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What is Megan's Law?
Megan's Law is an informal name for laws in the United States requiring law enforcement authorities to make information available to the public regarding registered sex offenders. Individual states decide what information will be made available and how it should be disseminated. Commonly included information includes the offender's name, picture, address, incarceration date, and nature of crime. The information is often displayed on free public websites, but can be published in newspapers, distributed in pamphlets, or through various other means.
On May 17, 1996, President Clinton signed the federal version of Megan's Law, which mandated uniform sex offender registration in all 50 States. This law also provided for community notification by providing the States with the discretion to disclose information about registered sex offenders. New York State's version of Megan's Law, named The Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA), was signed by Governor Pataki in July, 1995 and became effective in January, 1996. (The text of the statute can be found Correction Law Article 6c, Section 168) The key components of this act are the registration of sex offenders, maintenance of a registry of sex offenders, and community registration regarding the location of certain sex offenders.
At the Federal level, Megan's Law is known as the Sexual Offender (Jacob Wetterling) Act of 1994, and requires persons convicted of sex crimes against children to notify local law enforcement of any change of address or employment after release from custody (prison or psychiatric facility). The notification requirement may be imposed for a fixed period of time - usually at least ten years - or permanently.
The length of time over which an offender is registered depends upon a specific designation assigned to the offender by the Court. Level 1 and 2 sex offenders registered prior to March 11, 2002 are registered for 10 years, and level 3 offenders registered before this date are registered for life. (This life registration may be shortened by the sentencing court after an offender has been registered for a minimum of 13 years.) Sex offenders whose level designation hearings were held on or after March 11, 2002, are registered for 10 years unless they have been designated a sexual predator, a sexually violent offender, or a predicate sex offender by the sentencing court, in which case they must register for life.
DCJS also maintains a subdirectory of level three sex offenders. Photographs of all level three offenders are kept in the directory. A copy of this subdirectory is distributed to local law enforcement agencies throughout the State, and they are required to allow the public access to this document. This subdirectory may also be accesses through the DCJS website. A search of this subdirectory can be done by name, county, or zip code.
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