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Megan's Law Resources by State<\/h1>\n
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\n By Eric Harvey, J.D.<\/a> | Legally reviewed by Melissa Bender, Esq.<\/a>\n | Last reviewed\n
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Megan’s Law is the common term for state and federal laws that create and maintain sex offender registries. These registries make information on registered sex offenders available to the public. <\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n

Federal law<\/a> also requires convicted sex offenders (when the victim is a minor) to contact local police about changes to their personal information. Examples of information that is relevant for registries include:<\/p>\r\n