SEXUAL OFFENDER REGISTRATION NOTIFICATION AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT

TITLE 18
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
CHAPTER 83
SEXUAL OFFENDER REGISTRATION NOTIFICATION AND
COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT

18-8329. ADULT CRIMINAL SEX OFFENDERS — PROHIBITED ACCESS TO SCHOOL
CHILDREN — EXCEPTIONS.
(1) If a person is currently registered or is required to register under the sex offender registration act as provided in chapter 83, title 18, Idaho Code, it is a misdemeanor for such person to:
(a) Be upon or to remain on the premises of any school building or school grounds in this state when the person has reason to believe children under the age of eighteen (18) years are present.
(b) Knowingly loiter on a public way within five hundred (500) feet of a school building or school grounds in this state when children under the age of eighteen (18) years are present.
(c) Be in any conveyance owned, leased or contracted by a school to transport students to or from school or a school-related activity when children under the age of eighteen (18) years are present in the conveyance.
(d) Reside within five hundred (500) feet of the property on which a school is located, provided however, that this paragraph (d) shall not apply if such person’s residence was established prior to July 1, 2006.
(2) The provisions of subsections (1)(a) and (1)(b) of this section shall not apply when the person:
(a) Is a student in attendance at the school; or
(b) Is attending an academic conference or other scheduled school event with school officials as a parent or legal guardian of a child who is enrolled in the school and is participating in the conference or event; or
(c) Resides at a state licensed or certified facility for incarceration, health or convalescent care; or
(d) Is dropping off or picking up a child or children and the person is the child or children’s parent or legal guardian; or
(e) Is temporarily on school grounds, during school hours, for the purpose of making a mail, food or other delivery.
(3) Nothing in this section shall prevent a school district from adopting more stringent safety and security requirements for employees and nonemployees while they are in district facilities and/or on district properties.