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County creates emergency‑shelter rules for registered sex offenders; noncompliance becomes misdemeanor
Summary
The board amended county emergency‑shelter rules to require registered sex offenders and sexual predators who enter shelters to disclose their status, supply identification and accept law‑enforced placement or separation; noncompliance may be charged as a misdemeanor.
The Board adopted an amendment to Chapter 51 of the Martin County Code that prescribes procedures for handling registered sex offenders and sexual predators who seek shelter at county‑run emergency shelters during declared events. The ordinance requires offenders and predators who present at a shelter to notify shelter staff or law enforcement of their status, provide identification, complete required forms and comply with placement or separation directives. Failure to comply may be prosecuted as a…
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