Other States

Illinois Rep. Katie Stuart (D–112th) has introduced HB4332, a bill that would require individuals on the state’s Sex Offender Registry to disclose drone ownership to the Illinois State Police, including the make and model of any drone they possess. Under current Illinois law, individuals on the registry are required to provide a current photograph, home address, employment information, phone numbers,

Authorities must weigh whether a sex offender convicted in other states committed a crime similar to a Megan’s Law offense before forcing them to register under the law in New Jersey, an appellate court found Monday. The ruling, which ordered two cases in Secaucus and Union City reopened motions to dismiss and reversed a conviction in the Secaucus case, says

We all know what’s going on in Florida with HB 45/SB 212, but we are not alone. Over the last several weeks, we’ve seen a wave of new proposals in statehouses that tighten restrictions on people convicted of sex offenses. But the speed and tone of these efforts, driven in part by what we identified in last week’s Weekly Update

Before a single resident has even unpacked a bag, the real chaos has already begun — and it’s not coming from inside the house. Over Valentine’s Day weekend, the proposed sex offender re-entry group home in Kennewick (Washington) was pelted with dozens of eggs. According to coverage by Apple Valley News, someone repeatedly targeted the property, leaving smashed shells splattered

The Wisconsin State Assembly has approved new legislation that would require sex offenders who are homeless to wear GPS ankle monitors – even those not on probation – as a way to track their whereabouts. The bill garnered strong bipartisan support in the Assembly with an overwhelming vote in favor and had already passed the State Senate before moving to

A South Dakota bill Republican Rep. Aaron Aylward said was designed to protect children from sex offenders in South Dakota was too broad, several members of the House Judiciary Committee said Wednesday. Aylward’s bill House Bill 1167A was sent to its death on a 41st Day motion. His original bill was amended by removing the word “loitering,” which meant that