Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) is asking Attorney General Eric Holder to provide an extension to the various states currently struggling to comply with the SORNA provisions of the Adam Walsh Act. You can read the letter here. From the Senator's press release:
Under the provisions of [SORNA], states and other jurisdictions are required to comply with certain sex offender registry provisions within three years of the passage of the Adam Walsh Act.
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The act was included as part of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act, which was signed into law in 2006.
The deadline for compliance is July 2009, and no state or jurisdiction has yet met the requirements mandated in SORNA. The registry and notification program is costly to states that are facing mounting funding concerns amid the economic downturn. The Vermont State Senate is considering a resolution in support of the establishment of the registry and notification system in Vermont, and urging an extension to allow the state to come into compliance with the federal law.
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The act was included as part of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act, which was signed into law in 2006.
The deadline for compliance is July 2009, and no state or jurisdiction has yet met the requirements mandated in SORNA. The registry and notification program is costly to states that are facing mounting funding concerns amid the economic downturn. The Vermont State Senate is considering a resolution in support of the establishment of the registry and notification system in Vermont, and urging an extension to allow the state to come into compliance with the federal law.
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