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AZ - Legislator: Arizona Won't Comply With Federal Sex Offender Database Law

Original Article (Video) 03/10/201 By Cara Liu PHOENIX - Arizona could soon lose thousands of dollars in federal funding if it does not comply with a federal sex offender database law. The Adam Walsh Act, passed in 2006, requires states to follow the same rules for a national sex offender registry. The deadline to comply with those rules is July 27. And it looks like Arizona will choose to leave the money on the table. ?It?s a couple hundred thousand dollars,? said Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-District 15. ?We've decided that amount we'll lose is less than the amount of money it'll cost to comply. In addition, we feel like complying is not a good idea in some areas, as it actually makes Arizona law worse." Sinema said she was part of a 22-member committee that studied the issue more than a year ago...continue to full post

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