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Vermont Weighing Costs, Benefits of AWA Implementation

By Corey Rayburnyung

The State of Vermont stands to lose up to $35,000 in federal funds if it does not enact Adam Walsh Act-complaint legislation.  However, that may be the far cheaper option. From The Times Argus:The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act, passed by Congress in 2006, seeks to unify Internet registry standards across all 50 states. Vermont would have to overcome a number of logistical hurdles in order to comply, lawmakers say. But the new act has also spawned a philosophical debate about which offenders belong on the publicly accessible Internet sex offender registry. "I think it's a good idea to have a uniform system, and I support the idea in principle," said Sen. Richard Sears, D-Bennington, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. "But we believe this thing is a little more complex than what first met the eye, and we're going to have to take a hard look at whether we should comply, given that it may cost millions to do so...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on October 22, 2008 (boomark / email).