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New Mexico Seeks Adam Walsh Act Compliance

By Corey Rayburnyung

State legislators in New Mexico are expected to introduce Adam Walsh Act-compliant legislation soon and it will be up to the former Democratic presidential candidate and former Secretary of Commerce-nominee Governor Bill Richardson to sign it.  From the Valencia County News-Bulletin:With the turn of a calendar page, a new year begins. With it come new federal guidelines for the registration of convicted sex offenders in the form of the Adam Walsh Child Safety and Protection Act. The federal act was passed in 2007, and the final guidelines were issued in 2008, Regina Chacon of the State Department of Public Safety (DPS) said. Now it's New Mexico's turn to come into compliance with the federal statute. Compliancy with the act includes juvenile registration, retroactive registration and technology enhancements that include mapping of registrants, e-mail notifications of their locations and a link to a national database...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on January 08, 2009 (boomark / email).