Public Law 104-145

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[104th Congress Public Law 145]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


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Public Law 104-145
104th Congress

                                 An Act


 
 To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to 
 require the release of relevant information to protect the public from 
   sexually violent offenders. <<NOTE: May 17, 1996 -  [H.R. 2137]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Megan's Law.>> 

SECTION 1. <<NOTE: 42 USC 13701 note.>>  SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as ``Megan's Law''.

SEC. 2. RELEASE OF INFORMATION AND CLARIFICATION OF PUBLIC NATURE OF 
            INFORMATION.

    Section 170101(d) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement 
Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14071(d)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Release of Information.--
            ``(1) The information collected under a State registration 
        program may be disclosed for any purpose permitted under the 
        laws of the State.
            ``(2) The designated State law enforcement agency and any 
        local law enforcement agency authorized by the State agency 
        shall release relevant information that is necessary to protect 
        the public concerning a specific person required to register 
        under this section, except that the identity of a victim of an 
        offense that requires registration under this section shall not 
        be released.''.

    Approved May 17, 1996.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 2137:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 104-555 (Comm. on the Judiciary).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 142 (1996):
            May 7, considered and passed House.
            May 9, considered and passed Senate.
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 32 (1996):
            May 17, Presidential remarks.

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