California's Megan's Law was enacted in 1996.
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It mandates the California Department of Justice to notify the public about specified registered sex offenders.
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Megan’s Law also authorizes local law enforcement agencies to notify the public about sex offender registrants found to be posing a risk to public safety.
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Megan's Law is named after seven-year-old Megan Kanka, who was raped and killed by a known child molester who had moved across the street from the family without their knowledge.
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In the wake of that tragedy, the Kankas sought to have local communities warned about sex offenders in the area.
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All states in the U.S. now have some form of Megan's Law.
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When buying a home, the seller needs to disclose to you the above info and tell you the website to go to in order to look up the neighborhoods sex offenders.
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FOR MORE INFO VISIT meganslaw.ca.gov
