Further expansion of the 2500-foot residency restriction in FL
Last night, the Columbia County Commissioners voted unanimously to delete just one word from the Columbia County Ordinance that pertains to people on the registry. That word was unincorporated.
The Columbia County Ordinance states that their 2500-foot residency restriction applies to any school, day care center, park, playground, or public library within the unincorporated parts of the county, along with the town of Fort White. With the word “unincorporated” removed, at the sheriff’s request, Lake City will now have to enforce the 2500-ft limit. Lake City does not have an ordinance for people with a past sex offense and had been following the state’s 1000-ft restriction.
The vote was unanimous as there was no opposition. Of course, there was no opposition as officials apparently made no attempt to let registrants living in Lake City know about the proposal.
Also found in the Columbia County Ordinance is the following statement: “At no time shall any sexual predator or sexual offender maintain transient status within the county.”
Can they legally ban transient status?
I doubt it, but it will take a test case to get them to stop enforcing it.
https://apnews.com/article/homelessness-tents-crime-unhoused-2ccd7d12411cc0694b0030b38d9514fc
I don’t live in that county. It seems like another example of maliciousness for political righteousness.
It will take someone with the money to file a lawsuit.
That’s exactly what it is, malicious for political righteousness.