NV- Judge revokes Nevada's new sex offender law

Things are getting confusing in Nevada. Yesterday the Nevada (STATE) Supreme court said it did not have jurisdiction in the case about juveniles. Today, the federal court is ruling, and apparently on the changes made to state laws necessitated by the Adam Walsh Act. Earlier the ACLU had sued in FEDERAL court and today's ruling (BELOW) is based on that lawsuit.

More to follow as it becomes available...

9-10-2008 Nevada:

A federal judge says state lawmakers went too far when they changed the rules regarding registered sex offenders. And now, a new "get tough" law on sex offenders will not go into effect. The current protection plan and the current problems will continue, for now.

Sylina Sinnot knows more than most: what happens when someone takes advantage of a child. She was molested when she was her daughter Mykayla's age. To help protect her child from the same fate, News 3 showed Sylina how to look up registered sex offenders in her neighborhood by using the Internet.

But if Nevada's Adam Walsh Law had been enforced, she would have seen more. The state law was a response to the federal Adam Walsh Law, which ensures that each state lists every registered sex offender and uses the same method to rank them based upon their crimes.

Currently, thousands of Nevada sex offenders are ranked as tier one - low risk - and therefore are not found on tracking web sites.

To get the Nevada Adam Walsh law ready, Metro sent officers to check on every single sex offender in Clark County. Unfortunately, Metro estimates that approximately 700 sex offenders are not living where they are supposed to, yet their whereabouts cannot be disclosed to the public due to their tier one rating.

Metro is looking for them, but by law, cannot broadcast their pictures or personal information.

And because Nevada is not complying with the federal requirements, the state could lose about $300,000 in Justice Department grants.

The state can appeal to the federal government, make a second attempt to pass a state law that does follow the federal rules, or hope the federal government relaxes the rules. ..News Source.. by KVBC LasVegas