Fresno County was sued over its law and will have to pay a settlement.
The California Supreme Court decided in 2015 that blanket residency restrictions were unconstitutional, because they treated every offender equally — whether they exposed themselves in public once or were a repeat rapist.
“We gave them a couple years notice,” Bellucci said of Fresno County on Wednesday, noting the 2015 court decision. “It took them almost five years to do the right thing.”
Source: Fresno Co. CA lifts sex offender residency rules from books | The Fresno Bee