2018 US Code
Title 34 - Crime Control and Law Enforcement
Subtitle II - Protection of Children and Other Persons
Chapter 209 - Child Protection and Safety
Subchapter I - Sex Offender Registration and Notification
Part A - Sex Offender Registration and Notification
Sec. 20921 - National Sex Offender Registry

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Citation 34 U.S.C. § 20921 (2018)
Section Name §20921. National Sex Offender Registry
Section Text (a) Internet

The Attorney General shall maintain a national database at the Federal Bureau of Investigation for each sex offender and any other person required to register in a jurisdiction's sex offender registry. The database shall be known as the National Sex Offender Registry.

(b) Electronic forwarding

The Attorney General shall ensure (through the National Sex Offender Registry or otherwise) that updated information about a sex offender is immediately transmitted by electronic forwarding to all relevant jurisdictions.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 109–248, title I, §119, July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 596.)

Editorial Notes CODIFICATION

Section was formerly classified to section 16919 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Title 34 - CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 34 - CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
Subtitle II - Protection of Children and Other Persons
CHAPTER 209 - CHILD PROTECTION AND SAFETY
SUBCHAPTER I - SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION
Part A - Sex Offender Registration and Notification
Sec. 20921 - National Sex Offender Registry
Contains section 20921
Date 2018
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 14, 2019
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 120 Stat. 596
Public Law References Public Law 109-248
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