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Homeless sex offenders

State’s highest court rules local sex offender residency restrictions are preempted by state law

by Feb 24, 2015
The N.Y. Court of Appeals ruled last week that towns and counties cannot impose residency restrictions on registered sex offenders, as many, including Suffolk County and Riverhead Town, have done.
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