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188652v1 EXHIBIT B Lindstrom City Code Chapter 96: Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators § 96.01 FINDINGS AND INTENT. (A) Repeat sexual offenders, sexual offenders who use physical violence, and sexual offenders who prey on children are sexual predators who present an extreme threat to the public safety. Sexual offenders are extremely likely to use physical violence and to repeat their offenses. Most sexual offenders commit many offenses, have many more victims than are ever reported, and are prosecuted for only a fraction of their crimes. This makes the cost of sexual offender victimization to society at large, while incalculable, clearly exorbitant. (B) It is the intent of this chapter to serve the city's compelling interest to promote, protect and improve the health, safety and welfare of its citizens by creating a civil, non-punitive regulatory scheme, establishing areas around locations where children regularly congregate in concentrated numbers, wherein certain sexual offenders and sexual predators are prohibited from establishing temporary or permanent residence. § 96.02 DEFINITIONS. For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning. CHILDREN. Persons age 16 and younger. DAY CARE CENTER. A facility licensed by the State of Minnesota in which care, supervision and training for children is provided for part of a 24-hour period. DESIGNATED OFFENDER. Any person who has been convicted of a designated sexual offense, regardless of whether adjudication has been withheld, in which the victim of the offense was less than 16 years of age, or has been categorized as a Level III sex offender under M.S. § 244.052 or successor statute. DESIGNATED SEXUAL OFFENSE. A conviction, adjudication of delinquency, commitment under M.S. Chapter 253B, or admission of guilt under oath without adjudication involving any of the following offenses: M.S. §§ 609.342; 609.343; 609.344; 609.345; 609.352; 609.365; 617.23; 617.246; 617.247; 617.293; successor statutes; or a similar offense from another state. PARK or PLAYGROUND. Any land, including improvements, operated by the city for the use by the general public as a recreational area. PERMANENT RESIDENCE. A place where the person abides, lodges or resides for 14 or more consecutive days. SCHOOL. Any public, private or parochial educational institution that offers educational instruction to individuals under the age of 18. TEMPORARY RESIDENCE. A place where the person abides, lodges or resides for a period of 14 or more days in the aggregate during any calendar year, and which is not the person's permanent address or a place where the person routinely abides, lodges or Council Exhibit B