Megan’s Law and the evolution of the United States Sex Offender Registry System. Newly released piece relating to the background check industry breaks down Megans Law and shows a timeline of the creation, amending & updating of the sex offender registry laws in the USA.
Criminal history checks include sex offender checks as they both contain criminal records and are a big part of the national background check industry. This paper lists all the major sex offender legislation in a uniformed easy to understand way. This is worth a look for people interested in a summary of the USA’s original sex offender laws and how they came to be what they are today.