34 U.S.C. § 20920 — Public access to sex offender information through the Internet

(a) In general. Except as this section provides, each jurisdiction^* must publish all of its sex offender registry^* information on the internet, in a way that's easy for both other jurisdictions and the public to access. The jurisdiction's website must let the public search by zip code or a geographic radius the user sets, using a single query. It must also include all the field search features needed to fully take part in the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender^* Public Website, and must actually participate in that website as the Attorney General provides.

(b) Mandatory exemptions. A jurisdiction must keep these things off the public site: (1) the identity of any sex offense^* victim; (2) the offender's Social Security number; (3) any arrest that didn't lead to a conviction; and (4) anything else the Attorney General exempts from disclosure.

(c) Optional exemptions. A jurisdiction may choose to keep these off the public site: (1) information about a tier I offender convicted of something other than a specified offense against a minor^*; (2) the offender's employer's name; (3) the name of the offender's school; and (4) anything else the Attorney General exempts.

(d) Links. The site must, as much as practical, link to sex offender safety and education resources.

(e) Correction of errors. The site must explain how someone can ask to correct information they believe is wrong.

(f) Warning. The site must warn that the information should not be used to unlawfully injure, harass, or commit a crime against anyone listed, or anyone living or working at a listed address. The warning must note that doing so could lead to civil or criminal penalties.