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Caylee’s Law
Caylee’s Law is the unofficial name for proposed bills in hours to the local police or face felony charges in addi-
several U.S. states that would make it a felony for a par- tion to the sudden tragic loss of their children.[10]
ent or legal guardian to fail to report a missing child, in
cases where the parent knew or should have known that
the child was possibly in danger.[1] The bill was intro-
References
duced shortly after the high profile Casey Anthony trial, [1] "Representatives file Caylee’s Law". CFNews. 7 July
due to Anthony not reporting her two year old daughter 2011. http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/
Caylee Marie Anthony missing for a period of 31 days.[2] 2011/july/275589/Representatives-file-
Caylee%E2%80%99s-Law?cmpid=caseytwitter.
Retrieved 2011-07-08.
History [2] "Florida lawmakers introduce ’Caylee’s Law’ in
The idea for the bill originated with protesters who dis- response to case". St. Petersburg Times (News
agreed with the jury’s verdict in the case. Anthony was Service of Florida). 7 July 2011.
found not guilty of first degree murder, aggravated child http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/
abuse, and aggravated manslaughter of a child on July 5, crime/florida-lawmakers-introduce-caylees-law-
2011.[3] Immediately after the trial, support appeared for in-response-to-case/1179303. Retrieved
imposing requirements on parents to notify law enforce- 2011-07-08.
ment of the death or disappearance of a child and make [3] "Casey Anthony found not guilty of murder of
a parent or guardian’s failure to report their child miss- Caylee Anthony; many shocked by verdict". The
ing a felony.[4][5] One petition has gained over 1,261,130 Washington Post. 6 July 2011.
electronic signatures as of July 19, 2011.[6] In response to http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/casey-
this and other petitions, lawmakers of Florida, Oklahoma, anthony-found-not-guilty-of-murder-of-caylee-
New York, North Carolina, Ohio[7] and West Virginia be- anthony-many-shocked-by-verdict/2011/07/05/
gan drafting versions of "Caylee’s Law". gIQAkVEy0H_story.html. Retrieved 2011-07-08.
[4] ^ Riparbelli, Laura (7 July 2011). "Casey Anthony
Oklahoma Trial Aftermath: ’Caylee’s Law’ Drafted in 4 States".
In Oklahoma a representative is planning on proposing ABC News. http://abcnews.go.com/US/casey-
a bill in 2012 that would require a child’s parent or anthony-trial-aftermath-caylee-law-drafted-
guardian to notify police of a child’s death within 24 states/story?id=14020260. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
hours, and would also stipulate a time frame for notifica- [5] "Anthony verdict inspires new law". Christian Post.
tion of the disappearance of a young child.[4] http://www.christianpost.com/news/casey-
anthony-verdict-inspires-caylees-law-51949/.
Florida [6] Crowder, Michelle (5 July 2011). "Create Caylee’s
Law". Change.org. http://www.change.org/
The bill in Florida was introduced by two Miami repre-
petitions/create-caylees-law. Retrieved
sentatives on July 6, 2011 and would make it a felony if
2011-07-19.
a parent or legal guardian fails to report a missing child
[7] http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/
under the age of 12 in timely manner if they could have
august/303639/Ohio-lawmakers-introduce-
known the child would be in danger.[8][9]
Caylees-Law.html?cmpid=twitter
[8] "Step rep files bill to create Caylee’s law". Orlando
Opposition Sentinel. http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/
news_politics/2011/07/state-rep-files-bill-to-
Some oppose Caylee’s Law, claiming it to be unconstitu-
create-caylees-law.html.
tional. Many claim it violates the 5th Amendment and
[9] "Clamor Grows Louder for Caylee’s Law After
will mostly harm innocent parents. The laws as proposed
Mother Only Gets Slap On Wrist" - Elvira Veksler 0
do not distinguish the cause or place of death, so that
July 8, 2011 - International Business Times. Retrieved
parents who lose children due to sudden illnesses in the
9 July 2011.
hospital are still liable to report the death within 24
[10] Proposed “Caylee’s Law” Generates Virtual Frenzy
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