JONESBORO, Ark – New law in Arkansas means Level 3 and Level 4 Registered Sex Offenders are CRIMINALLY BANNED from participating in Halloween activities in which children will be present.
This restriction began October 17th and will end November 14th.
According to Arkansas Code Title 5, Chapter 14, the restriction states that registered offenders are prohibited from participating in certain Halloween-related activities.
That means no wearing Halloween costumes, either. As used in this section, “costume” means an outfit worn to create the appearance or characteristic of a particular period, person, place or thing.
A “Halloween related event” is defined as an event involving children organized around and concerning the celebration of Halloween that occurs any time during the two weeks before or after October 31 of each year, including without limitations to Trick-or-Treating; Costume party; an event involving the wearing of a costume or the handing out of candy to children.
It is also unlawful for any person who is required to register under the Sex Offender Registration Act of 1997 and who has been assessed as a Level 3 or Level 4 offender to knowingly distribute candy or any items as part of a Halloween-related event or wear a mask or other item to a costume as part of a Halloween-related event if a minor is present, JPD said.
For more information on the restrictions, please go to https://www.ark.org/offender-search/index.php
Oh, wow. That will sure make everything safe — NOT!!! A 5 p.m. curfew that is actually enforced would be better. All we ever get is a few little kids dragged around by drunk/drugged adults and a bunch of damned older kids who don’t even pretend to be doing anything but stealing and vandalizing. Stupid, criminal people raise stupid, criminal thugs and 100% of them is guilty of sex-related crimes that the law just doesn’t want to deal with. Jtown has rotten parents and rotten kids sexually assaulting each other and dogs and cats and anything else they get their perverted hands on. If you actually care about your kids keep them home and know where they are at all times.
Halloween is part of the evil overtaking the United States and the world. No one who cares about their children participates or promotes it.