Checking for Registered Sex Offenders

Is there a sex offender near the house you like? We highly recommend that home buyers check to see if any registered sex offenders live nearby. Many counties, cities and parishes publish this information on-line. Megan's Law is an informal name for laws in the United States requiring law enforcement authorities to make information available to the public regarding registered sex offenders, which was created in response to the murder of Megan Kanka. Individual states decide what information will be made available and how it should be disseminated. Commonly included information are the offender's name, picture, address, incarceration date, and nature of crime. The information is often displayed on free public websites, but can be published in newspapers, distributed in pamphlets, or through various other means. ~Wikipedia