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Researching Sex Offenders in Your Community
 States in the U.S. have varying but effective resources for finding out the details of sex offenders in your neighborhood.
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Visit www.parentsformeganslaw.com and click on nationwide links and registries to find what online resources exist for every state in the U.S.
If you live in: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nevada, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, or Vermont, use these additional resources. |
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Conduct Your Own Search Online
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Using any search engine (www.google.com, www.yahoo.com, etc.), type in the name of your state and "sex offender" in the search box. |
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Among the search results will be "sex offender registries." Click on a result. Websites vary from state-to-state but sites like the one for Illinois allow you to search by name, city, country or zip code. Alaska's even gives you search tips to pinpoint a sex offender. |
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Information posted online can vary by state, but some websites will include sex offender names, photographs, what they were convicted for, their address and a description. |
Additional Resources
If you live in one of the 16 states that doesn't have an online registry, you can find out how to get more information on sex offenders from the following:
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www.parentsformeganslaw.com |
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www.fbi.gov |
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www.crimetime.com |
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To learn more about community notification of sex offenders and victim's rights by state, visit www.klaaskids.org and click on Accessing Megan's Law. |
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In all 50 states you can contact your local law enforcement authorities for information on sex offenders. |
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