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CA - Ammiano proposes Sex Offender Registration Act

Original Article 02/25/2011 By Chris Hinyub ?Sex offender? is a blanket category in California's criminal code. When allocating resources to track them, there isn't much discrimination by corrections officials between first-time, non-violent offenders and high-risk sexual predators. Seeking to change this, chair of the Public Safety Committee, Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco) has introduced legislation that would create a tiered system for registering and monitoring sex offenders. Ammiano says the law will increase public safety while helping to streamline corrections spending. The ?Sex Offender Registration Act? (AB 625) would incorporate suggestions made by the California Sex Offender Management Board, a 17-member advisory group made up of law enforcement and mental health professionals...continue to full post

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