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Litigation

Apr. 2, 2014

Suits challenge sex offender laws

A Santa Maria lawyer and her reform group are threatening municipalities across the state with lawsuits if they don't repeal ordinances similar to ones deemed unconstitutional by a state appellate court.


By Hamed Aleaziz


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A civil rights lawyer aiming to reform sex offender laws has started suing municipalities across California to force the removal of ordinances that bar sex offenders from many public facilities, including parks, swimming pools and bus stops.


Janice Bellucci, who practices in Santa Maria and is president of the group California Reform Sex Offender Laws, said the ordinances violate the state and federa...

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