In response to rising crime rates in and around the Las Vegas Strip, the Clark County Commission (CCC) has voted unanimously to expand the parameters of its “order out corridor” ordinance. As part of the expansion, individuals who have been ordered by Clark County courts to stay away from the Strip could face a misdemeanor charge for violating said order.
Previously, the law only applied to those who had been convicted of drug or prostitution-related offenses, but the recent vote expanded that to encompass all crimes, according to CCC Chairman Jim Gibson. The new policy will be implemented before the end of the year.
Gibson told reporters that the ordinance “adds another layer of protection to the corridor” and “gives the court an additional tool to help us give them an opportunity to clean (an offender’s) life up, if that’s what it takes.”
He added that the CCC hopes that the new policy “will be one of those incentives, or an incentive, to stop committing crime on the boulevard.”
In addition to the expansion of crimes committed, the recent vote also widened the number of officials who can order such exclusions—this power was previously only allotted to Las Vegas Justice Court judges, but now all Clark County courts will have such authority.
According to Gibson, courts may only order such exclusions after an individual has been convicted of a crime, and only those who are in direct violation of such orders would face additional charges.
Exceptions can be given for those who work in the area as well as other activities, such as worship.
