In a message dated 5/14/2002 10:49:03 AM Pacific Daylight Time, zippywebgenie@hotmail.com writes: > Jack, you might want to check again on that. "Megan's Law" (federal) was > passed about 5 or so years ago to make that information available, > especially on the internet, where it's easy to reach. > The Flaw in Megan's Law is that it says that "law enforcement officials will make information available" NOT that they have to make it READILY available. Most jurisdictions take the vioew that if you come in to the station and ask about a particular PERSON, then they will say yes or no. That isn't the INTENT of the law, but it is how it is interpreted by th police departments, who were forced to do this, but not funded to do it. Some "civil rights" groups are trying (sometimes successfully) to block puvblishing of the whole list, it was PULLED from the internet in California, which is the State where Megan was abducted. (Where were these lawyers when the victim's rights were violated?) Check on the internet for "Megan's Law" and see what is happening nationally. Jeffery G. Scism, IBSSG, (http://blacksheep.rootsweb.com) ~~ Coordinator, C h u r c h i l l Nevada U S G e n W e b Site Co-Coordinator, Inmontgo-L, Montgomery County, Indiana, U S G e n W e b Site manager of the following Rootsweb Lists: B l a c k s h e e p, L a n d e s, L a n d i s, P e f f l e y, S c i s m, E n d i c o t t, S h i p w r e c k, Inmontgo (Mont. Co. Indiana), NVChurch (Churchill Co. Nv.)