Richard and Maureen Kanka of Hamilton Township founded the Megan Nicole Kanka Foundation to increase public awareness about the danger posed to children by convicted sex offenders. On July 29, 1994, Richard and Maureen had their lives shattered when their 7-year old daughter Megan was lured into a neighbor’s home with the hopes of seeing his puppy. Shortly after, thirty yards from her front doorstep, Megan Kanka was raped and murdered.

On May 17, 1996, President Clinton signed Megan’s Law as an amendment to the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children’s Act. Megan’s Law requires each state in the country to notify the public when dangerous sexual offenders are residing in their area. Megan’s Law provides several different avenues of notifying the public across the country. Each state has created the notification system that best suits their state constitution and need.