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The Missouri Senate recently endorsed an amendment that would require the names of thousands of former sex offenders to be added to the state registry.
In June 2006, the state Supreme Court ruled that those convicted of sex offenses prior to January 1995—when the state registry law took effect—did not have to register. The ruling exempted 4,364 past sex offenders from having to list their addresses.
The proposed amendment would also allow law enforcement to retroactively apply laws that prohibit sex offenders from living close to childcare centers or schools.
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Other proposed legislation would require registered sex offenders to remain home between the hours of 5 and 10:30 p.m. on Halloween, to avoid contact with children on the occasion.
The Senate also backed a measure that would increase penalties for sex crimes involving children, including child pornography.
(Source: The Kansas City Star)
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