Intro: Governor Blunt unveils an addition Sex Offender Registry. Hillari Duthoo (DOO-thoh) has more from Jefferson City.
Governor Blunt unveiled an upgrade to the state sex offender registry.
Offenders names were already accessible online.
But now information includes any aliases, photos, address, a physical description and the nature of the offense.
Inquirers can even see the offender's location with the site's street map function.
Senator Matt Bartle of Lee's Summit sposored a bill last spring to rework the list.
He says offenders may have served their time but they will still have to re-register every time they move or change appearance.
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Description: "You better remain compliant, because if you're not, we're going to note that on the registry and others around you are going to know that you're not compliant -- we're probably going to get you." He says those currently on the registry who have not re-offended for ten years are now able to petition to be removed.
From the state Capitol, I'm Hillari Duthoo.
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Intro: Governor Blunt showed off a more comprehensive version of the state online sex offender registry. Hillari Duthoo (DOO-thoh) has more from Jefferson City.
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