Sex offenders who fail to let law enforcement know when they move would be charged with an aggravated misdemeanor under legislation approved by theIowa Senate. Legislators didn’t set up a penalty when the sex offender lawwas originally passed.Senator Jeff Angelo, a republican from Creston, says the billseeks to fix a flaw in the state law which forces paroled sex offenders tolet police know where they live.The bill passed the Senate 46-to-zero and now goes to the House forconsideration.
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