American Law Institute Adopts Revisions to Model Penal Code That Include Major Changes to Sex Offender Registries

On June 8, 2021 the membership of the American Law Institute gave its final approval to a revision of the Model Penal Code’s chapter on Sexual Assault and Related Offenses. The American Law Institute, established in 1923, is the leading independent organization in the United States producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize, and otherwise improve the law…

American Law Institute Adopts Revisions to Model Penal Code That Include Major Changes to Sex Offender Registries