Sue Hartigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Del. To ID Sex Offenders on License > DOVER, Del. (AP) -- Sex offenders in Delaware must be > identified with a special note on their driver's > licenses under a new statute that takes Megan's Law > further than any other state. > > The new law will ensure that other states know the > offender's status when a new driver's license is sought > and the old one turned in, said Rep. Roger Roy, the > bill's sponsor. > > Gov. Thomas Carper signed the law Monday. > > Megan's Law, passed in 48 states, requires sex > offenders to register with law enforcement officials so > the community can be notified. > > ``I believe it (the designation as a sex offender) > follows you forever,'' Roy said. ``This is another tool > in the toolbox for police.'' > > Under the legislation, anyone convicted of a sex > offense would be required to get a new driver's license > after his or her release from prison. > > On that license, there would be a letter ``Y'' > designation, indicating the person was a sex offender. > The designation would be explained on the back of the > license, with the usual explanations of driving > restrictions, such as the need to wear glasses. > > Judith Mellon of the American Civil Liberties Union > chapter in Wilmington said the group doesn't object to > the license designation as strongly as it did Megan's > Laws. > > ``I guess it's an extension of it. But driving is a > privilege, not a right. Someone could choose not to > have a license,'' Ms. Mellon said. > > Megan's Law was named after a New Jersey girl who was > raped and killed by a sex offender who lived near her > home. -- Two rules in life: 1. Don't tell people everything you know. 2. Subscribe/Unsubscribe, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the body of the message enter: subscribe/unsubscribe law-issues
