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Police propose court-ordered "Stay Out of Designated Area" zones to address drug-related activity
Summary
Police proposed a court-ordered "Stay Out of Designated Area" (SOTA) ordinance to let judges bar people with drug-related charges or convictions from entering specified business-district zones.
Police presented a proposed Stay Out of Designated Area (SOTA) ordinance that would authorize courts to issue orders banning individuals with drug-related charges or convictions from entering specified geographic zones.
Chief Tony Slowick said the proposal responds to repeated requests from businesses and residents about concentrated illegal drug activity in the South Central business district. He described the SOTA order as a court-issued restriction that would prevent a person with a drug-related charge or conviction from entering a defined zone; a violation would be a separate criminal offense enforceable by arrest.
"A Stay Out of Designated Area court order is the creation of a new court order... The SOTA…
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