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me current law requires a person convicted of a sex crime to register on the statewide database within three days of release. A photograph find DNA and fingerprint samples are collected, along with vehicle registration and proof of residence information.
“This will give law enforcement tools they need to keep track of predators,” McDougle said.
McDougle was a member of the Youth Internet Safety Taskforce. This collective, organized by Attorney General Bob McDonnell, was made up of General Assembly members, teachers, school superintendents and representatives from Microsoft, AOL Time Warner and Yahoo. Their goal was to address the trend of sexual offenders using the Internet to target children and teenagers in tiie commonwealth.
The bill passed the Senate last week, and has been assigned to the House Courts of Justice Criminal Law subcommittee. If the measure passes in the House, it will be sent to Gov. Tim Kaine and become effective July 1.
This is not the only bill sponsored by McDougle that involves the Virginia Sex Offender Registry. His bill SB 1065, brings Virginia in line with the regulations of the federal Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act.
“We were making sure Virginia is one of the most aggressive states in protecting our children from sex predators,” McDougle said.
— By Stephen Hicks
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