Safe from Sex Offenders? Legislating Internet Publication of Sex Offender Registries.

The article examines the statutory provisions of every state in the U.S. regarding the use of the Internet as a tool in administering sex offender registration and community notification law or the Megan's law. The authors have analyzed these laws at the federal level and discussed major federal legislation and the country's Supreme Court cases which impact how states draft their Megan's Laws. The authors have asserted that even though state legislatures have embraced the Internet as a notification model, the model will not be effective unless the registry information disseminated is accurate and up-to-date.