<br><br> <br>Page 1 of 1 <br>17.545 Registrant prohibited from residing in certain areas and being present on <br>school grounds -- Violations -- Exception. <br>(1) No registrant, as defined in KRS 17.500, shall reside within one thousand (1,000) <br>feet of a high school, middle school, elementary school, preschool, publicly owned <br>playground, or licensed day care facility. The measurement shall be taken in a <br>straight line from the nearest property line of the school to the nearest property line <br>of the registrant's place of residence. <br>(2) No registrant, as defined in KRS 17.500, nor any person residing outside of <br>Kentucky who would be required to register under KRS 17.510 if the person resided <br>in Kentucky, shall be on the clearly defined grounds of a high school, middle <br>school, elementary school, preschool, or licensed day care facility, except with the <br>advance written permission of the school principal, the school board, or the day care <br>director that has been given after full disclosure of the person's status as a registrant <br>or sex offender from another state and all registrant information as required in KRS <br>17.500. <br>(3) For purposes of this section: <br>(a) The registrant shall have the duty to ascertain whether any property listed in <br>subsection (1) of this section is within one thousand (1,000) feet of the <br>registrant's residence; and <br>(b) If a new facility opens, the registrant shall be presumed to know and, within <br>ninety (90) days, shall comply with this section. <br>(4) Any person who violates subsection (1) of this section shall be guilty of: <br>(a) A Class A misdemeanor for a first offense; and <br>(b) A Class D felony for the second and each subsequent offense. <br>(5) Any registrant residing within one thousand (1,000) feet of a high school, middle <br>school, elementary school, preschool, publicly owned playground, or licensed day <br>care facility on July 12, 2006, shall move and comply with this section within ninety <br>(90) days of July 12, 2006, and thereafter, shall be subject to the penalties set forth <br>under subsection (4) of this section. <br>(6) This section shall not apply to a youthful offender probated or paroled during his or <br>her minority or while enrolled in an elementary or secondary education program. <br>Effective: June 25, 2009 <br>History: Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 38, sec. 2, effective June 25, 2009. -- Repealed, <br>reenacted, and amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 182, sec. 3, effective July 12, 2006. -- <br>Amended 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 160, sec. 9, effective July 13, 2004. -- Created 2000 Ky. <br>Acts ch. 401, sec. 29, effective April 11, 2000. <br>Formerly codified as KRS 17.495. <br>Legislative Research Commission Note (6/25/2009). A reference in subsection (5) of <br>this statute to "subsection (3) of this section" has been changed in codification to <br>"subsection (4) of this section" to accurately reflect the renumbering of subsections <br>of this statute in 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 38, sec 2. <br><br>