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Vermont Given More Time to Comply With Adam Walsh Act

By Corey Rayburnyung

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The federal government has provided Vermont, and several other states additional time to comply with provisions of the Adam Walsh Act. The Bennington Banner has more. From WCAX:[The Act] requires Vermont expand its online sex offender registry, even though lawmakers passed legislation this session, expanding it to nearly 1,500 names. Federal law requires more names and more information. The original deadline was July.But Senator Patrick Leahy argued Vermont, and many other states need more time to update the information, and the costs associated with it, just isn't in the budget for many states due to the recession.No state is in compliance yet. No new deadline was set by the government.

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on June 24, 2009 (boomark / email).

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