18 U.S.C. § 2250 — Failure to register
submitted 20 years ago by Pub. L. 109-248 to r/title-18-CRIMES-AND-CRIMINAL-PROCEDURE · 363 words · no verdicts yet
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Whoever—
is required to register under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act;
is a sex offender as defined for the purposes of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act by reason of a conviction under Federal law (including the Uniform Code of Military Justice), the law of the District of Columbia, Indian tribal law, or the law of any territory or possession of the United States; or
travels in interstate or foreign commerce, or enters or leaves, or resides in, Indian country; and
knowingly fails to register or update a registration as required by the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act;
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.
Whoever—
is required to register under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.); 1
knowingly fails to provide information required by the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act relating to intended travel in foreign commerce; and
engages or attempts to engage in the intended travel in foreign commerce;
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.
In a prosecution for a violation under subsection (a) or (b), it is an affirmative defense that—
uncontrollable circumstances prevented the individual from complying;
the individual did not contribute to the creation of such circumstances in reckless disregard of the requirement to comply; and
the individual complied as soon as such circumstances ceased to exist.
An individual described in subsection (a) or (b) who commits a crime of violence under Federal law (including the Uniform Code of Military Justice), the law of the District of Columbia, Indian tribal law, or the law of any territory or possession of the United States shall be imprisoned for not less than 5 years and not more than 30 years.
The punishment provided in paragraph (1) shall be in addition and consecutive to the punishment provided for the violation described in subsection (a) or (b).
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 109–248, title I, § 141(a)(1), July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 602; amended Pub. L. 114–119, § 6(b), Feb. 8, 2016, 130 Stat. 23.)
- 2006Enacted · Pub. L. 109-248 · 120 Stat. 602
- 2016Amended · Pub. L. 114-119 · 130 Stat. 23
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 109-248 on 2006-07-27.
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