Guilty Sex Offenders: Meghan's Law
Sex crimes in Tennessee are offenses that the public does not tolerate .These crimes are viewed as
especially heinous , and almost everyone agrees that those who commit these sex crimes should face
serious punishment . Unfortunately , this thirst for justice often allows one to be deemed guilty in the
court of public opinion before having his/her day in court of law . However , those accused of such
offenses should be well aware of one of the law that affects convicted sex offenders known as "Meghan's
Law".
Meghan's law was signed by President Clinton in 1996 . It came into existence because of a seven year
old girl who was raped and murdered by a convicted sex offender . The law has two components
important for sex offenders . The
first is registering as a sex offender .The second component is
notifying the community that a sex offender lives by . That means in Tennessee a person who is
convicted of a sex offense is required to register as a sex offender . The registration is collected by
local law enforcement agencies and the sex offender must register within 48 hours of being released
from prison .A sex offender can apply to be removed after 10 years but offenses against children under
under 12 must be registered for life(MasseyMcClusky2015).
especially heinous , and almost everyone agrees that those who commit these sex crimes should face
serious punishment . Unfortunately , this thirst for justice often allows one to be deemed guilty in the
court of public opinion before having his/her day in court of law . However , those accused of such
offenses should be well aware of one of the law that affects convicted sex offenders known as "Meghan's
Law".
Meghan's law was signed by President Clinton in 1996 . It came into existence because of a seven year
old girl who was raped and murdered by a convicted sex offender . The law has two components
important for sex offenders . The
first is registering as a sex offender .The second component is
notifying the community that a sex offender lives by . That means in Tennessee a person who is
convicted of a sex offense is required to register as a sex offender . The registration is collected by
local law enforcement agencies and the sex offender must register within 48 hours of being released
from prison .A sex offender can apply to be removed after 10 years but offenses against children under
under 12 must be registered for life(MasseyMcClusky2015).