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ME - Revisiting The Sex Offender Registry Law

View the article here 04/21/2009 By A.J Higgins In the four years that have passed since the Maine Legislature made sweeping changes to the Sex Offender Registration Notification Act, the state has found itself in the eye of a controversy that pits public protection against individual constitutional rights. Now members of a legislative panel are working on several bills they hope will correct problems in the law that have formed the basis of constitutional challenges to the Maine Supreme Court. The answer may lie in a tiered approach that attempts to classify various offenders. A Portland lawmaker wants to prohibit communities from passing ordinances that impose residency restrictions for registered sex offenders. When the Maine Municipal Association found out about the bill, it wasted no time in giving lobbyist Kate Dufour her marching orders...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on April 21, 2009 (boomark / email).