Massachusetts H1779 prohibits level 2 or 3 sex offenders from loitering within 500 feet of school bus stops.

Massachusetts H1779 amends Chapter 265 of the General Laws to prohibit level 2 or level 3 sex offenders from loitering within 500 feet of designated school bus stops. A sex offender who violates this restriction faces fines and potential imprisonment. The law allows parents or guardians of children using the bus to remain at the stop until their child arrives or departs. Penalties increase with subsequent offenses, up to a maximum of 2 ½ years in a house of correction.

Massachusetts H1779 prohibits level 2 or 3 sex offenders from loitering within 500 feet of school bus stops.

Massachusetts H1779 amends Chapter 265 of the General Laws to prohibit level 2 or level 3 sex offenders from loitering within 500 feet of designated school bus stops. A sex offender who violates this restriction faces fines and potential imprisonment. The law allows parents or guardians of children using the bus to remain at the stop until their child arrives or departs. Penalties increase with subsequent offenses, up to a maximum of 2 ½ years in a house of correction.