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AWA in Connecticut

By Corey Rayburnyung

As promised, a public defender is covering the AWA compliance bill in Connecticut. From the post:One of the more disturbing provisions being considered by the Lege in adopting the Adam Walsh Act here in Connecticut (and this provisions mirrors one in the actual AWA, I?m told) requires?well read it for yourself:(d) Any person who is a registered sexual offender under the laws of any other state who enters this state and fails to notify the Commissioner of Public Safety in writing not less than forty-eight hours prior to entering the state of the information required under this section or falsely reports such information shall be guilty of a class D felony.Oh yes. There is nothing missing from that sentence. If you were looking (and correctly so) for a qualifying clause in that language that required an individual to establish a residence here before being subject to ?registration? you didn?t find it because it?s not there...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on March 31, 2009 (boomark / email).