(A) Prohibited location of residence. It is unlawful for any designated offender to establish a permanent residence or temporary residence within 2,000 feet of any school, licensed day care center, place of worship that provides regular educational programs, park or playground.
(B) Measurement of distance.
(1) For purposes of determining the minimum distance separation, the requirement shall be measured by following a straight line from the outer property line of the permanent residence or temporary residence to nearest outer property line of a school, day care center, park, playground, place of worship or other place where children regularly congregate.
(2) The City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer shall maintain an official map showing prohibited locations, as defined by this section. The City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer shall update the map at least annually to reflect any changes in the location of prohibited zones.
(C) Exceptions.
(1) A designated offender residing within a prohibited area as described in division (A) above does not commit a violation of this section if any of the following apply:
(a) The person established the permanent residence or temporary residence and reported and registered the residence pursuant to M.S. §§ 243.166, 243.167 or successor statute, as they may be amended from time to time, prior to 2-17-2016;
(b) The school, place of worship, park or day care center within 2,000 feet of the person’s permanent residence was designated or opened after the person established the permanent residence or temporary residence and reported and registered the residence pursuant to M.S. §§ 243.166 or 243.167, as they may be amended from time to time;
(c) The residence is a property owned or operated by the state’s Department of Corrections or the Federal Bureau of Prisons; or
(d) The person’s conviction for the designated offense was reversed on appeal.
(2) Nothing in this provision shall require any person to sell or otherwise dispose of any real property acquired or owned prior to the conviction restricting residency under this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 965.05) Penalty, see § 134.99