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Wyoming teen sex registry bill moves forward

By "eAdvocate"

2-16-2011 Wyoming: CASPER, Wyo. ? A bill that would require teenagers who commit violent sex crimes to register as sex offenders cleared a state legislative committee Monday. Under the legislation, neighbors, school officials and law enforcement would be notified of certain juvenile sex offenders living in the community. But those teenagers would not be listed on the state's online database. Wyoming currently does require juveniles to register as sex offenders. The legislation, which was passed unanimously by the Senate Judiciary Committee, is designed to bring Wyoming into compliance with federal guidelines for sex offender registration. The bill would require all sex offenders to register e-mail accounts, online user names and their work or school addresses...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies on February 16, 2011 (boomark / email).