Proposed Missouri Violent Offender Registry

(MISSOURINET) –  Under a proposed piece of legislation, those convicted of first- and second-degree murder will be placed on a list similar to the sex offender registry. Bill sponsor, Republican Representative Lane Roberts of Joplin says a constituent’s family member was killed by a man who was convicted of second-degree murder…

They would be identified on a map like sex offenders, but the key difference is, unlike sex offenders, your name would be removed from the list after parole was up.