2015 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare (Sections 1 - 18445)
Chapter 151 - Child Protection and Safety (Sections 16901 - 16991)
Subchapter I - Sex Offender Registration and Notification (Sections 16901 - 16962)
Part A - Sex Offender Registration and Notification (Sections 16911 - 16929)
Sec. 16917 - Duty to notify sex offenders of registration requirements and to register
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 SUBCHAPTER I - SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION Part A - Sex Offender Registration and Notification Sec. 16917 - Duty to notify sex offenders of registration requirements and to register |
Contains | section 16917 |
Date | 2015 |
Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 3, 2016 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 109-248, title I, §117, July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 595. |
Statutes at Large References | 120 Stat. 595, 590 |
Public and Private Laws | Public Law 109-248 |
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An appropriate official shall, shortly before release of the sex offender from custody, or, if the sex offender is not in custody, immediately after the sentencing of the sex offender, for the offense giving rise to the duty to register—
(1) inform the sex offender of the duties of a sex offender under this subchapter and explain those duties;
(2) require the sex offender to read and sign a form stating that the duty to register has been explained and that the sex offender understands the registration requirement; and
(3) ensure that the sex offender is registered.
(b) Notification of sex offenders who cannot comply with subsection (a)The Attorney General shall prescribe rules for the notification of sex offenders who cannot be registered in accordance with subsection (a).
(Pub. L. 109–248, title I, §117, July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 595.)
REFERENCES IN TEXTThis subchapter, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), was in the original "this title", meaning title I of Pub. L. 109–248, July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 590, known as the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. For complete classification of title I to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 16901 of this title and Tables.
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