In a ruling applauded by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the California Supreme Court upheld restrictions that would prohibit sex offenders from living near schools and parks. In a 5-2 vote, the court ruled that residency requirement applied to all registered sex offenders, even those who were paroled before the measure was passed in November 2006.
The law [...]
Four years after it was put online, South Dakota’s sex offender registry is still confusing to some residents. Lawmakers are looking toward changing the sex offender registration laws because some of the laws have changed since the offender’s convictions. An investigation by a South Dakota newspaper revealed that 450 of the 2,600 offenders were convicted [...]
Nebraska attorneys opposing new sex offender laws received a small victor y in U.S. District Court Wednesday. Judge Richard Kopf restricted the portion of the law that would keep convicted sex offenders from using social networking sites. He also restricted a provision that would require sex offenders to agree to allow law enforcement to search [...]
Student field trips to city hall and the fire department have been cancelled in Plainfield Township, Michigan until city officials agree to run criminal background checks on all employees. The decision is a response to the arrest of a local fireman. Jeffrey is accused of soliciting sex from teenage boys online.
Hawkins was registered as a [...]
California lawyers are saying a law that would require minors to be listed on the state sex offender registry should not be enacted. The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 will require states to include sex offender as young as 14 on state registries. Some states already do this, but California does [...]
Just a week after Vermont’s sex offender registry was expanded, one state senator says more changes could occur in the next few years. Sen. Richard Sears, D-Bennington. Many local and state officials said more changes are welcome in light of recent cases. In July 2008 Brooke Bennett, 12, was allegedly raped and killed by her [...]
That’s what a recent audit of the Wisconsin sex offender registry found. Four sex offenders listed the same address of licensed child care providers. In two of the cases, officials said the addresses were mismatched. In the other two cases, the sex offenders lied about their addresses and listed a relative’s address.
The secretary for the [...]
Changes in New York’s sex offender laws have left some police officers wondering what the requirements are. Kingston N.Y. officials were trained on the changes at a meeting held earlier this week by a representative from the New York State Association of Chiefs of Police.
Even though laws requiring sex offenders to register have been in [...]
Vermont’s sex offender registry is expected to grow from roughly 350 to 400 to nearly 2,000 next month. Lawmakers enacted new regulations that will require convicted sex offender who have not been considered dangerous onto the registry. Before, only offenders that were considered dangerous were included on the registry. About 400 sex offenders will still [...]
Since the late 1990s, most Americans have been able to go online and find out if a sex offender was living near them. Sex offenders are required to register in the community where they live. In many states, there are regulations that forbid them from living schools, churches or any place where children gather.
Many sex [...]