The police department hasn't notified any communities since the summer of 1999. So while the child molesters are required by law to tell law enforcement where they live, the agencies don't have to tell you. Megan's Law CD-ROM information 2. Notification of sex offenders 3. Laws prohibiting sex offenders from living within certain distances of schools We discovered there are dozens of states that post sex offender information online.
Many states post names, pictures and addresses.
As for notification, there are states that notify homeowners, businesses, and schools when sex offenders move into their neighbhorhoods. Those vary from city to city as well as state to state. But in Dallas, Texas, we found out they send postcards out to communities when a child molester moves into the area. The postcards even have pictures on them. When it comes to sex offenders living near schools of any kind we found at least a half-dozen states that do have a state statute regarding this issue.