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TexasTowelie

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Fri Mar 17, 2017, 02:24 PM Mar 2017

Years later, Vermont sex offender registry lacks addresses

MONTPELIER - Vermont families are unable to find out whether a high-risk sex offender lives in their neighborhood, years after the public sex offender registry was directed to include those details.

Members of the public can view photos, names and towns of residence for people on the online registry, but not to the level of street addresses.

Sex offender registries in other states, including New Hampshire and New York, include offenders' last known street addresses.

Vermont lawmakers requested that the online sex offender registry include street addresses for high-risk or non-compliant offenders in a 2009 law, and again in 2015. The Vermont Department of Public Safety was told to ensure that the data were free of errors and that the registry had fixed problems identified by the State Auditor's Office before they were allowed to post addresses.

Read more: http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/politics/government/2017/03/17/years-later-vt-sex-offender-registry-lacks-addresses/99215736/

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