I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1759 
To establish guidelines and incentives for States to establish arsonist registries 
and to require the Attorney General to establish a national arsonist 
registry and notification program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 29, 2007 
Mrs. BONO (for herself and Mr. SCHIFF) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To establish guidelines and incentives for States to establish 
arsonist registries and to require the Attorney General 
to establish a national arsonist registry and notification 
program, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Managing Arson 
Through Criminal History (MATCH) Act of 2007’’. 
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SEC. 2. ARSONIST REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) REGISTRY
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
JURISDIC-
TIONS.— 
(1) JURISDICTION TO MAINTAIN A REGISTRY.— 
Each jurisdiction shall establish and maintain a ju-
risdiction-wide arsonist registry conforming to the 
requirements of this section. 
(2) GUIDELINES AND REGULATIONS.—The At-
torney General shall issue guidelines and regulations 
to interpret and implement this section. 
(b) REGISTRY
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
CRIMINAL 
ARSONISTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—A criminal arsonist shall 
register, and shall keep the registration current, in 
each jurisdiction where the arsonist resides, where 
the arsonist is an employee, and where the arsonist 
is a student. For initial registration purposes only, 
a criminal arsonist shall also register in the jurisdic-
tion in which convicted if such jurisdiction is dif-
ferent from the jurisdiction of residence. 
(2) INITIAL REGISTRATION.—The criminal ar-
sonist shall initially register— 
(A) before completing a sentence of impris-
onment with respect to the offense giving rise 
to the registration requirement; or 
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(B) not later than three business days 
after being sentenced for that offense, if the 
criminal arsonist is not sentenced to a term of 
imprisonment. 
(3) KEEPING THE REGISTRATION CURRENT.—A 
criminal arsonist shall, not later than three business 
days after each change of name, residence, employ-
ment, or student status, appear in person in at least 
one jurisdiction involved pursuant to paragraph (1) 
and inform that jurisdiction of all changes in the in-
formation required for that arsonist in the arsonist 
registry involved. That jurisdiction shall immediately 
provide the revised information to all other jurisdic-
tions in which the arsonist is required to register. 
(4) 
INITIAL
REGISTRATION
OF
CRIMINAL 
ARSONISTS UNABLE TO COMPLY WITH PARAGRAPH 
(2).—The Attorney General shall have the authority 
to specify the applicability of the requirements of 
this section to criminal arsonists convicted before the 
date of the enactment of this Act or its implementa-
tion in a particular jurisdiction, and to prescribe 
rules for the registration of any such criminal 
arsonists and other categories of criminal arsonists 
who are unable to comply with paragraph (2). 
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(5) STATE
PENALTY
FOR
FAILURE
TO
COM-
PLY.—Each jurisdiction, other than a Federally rec-
ognized Indian tribe, shall provide a criminal penalty 
that includes a maximum term of imprisonment that 
is greater than one year for the failure of a criminal 
arsonist to comply with the requirements of this sec-
tion. 
(6) LIMITED AUTHORITY TO EXEMPT CERTAIN 
CRIMINAL
ARSONISTS
FROM
REGISTRY
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—A jurisdiction shall have the authority to 
exempt a criminal arsonist who has been convicted 
of the offense of arson in violation of the laws of the 
jurisdiction in which the offense was committed or 
the United States for the first time from the reg-
istration requirements under this section in ex-
change for such arsonist’s substantial assistance in 
the investigation or prosecution of another person 
who has committed an offense. The jurisdiction shall 
revoke any such exemption and order the arsonist to 
comply with the registration requirements of this 
section immediately upon cessation of active co-
operation with the jurisdiction relating to such inves-
tigation or prosecution. The Attorney General shall 
assure that any regulations promulgated under this 
section include guidelines that reflect the general ap-
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propriateness of exempting such an arsonist from 
the registration 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. 
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(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.— 
A criminal arsonist shall keep the registration information 
provided under subsection (c) current for the full registra-
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