1.   And she wanted communities to be notified when a sexual predator was released from prison.

2.   A dozen states have passed laws named for her requiring that communities be notified when sex offenders move in.

3.   After all, the case had spurred a national movement to adopt new laws to notify communities of the presence of sex offenders.

4.   But the ruling left unchanged the basic provision of the law that allows a community to be notified of whether an individual is a convicted sex offender.

5.   First, the scientific community would be notified through the International Astronomical Union and the United Nations.

6.   If a population was misplaced, the agency will correct the counts and notify the communities in writing, he said.

7.   Notifying communities simply alerts parents to be careful, they contend.

8.   President Bill Clinton signed into law today a measure requiring police departments to notify communities when a convicted child molester moves into the neighborhood.

9.   She said they realized that their idea to notify communities when violent offenders are released was problematic.

10.   Since then, at least two other appellate courts have made similar rulings, creating a situation where some communities were notified of sex predators and others were not.