BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Children are no longer protected by Jessica's Law, which once prohibited sex offenders from living 2,000 feet of schools, parks, bus stops and other places children are present.

This law is different from Megan's Law, which requires sex offenders to register and for that information to be public.

"The sheriff's department, the police department, nobody is enforcing Jessica's Law," Kern County Sheriff Senior Deputy Bill Hacker said. "This is because the law has been challenged by three sex offenders who claim that Jessica's Law is unconstitutional."

Hacker said the law is not being enforced, because they have been given that direction by the attorney general's office and county council. Until a final decision is made, parents will have to take extra caution.

People with questions or concerns about the changes in the enforcement of Jessica's Law can contact their local representative, such as Congressman Kevin McCarthy or Congressman Jim Costa.