[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 329 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 329

To prohibit sex offenders from using property management or maintenance 
          functions to access the residence of an individual.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 14, 2011

  Mr. Schumer introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit sex offenders from using property management or maintenance 
          functions to access the residence of an individual.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Safety From Sex Offenders Act of 
2011''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) There are approximately 7,000,000 individuals in the 
        United States with multiple residences across State lines.
            (2) When individuals have residences in multiple States, 
        they often resort to management companies and other individuals 
        performing property management or maintenance functions to 
        maintain the property by entering the property and performing 
        necessary repairs and maintenance.
            (3) Any residential building or unit can serve as a second 
        residence for an out-of-State resident.
            (4) It is necessary to create national legislation to 
        protect the safety of individuals with multiple residences 
        across State lines.

SEC. 3. SEX OFFENDERS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 109B of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 2250A. Sex offenders and property management
    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
            ``(1) the term `covered sex offense' means any offense for 
        which a sex offender is convicted that requires the individual 
        to register under the Sex Offender Registration and 
        Notification Act (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.);
            ``(2) the term `property manager' means a person who is a 
        landlord or property manager or provides property maintenance 
        services to the owner or lessor of a residence; and
            ``(3) the term `sex offender' means an individual required 
        to register under the Sex Offender Registration and 
        Notification Act (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.).
    ``(b) Offenses.--
            ``(1) Provision of access.--It shall be unlawful for a 
        property manager to provide to a sex offender a key or other 
        means of access to a residence for which the property manager 
        is providing services, unless the owner or lessor of the 
        residence--
                    ``(A) is notified of any covered sex offense 
                committed by the sex offender; and
                    ``(B) provides a written authorization to provide 
                the key or other means of access to the sex offender.
            ``(2) Sex offenders.--It shall be unlawful for a sex 
        offender to, while acting or purporting to act on behalf of a 
        property manager, possess a key or other means of access to a 
        residence for which the property manager is providing services, 
        unless the owner or lessor of the residence--
                    ``(A) is notified of any covered sex offense 
                committed by the sex offender; and
                    ``(B) provides a written authorization to provide 
                the key or other means of access to the sex offender.
    ``(c) Penalties.--Any person who violates paragraph (1) or (2) of 
subsection (b) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more 
than 1 year, or both.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 109B 
of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``2250A. Sex offenders and property management.''.
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