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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 16:21 |
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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) _ A measure allowing some people to get their
names removed from the state sex offender registry has been
approved by the South Dakota Legislature.
The Senate on Wednesday approved some minor changes made by the
House. It will become law if signed by Gov. Mike Rounds.
The measure creates three levels of sex crimes.
Those convicted of the most serious sex offenses, including
crimes against children, could never get off the offender list.
Those convicted of midlevel sex crimes could ask to be removed
after 25 years.
And those convicted of less serious crimes, such as statutory
rape when the offender is no older than 21, could seek to be
removed from the list after 10 years.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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