H.R. 4472 - The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006

Virginia Federation of Republican Women

The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006

This information was provided by Brenda Campbell, Program Chairman at the VFRW Board Meeting on October 21, 2006.

• Establishes a comprehensive national system for the registration of sex offenders.
   
• Establishes three tiers of sex offenders.
   
• Requires all jurisdictions to enact criminal penalties for sex offenders who fail to comply with registration requirements.
   
• Requires sex offenders to appear in person to verify their registration.
   
• Imposes a find and/or term of imprisonment for up to 20 years on sex offenders who knowingly fail to register.
   
• Makes registration as a sex offender a mandatory condition of probation and supervised release.
   
• Eliminates the statute of limitations for prosecutions of child abduction and felony sex offenses against children.
   
• Directs the Attorney General to provide technical assistance to jurisdictions to help identify and locate sex offenders relocated due to a major disaster.

Read the full text of this House Resolution

Library of Congress Reference House and Senate versions of this Bill

Note:  This bill became Public Law No: 109-248 on July 27, 2006 but needs funding (appropriation) by this years end to be effective.  Contact your Representatives and Senator to let them know this legislation is important to you.

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