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2010 SESSION
10102501DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 18.2-370.7 as follows:
§ 18.2-370.7. Sex offenses prohibiting residing in proximity to children; penalty.
A. Every adult who is convicted of an offense requiring registration under the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry Act (§ 9.1-900 et seq.) where the victim of one of the offenses requiring registration was a minor, shall be forever prohibited from residing within 500 feet of the premises of any place he knows or has reason to know is a child day center as defined in § 63.2-100, a public, private, parochial, or Christian primary, secondary, or high school, a school bus stop, a community park or playground, recreation center, or a public pool. A violation of this section is a Class 6 felony.
B. An adult who is convicted of an offense as specified in subsection A and has established a lawful residence shall not be in violation of this section if a child day center, a public, private, parochial, or Christian primary, secondary, or high school, a school bus stop, a community park or playground, recreation center, or a public pool is established within 500 feet of his residence subsequent to his conviction.
2. That § 18.2-370.3 of the Code of Virginia is repealed.
3. That the provisions of this act may result in a net increase in periods of imprisonment or commitment. Pursuant to § 30-19.1:4, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation is ________ for periods of imprisonment in state adult correctional facilities; therefore, Chapter 781 of the Acts of Assembly of 2009 requires the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission to assign a minimum fiscal impact of $50,000. Pursuant to § 30-19.1:4, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation is ________ for periods of commitment to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice.