34 USC 20921: National Sex Offender Registry
Result 1 of 1
   
 
<< Previous   TITLE 34 / Subtitle II / CHAPTER 209 / SUBCHAPTER I / Part A / § 20921   Next >>
 
34 USC 20921: National Sex Offender Registry Text contains those laws in effect on November 30, 2024
From Title 34-CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENTSubtitle II-Protection of Children and Other PersonsCHAPTER 209-CHILD PROTECTION AND SAFETYSUBCHAPTER I-SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATIONPart A-Sex Offender Registration and Notification
Jump To: Source CreditMiscellaneousCodification

§20921. National Sex Offender Registry

(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.

( 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.