[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Orchard
Park by L.L. No. 4-2012. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The adoption of Megan's Law has increased public awareness
of sexual offenders by requiring them to register with authorities
and making such information available to the public. The Town Board
of the Town of Orchard Park hereby enacts this chapter to prevent
sex offenders from residing in or living near areas where children
regularly meet and congregate. The Town Board of the Town of Orchard
Park believes that this legislation is necessary to further protect
the best interests of all children, and to protect the health, safety,
and welfare of residents in the Town of Orchard Park.
No person over the age of 18 years, who has been convicted of
a violation of a sexual offense upon a child of age 16 years or under,
as defined by the New York State Penal Law, which would require that
individual to register as a sex offender under state and/or federal
laws, shall be permitted to reside or live within 2,000 feet of the
real property of any school, park, playground, or day-care center
in the Town of Orchard Park unless such residence has been assigned
by a supervised release program which provides close supervision of
the sex offender's daily activity, or the residency of said offender
was established prior to the enactment of this chapter.
Failure to comply with this chapter is considered a violation
and may result in a fine of $1,500 and/or imprisonment for 15 days.
