ness of exempting such an arsonist from the reg-
istration requirements under this section. 
(c) INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION.— 
(1) PROVIDED BY THE ARSONIST.—A criminal 
arsonist shall provide the following information to 
the appropriate official for inclusion in the arsonist 
registry of a jurisdiction in which such arsonist is 
required to register: 
(A) The name of the arsonist (including 
any alias used by the arsonist). 
(B) The Social Security number of the ar-
sonist. 
(C) The address of each residence at which 
the arsonist resides or will reside. 
(D) The name and address of any place 
where the arsonist is an employee or will be an 
employee. 
(E) The name and address of any place 
where the arsonist is a student or will be a stu-
dent. 
(F) The license plate number and a de-
scription of any vehicle owned or operated by 
the arsonist. 
(G) Any other information required by the 
Attorney General.
(2) PROVIDED BY THE JURISDICTION.—The ju-
risdiction in which a criminal arsonist registers shall 
ensure that the following information is included in 
the registry for such arsonist: 
(A) A physical description of the arsonist. 
(B) The text of the provision of law defin-
ing the criminal offense for which the arsonist 
is registered. 
(C) The criminal history of the arsonist, 
including the date of all arrests and convictions; 
the status of parole, probation, or supervised 
release; registration status; and the existence of 
any outstanding arrest warrants for the arson-
ist. 
(D) A current photograph of the arsonist. 
(E) A set of fingerprints and palm prints 
of the arsonist. 
(F) A photocopy of a valid driver’s license 
or identification card issued to the arsonist by 
a jurisdiction. 
(G) Any other information required by the 
Attorney General. 
(d) DURATION
OF REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT; 
EXPUNGING REGISTRIES OF INFORMATION FOR CERTAIN 
JUVENILE CRIMINAL ARSONISTS.—
(1) DURATION
OF
REGISTRATION
REQUIRE-
MENT.—A criminal arsonist shall keep the registra-
tion information provided under subsection (c) cur-
rent for the full registration period (excluding any 
time the arsonist is in custody). For purposes of this 
subsection, the full registration period— 
(A) shall commence on the later of the 
date on which the arsonist is convicted of an of-
fense of arson in violation of the laws of the ju-
risdiction in which the offense was committed 
or the United States, the date on which the ar-
sonist is released from prison for such convic-
tion, or the date on which such arsonist is 
placed on parole, supervised release, or proba-
tion for such conviction; and 
(B) shall be— 
(i) five years for an arsonist who has 
been convicted of such an offense for the 
first time; 
(ii) ten years for an arsonist who has 
been convicted of such an offense for the 
second time; and 
(iii) for the life of the arsonist for an 
arsonist who has been convicted of such an 
offense more than twice.
(2) EXPUNGING REGISTRIES OF INFORMATION 
FOR CERTAIN JUVENILE CRIMINAL ARSONISTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a crimi-
nal arsonist described in subparagraph (B), a 
jurisdiction shall expunge the arson registry of 
such jurisdiction of information related to such 
criminal arsonist as of the date that is 5 years 
after the last day of the applicable full registra-
tion period under paragraph (1). 
(B) CRIMINAL
ARSONIST
DESCRIBED.— 
For purposes of subparagraph (A), a criminal 
arsonist described in this subparagraph is a 
criminal arsonist who— 
(i) was a juvenile tried as an adult for 
the offense giving rise to the duty to reg-
ister; and 
(ii) was not convicted of any other 
criminal felony during the period beginning 
on the first day of the applicable full reg-
istration period under paragraph (1) and 
ending on the last day of the 5-year period 
described in subparagraph (A). 
(C) 
APPLICATION
TO
OTHER
DATA-
BASES.—The Attorney General shall establish a 
process to ensure that each entity that receives
information under subsection (j) with respect to 
a criminal arsonist described in subparagraph 
(B) shall expunge the applicable database of 
such information as of the date that is 5 years 
after the last day of the applicable full registra-
tion period under paragraph (1). 
(e) ANNUAL VERIFICATION.—Not less than once in 
each calendar year during the full registration period, a 
criminal arsonist required to register under this section 
shall— 
(1) appear in person at not less than one juris-
diction in which such arsonist is required to register; 
(2) allow such jurisdiction to take a current 
photograph of the arsonist; and 
(3) while present at such jurisdiction, verify the 
information in each registry in which that arsonist 
is required to be registered. 
(f) DUTY TO NOTIFY CRIMINAL ARSONISTS OF REG-
ISTRATION REQUIREMENTS AND TO REGISTER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An appropriate official shall, 
shortly before release of a criminal arsonist from 
custody, or, if the arsonist is not in custody, imme-
diately after the sentencing of the arsonist for the 
offense giving rise to the duty to register—
(A) inform the arsonist of the duties of the 
arsonist under this section and explain those 
duties in a manner that the arsonist can under-
stand in light of the arsonist’s native language, 
mental capability, and age; 
(B) ensure that the arsonist understands 
the registration requirement, and if so, require 
the arsonist to read and sign a form stating 
that the duty to register has been explained and 
that the arsonist understands the registration 
requirement; 
(C) if the arsonist is unable to understand 
the registration requirements, the official shall 
sign a form stating that the arsonist is unable 
to understand the registration requirements; 
and 
(D) ensure that the arsonist is registered. 
(2) NOTIFICATION
OF
CRIMINAL
ARSONISTS 
WHO CANNOT COMPLY WITH PARAGRAPH (1).—The 
Attorney General shall prescribe rules to ensure the 
notification and registration of criminal arsonists in 
accordance with paragraph (1) who cannot be noti-
fied and registered at the time set forth in para-
graph (1).
(g) ACCESS TO CRIMINAL ARSONIST INFORMATION 
THROUGH THE INTERNET.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in this 
subsection, each jurisdiction shall make available on 
the Internet, in a manner that is readily accessible 
to law enforcement personnel and fire safety officers 
located in the jurisdiction, all information about 
each criminal arsonist in the registry. The jurisdic-
tion shall also include in the design of its Internet 
site all field search capabilities needed for full par-
ticipation in the National criminal arsonist Internet 
site established under subsection (i) and shall par-
ticipate in that Internet site as provided by the At-
torney General in regulations which comply with this 
paragraph. 
(2) PROHIBITION
ON
ACCESS
BY
THE
PUB-
LIC.—Information about a criminal arsonist shall 
not be made available under paragraph (1) on the 
Internet to the public. 
(3) MANDATORY EXEMPTIONS.—A jurisdiction 
shall exempt from disclosure on the Internet site of 
the jurisdiction described in paragraph (1), with re-
spect to information about a criminal arsonist— 
(A) any information about the arsonist in-
volving conviction for an offense other than the
offense or offenses for which the arsonist is reg-
istered; 
(B) any information about the arsonist if 
the arsonist is participating in a witness protec-
tion program and the release of such informa-
tion could jeopardize the safety of the arsonist 
or any other individual; and 
(C) any other information identified as a 
mandatory exemption from disclosure by the 
Attorney General. 
(4) OPTIONAL EXEMPTIONS.—A jurisdiction is 
authorized to exempt from disclosure on the Internet 
site of the jurisdiction described in paragraph (1), 
with respect to information about a criminal arson-
ist— 
(A) the name of an employer of the arson-
ist; and 
(B) the name of an educational institution 
where the arsonist is a student. 
(5) CORRECTION
OF
ERRORS.—The Attorney 
General shall establish guidelines for each jurisdic-
tion for a process to seek correction of information 
included in the Internet site established by the juris-
diction pursuant to paragraph (1) in the case that 
an individual contends such information is erro-