34 U.S.C. § 20921 — National Sex Offender Registry
submitted 20 years ago by Pub. L. 109-248 to r/title-34-CRIME-CONTROL-AND-LAW-ENFORCEMENT · 77 words · no verdicts yet
The Attorney General must run a national sex offender database at the FBI. Updated information about an offender must be forwarded electronically to every relevant jurisdiction right away.
(a) Internet. The Attorney General must maintain a national database at the FBI covering every sex offender*, and anyone else required to register in a jurisdiction's sex offender registry*. This database is called the National Sex Offender Registry.
(b) Electronic forwarding. The Attorney General must make sure — through the National Sex Offender Registry or some other way — that updated information about a sex offender gets sent electronically to every relevant jurisdiction* right away.
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.
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.)
- 2006Enacted · Pub. L. 109-248 · 120 Stat. 596
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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