AM 1240 WJON » jacob’s law http://wjon.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:27:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Governor Signs Jacobs Law http://wjon.com/governor-signs-jacobs-law/ http://wjon.com/governor-signs-jacobs-law/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:06:58 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=89498 Governor Mark Dayton signed Jacob's Law into law. The new law directs law enforcement to notify both parents if a child is the victim of neglect, physical abuse, or sexual abuse occurring outside the family. The law specifies how parents will be notified. In addition, the law directs law enforcement to immediately notify the local welfare agency if a child is the victim of abuse.

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