FEDERAL · 34 U.S.C. · Chapter SUBCHAPTER I—SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION
National Sex Offender Registry
34 U.S.C. § 20921
Title34 — Crime Control and Law Enforcement
ChapterSUBCHAPTER I—SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION
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34 U.S.C. § 20921.
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(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.
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History
(Pub. L. 109–248, title I, §119, July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 596.)
Editorial Notes
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.
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.
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