In the first major overhaul of Megan’s Law since its enactment two decades ago, a bill signed Tuesday stiffens community-notification requirements and charges paroled sex offenders for part of the cost of running their monitoring programs.
However, the bill, S-2636, does not include a provision that would have required minors found delinquent for “sexting”—sending lewd texts or photos over their cellphones—to register as sex offenders.
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