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Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare (Sections 1 - 18445)
Chapter 151 - Child Protection and Safety (Sections 16901 - 16991)
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| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 151 - CHILD PROTECTION AND SAFETY - Front Matter |
| Date | 2015 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 3, 2016 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
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PART A—SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION
| 16911. | Relevant definitions, including Amie Zyla expansion of sex offender definition and expanded inclusion of child predators. |
| 16912. | Registry requirements for jurisdictions. |
| 16913. | Registry requirements for sex offenders. |
| 16914. | Information required in registration. |
| 16915. | Duration of registration requirement. |
| 16915a. | Direction to the Attorney General. |
| 16915b. | Checking system for social networking websites. |
| 16916. | Periodic in person verification. |
| 16917. | Duty to notify sex offenders of registration requirements and to register. |
| 16918. | Public access to sex offender information through the Internet. |
| 16919. | National Sex Offender Registry. |
| 16920. | Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website. |
| 16921. | Megan Nicole Kanka and Alexandra Nicole Zapp Community Notification Program. |
| 16922. | Actions to be taken when sex offender fails to comply. |
| 16923. | Development and availability of registry management and website software. |
| 16924. | Period for implementation by jurisdictions. |
| 16925. | Failure of jurisdiction to comply. |
| 16926. | Sex Offender Management Assistance (SOMA) program. |
| 16927. | Election by Indian tribes. |
| 16928. | Registration of sex offenders entering the United States. |
| 16928a. | Registration of sex offenders released from military corrections facilities or upon conviction. |
| 16929. | Immunity for good faith conduct. |
PART B—IMPROVING FEDERAL CRIMINAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO ENSURE SEX OFFENDER COMPLIANCE WITH REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM VIOLENT PREDATORS
| 16941. | Federal assistance with respect to violations of registration requirements. |
| 16942. | Project Safe Childhood. |
| 16943. | Federal assistance in identification and location of sex offenders relocated as a result of a major disaster. |
| 16944. | Expansion of training and technology efforts. |
| 16945. | Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking. |
PART C—ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND RESOURCES NEEDED TO ENSURE THAT CHILDREN ARE NOT ATTACKED OR ABUSED
| 16961. | Access to national crime information databases. |
| 16962. | Schools SAFE Act. |
SUBCHAPTER II—CIVIL COMMITMENT OF DANGEROUS SEX OFFENDERS
| 16971. | Jimmy Ryce State civil commitment programs for sexually dangerous persons. |
SUBCHAPTER III—GRANTS AND OTHER PROVISIONS
| 16981. | Pilot program for monitoring sexual offenders. |
| 16982. | Assistance for prosecution of cases cleared through use of DNA backlog clearance funds. |
| 16983. | Grants to combat sexual abuse of children. |
| 16984. | Grants for fingerprinting programs for children. |
| 16985. | Grants for Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network. |
| 16986. | Children's safety online awareness campaigns. |
| 16987. | Grants for online child safety programs. |
| 16988. | Jessica Lunsford Address Verification Grant Program. |
| 16989. | Fugitive Safe Surrender. |
| 16990. | National registry of substantiated cases of child abuse. |
| 16991. | Annual report on enforcement of registration requirements. |
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