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MD - Sen. Introduces Bill Requiring Driver's License Identification of Sex Offenders

Original Article 01/28/2011 By Holy Nunn Legislation would require that driver's licenses display a code identifying sex offenders to law enforcement ANNAPOLIS - State Sen. Richard F. Colburn wants to make sure police officers in Maryland know what they're dealing with when they stop a sex offender on the road, especially if that sex offender has a child in the car. Colburn, R-Dorchester, has introduced legislation this year that would require that driver's licenses display a code identifying sex offenders to law enforcement. "I believe that if we're serious about cracking down on sex offenders, we need to give our police officers this tool," Colburn said. Colburn introduced a similar measure last year during a flurry of legislative activity on sex offenders in response to the December 2009 rape and murder of 11-year-old Sarah Foxwell in Wicomico County...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on January 29, 2011 (boomark / email).