Friday, June 27, 2008

Sex Offender Registry

A House judiciary committee has approved legislation that would require sex offenders to provide law enforcement officers their e-mail addresses, online user IDs and screen names. State law already requires sex offenders to provide the state with their home addresses, photographs and fingerprints. The reporting measure would go into effect on May 1, 2009, and would apply to all offenders who are already required to register on the database. The bill, which is now headed to a House Finance Committee, would dovetail with another measure lawmakers are considering which would prohibit sex offenders from using social networking Web sites which are accessible to children. The provisions were inserted into a bill dealing with child seat safety technicians. Another child seat technician bill is in the Senate. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, 6/26/08).

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