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In order for these protections to be lifted, the offender would have to ask for its removal, a change from the prevailing situation which typically leads to the victim having to ask for a protection order to be continued.

States would be encouraged into adopting these laws by making 10 percent of their federal criminal justice funding contingent on having policies in place that:

Authorize judges and courts to issue orders prohibiting alleged sex offenders from having any contact with the victim, or the victim’s friends, co-workers, or relatives;
Permit judges and courts to order a continuation of that protection after the sex offender has been found guilty as a condition of granting bail, parole, probation, or other supervised release;
Provide judges and courts with the authority to grant or extend a protection order that would remain in effect until the court orders otherwise.

If states don’t comply with these requirements, federal funding that is withheld would be reallocated to states that have adopted such policies. 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