State Representative Hannah Kelly of Mountain Grove wants to ban some registered sex offenders from going within 500 feet of any Missouri Conservation Department nature or education center. Under Kelly’s bill, violators could be charged with a felony.
The bill would apply to sex offenders who have committed certain sex crimes against children. Representative Andrew McDaniel, a fellow Republican, says the legislation would not stop someone from trying to do something bad to a child.
Mountain Grove State Representative Hannah Kelly’s bill would apply to sex offenders who have committed certain sex crimes against children. Representative Andrew McDaniel, a Republican from Deering, says the legislation would not stop someone from trying to do something bad to a child.
About 800,000 kids visit the department’s nature centers annually.
