Megan's Law
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title:
Megan's Law
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Megan's Law is the name for a federal law in the United States requiring law enforcement authorities to make information available to the public regarding registered sex offenders. Laws were created in response to the murder of Megan Kanka. Federal Megan's Law was enacted as a subsection of the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act of 1994, which merely required sex offenders to register with local law enforcement. Since only a few states require
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United States federal law
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megan%27s_Law
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2024-01-30T06:37:30Z
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