, and welfare of Town citizens by creating
areas around locations where children regularly congregate in concentrated
numbers wherein certain sexual offenders are prohibited from entering
or establishing residency.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any of the following offenses set forth within the Wisconsin
Statutes, as amended, or the laws of this or any other state or federal
government, having like elements necessary for conviction, respectively:
§ 940.225(1)
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First Degree Sexual Assault
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§ 940.225(2)
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Second Degree Sexual Assault
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§ 940.225(3)
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Third Degree Sexual Assault
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§ 940.22(2)
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Sexual Exploitation by Therapist
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§ 940.30
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False Imprisonment — Victim was Minor and Not the Offender's
Child
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§ 940.31
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Kidnapping — Victim was Minor and Not the Offender's
Child
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§ 944.02
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Rape (prior statute, see now 940.225)
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§ 944.06
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Incest
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§ 944.10
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Sexual Intercourse with a Child (prior statute, see now 948.02)
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§ 944.11
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Indecent Behavior with a Child (prior statute, see now 948.02)
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§ 944.12
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Enticing Child for Immoral Purposes (prior statute, see now
948.07)
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§ 948.02(1)
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First Degree Sexual Assault of a Child
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§ 948.02(2)
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Second Degree Sexual Assault of a Child
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§ 948.025
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Engaging in Repeated Acts of Sexual Assault of the Same Child
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§ 948.05
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Sexual Exploitation of a Child
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§ 948.055
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Causing a Child to View or Listen to Sexual Activity
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§ 948.06
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Incest with a Child
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§ 948.07
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Child Enticement
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§ 948.075
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Use of a Computer to Facilitate a Child Sex Crime
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§ 948.08
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Soliciting a Child for Prostitution
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§ 948.095
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Sexual Assault of a Student by School Instructional Staff
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§ 948.11(2)(a) or (am)
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Exposing a Child to Harmful Material felony sections
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§ 948.12
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Possession of Child Pornography
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§ 948.13
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Convicted Child Sex Offender Working with Children
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§ 948.30
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Abduction of Another's Child
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§ 971.17
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Not Guilty by Reason of Mental Disease or an Included Offense
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§ 975.06
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Sex Crime Law Commitment
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A place where a person sleeps, abides, lodges, or resides
either on a permanent or temporary basis. For purposes of this chapter,
a "permanent residence" means a place where the person sleeps, abides,
lodges, or resides for 14 or more consecutive days, and a "temporary
residence" means a place that is not a permanent residence and is
a place where the person sleeps, abides, lodges or resides for a period
of 14 or more days in the aggregate during any calendar year or four
or more days in any month. A residence may be mobile or transitory.
Any real property that supports or upon which there exists
any facility used for or that supports a school for children, a day-care
center, a public park, park facility, park pathway, athletic field,
or skating rink.
A person who has been convicted of, or has been found delinquent
of, or has been found not guilty by reason of disease or mental defect
of a sexually violent offense and/or a crime against children.
Shall have the meaning as set forth in § 980.01(6),
Wis. Stats., as amended from time to time.
A.Â
A sex offender shall not reside within 2,000 feet of any real property
that supports or upon which there exists any of the following uses:
(1)Â
A school for children.
(2)Â
A public park, parkway, parkland, park facility, nature preserve,
or park pathway used by children.
(3)Â
A day-care center for children.
(4)Â
A recreational trail, multipurpose trail or bike path used by children.
(5)Â
An athletic field used by children.
(6)Â
A skating rink used by children.
B.Â
The distance shall be measured from the closest boundary line of the real property supporting the residence of a sex offender to the closest boundary line of the real property that supports or upon which there exists any of the uses enumerated in Subsection A above.
C.Â
It is unlawful to let or rent any place, structure, or part thereof with the knowledge that it will be used as a residence by a sex offender if such place, structure, or part thereof is located within 2,000 feet of any of the uses enumerated in Subsection A above. A person letting or renting a place or structure shall be deemed to have such knowledge if, at least 10 days prior to letting or renting the place, the sex offender's name appears on the Wisconsin Department of Corrections sex offender registry and the person letting or renting the place knew the sex offender would be residing at the subject place or structure.
D.Â
Residency restriction exceptions. A sex offender residing within 2,000 feet of any real property that supports or upon which there exists any of the uses enumerated in Subsection A above does not commit a violation of this chapter if any of the following apply:
(1)Â
The sex offender established, reported and registered a residence
pursuant to § 301.45, Wis. Stats., prior to the effective
date of this chapter.
(2)Â
The use enumerated in Subsection A above is commenced after the sex offender established a residence and reported and registered that residence pursuant to § 301.45, Wis. Stats.
(3)Â
The sex offender is a minor who was not convicted in adult court
or ward under guardianship.
A.Â
A sex offender shall not enter upon or be present upon or within
a safety zone.
B.Â
Safety zone exceptions. A sex offender who enters upon or who is
present upon or within a safety zone does not commit a violation of
this chapter if any of the following apply:
(1)Â
The property also supports a church, synagogue, mosque, temple or
other house of religious worship, subject to all of the following
conditions:
(2)Â
The property also supports a use lawfully attended by a sex offender's
natural or adopted child(ren), which child's use reasonably requires
the attendance of the sex offender as the child's parent upon
the property, subject to the following condition:
(a)Â
The sex offender's entrance and presence upon the property
occurs only during hours of activity related to the use as posted
to the public.
(3)Â
The property also supports a polling location in a local, state or
federal election, subject to all of the following conditions:
(a)Â
The sex offender is eligible to vote;
(b)Â
The property is the designated polling place for the sex offender;
and
(c)Â
The sex offender enters the polling place property, proceeds
to cast a ballot with whatever usual and customary assistance is to
any member of the electorate, and vacates the property immediately
after voting.
(4)Â
The property also supports a school lawfully attended by a sex offender
as a student, under which circumstances the sex offender may enter
upon the property supporting the school at which the sex offender
is enrolled, for such purposes and at such times as are reasonably
required for the educational purposes of the school.
(5)Â
The property also supports a court, government office or room for
public governmental meetings, subject to all of the following conditions:
A.Â
Forfeitures. Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter or any regulation, rule or order made herein shall be subject to a forfeiture as set forth in § 1-3 of the Town Code as amended from time to time. Each day a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense. Neither the issuance of a citation nor the imposition of forfeiture hereunder shall preclude the Town from seeking or obtaining any or all other legal and equitable remedies to prevent or remove a violation of this chapter.
B.Â
Injunction. If an offender establishes a residence in violation of § 123-3 above, or enters or is present upon or within a safety zone in violation of § 123-4 above, the Town Attorney may bring an action in the name of the Town in Circuit Court to permanently enjoin any such violation as a public nuisance.