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#The History, Practice and Implications of Megan s Law By Charles Montaldo. Crime Expert Charles Montaldo is a Private Detective who has worked in various areas of crime detection. Read more Megan s Law is a federal law passed in 1996 that authorizes local law enforcement agencies to notify the public about convicted sex offenders living, working or visiting their communities. Continue Reading Below The New Jersey legislature passed Megan s Law in 1994. In 1996, the U.S. Congress passed Megan s Law as an amendment to the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children s Act. It required every state to develop some procedure for notifying the public when a sex offender is released into their community. Different states have different procedures for making the required disclosures. Since the passage of the federal law in May of 1996, all states have passed some form of Megan s Law.
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