I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6155 
To establish guidelines and incentives for States to establish criminal drug 
dealer registries and to require the Attorney General to establish a 
national criminal drug dealer registry and notification program, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 21, 2006 
Mr. PEARCE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To establish guidelines and incentives for States to establish 
criminal drug dealer registries and to require the Attor-
ney General to establish a national criminal drug dealer 
registry and notification program, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Communities Leading 
Everyone Away From Narcotics Through Online Warning 
Notification Act’’, or the ‘‘CLEAN TOWN Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DRUG DEALER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION 
PROGRAM. 
(a) REGISTRY
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
JURISDIC-
TIONS.— 
(1) JURISDICTION TO MAINTAIN A REGISTRY.— 
Each jurisdiction shall establish and maintain a ju-
risdiction-wide criminal drug dealer registry con-
forming 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 DRUG 
DEALERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A criminal drug dealer shall 
register, and shall keep the registration current, in 
each jurisdiction where the dealer resides, where the 
dealer is an employee, and where the dealer is a stu-
dent. For initial registration purposes only, a crimi-
nal drug dealer shall also register in the jurisdiction 
in which convicted if such jurisdiction is different 
from the jurisdiction of residence. 
(2) INITIAL REGISTRATION.—The criminal drug 
dealer 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 drug dealer is not sentenced to a term 
of imprisonment. 
(3) KEEPING THE REGISTRATION CURRENT.—A 
criminal drug dealer shall, not later than three busi-
ness days after each change of name, residence, em-
ployment, 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 
information required for that dealer in the criminal 
drug dealer registry. That jurisdiction shall imme-
diately provide the revised information to all other 
jurisdictions in which the dealer is required to reg-
ister. 
(4) INITIAL REGISTRATION OF CRIMINAL DRUG 
DEALERS
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 drug dealers convicted before 
the date of the enactment of this Act or its imple-
mentation in a particular jurisdiction, and to pre-
scribe rules for the registration of any such criminal 
drug dealers and other categories of criminal drug 
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offenders who are unable to comply with paragraph 
(2). 
(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 
drug dealer to comply with the requirements of this 
section. 
(6) LIMITED AUTHORITY TO EXEMPT CERTAIN 
DRUG DEALERS FROM REGISTRY REQUIREMENTS.— 
A jurisdiction shall have the authority to exempt a 
criminal drug dealer who has been convicted of a 
criminal drug dealing offense for the first time from 
the registration requirements under this section in 
exchange for such dealer’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 dealer 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 a dealer from the 
registration requirements under this section. 
(c) INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION.— 
(1) PROVIDED BY THE DEALER.—A criminal 
drug dealer shall provide the following information 
to the appropriate official for inclusion in the crimi-
nal drug dealer registry of a jurisdiction in which 
such dealer is required to register: 
(A) The name of the dealer (including any 
alias used by the dealer). 
(B) The Social Security number of the 
dealer. 
(C) The address of each residence at which 
the dealer resides or will reside. 
(D) The name and address of any place 
where the dealer is an employee or will be an 
employee. 
(E) The name and address of any place 
where the dealer 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 dealer. 
(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 drug dealer registers 
shall ensure that the following information is in-
cluded in the registry for such dealer: 
(A) A physical description of the dealer. 
(B) The text of the provision of law defin-
ing the criminal offense for which the dealer is 
registered. 
(C) The criminal history of the dealer, in-
cluding 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 dealer. 
(D) A current photograph of the dealer. 
(E) A set of fingerprints and palm prints 
of the dealer. 
(F) A photocopy of a valid driver’s license 
or identification card issued to the dealer by a 
jurisdiction. 
(G) Any other information required by the 
Attorney General. 
(d) DURATION OF REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT.— 
A criminal drug dealer shall keep the registration informa-
tion provided under subsection (c) current for the full reg-
istration period (excluding any time the dealer is in cus-
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tody or civilly committed). For purposes of this subsection, 
the full registration period— 
(1) shall commence on the later of the date on 
which the dealer is convicted of a criminal drug deal-
ing offense, the date on which the dealer is released 
from prison for such conviction, or the date on 
which such dealer is placed on parole, supervised re-
lease, or probation for such conviction; and 
(2) shall be— 
(A) five years for a dealer who has been 
convicted of a criminal drug dealing offense for 
the first time; 
(B) ten years for a dealer who has been 
convicted of a criminal drug dealing offense for 
the second time; and 
(C) for the life of the dealer for a dealer 
who has been convicted of a criminal drug deal-
ing offense more than twice. 
(e) ANNUAL VERIFICATION.—Not less than once in 
each calendar year during the full registration period, a 
criminal drug dealer required to register under this section 
shall— 
(1) appear in person at not less than one juris-
diction in which such dealer is required to register; 
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(2) allow such jurisdiction to take a current 
photograph of the dealer; and 
(3) while present at such jurisdiction, verify the 
information in each registry in which that dealer is 
required to be registered. 
(f) DUTY TO NOTIFY CRIMINAL DRUG DEALERS OF 
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS AND TO REGISTER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An appropriate official shall, 
shortly before release of a criminal drug dealer from 
custody, or, if the dealer is not in custody, imme-
diately after the sentencing of the dealer for the of-
fense giving rise to the duty to register— 
(A) inform the dealer of the duties of the 
dealer under this section and explain those du-
ties; 
(B) require the dealer to read and sign a 
form stating that the duty to register has been 
explained and that the dealer understands the 
registration requirement; and 
(C) ensure that the dealer is registered. 
(2) NOTIFICATION OF CRIMINAL DRUG DEAL-
ERS WHO CANNOT COMPLY WITH PARAGRAPH (1).— 
The Attorney General shall prescribe rules for the 
notification of criminal drug dealers who cannot be 
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notified and registered in accordance with paragraph 
(1). 
(g) PUBLIC ACCESS TO CRIMINAL DRUG DEALER IN-
FORMATION 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 all jurisdictions and to the public, all information 
about each criminal drug dealer in the registry. The 
jurisdiction shall maintain the Internet site in a 
manner that will permit the public to obtain relevant 
information for each such dealer by a single query 
for any given zip code or geographic radius set by 
the user. The jurisdiction shall also include in the 
design of its Internet site all field search capabilities 
needed for full participation in the National criminal 
drug dealer public Internet site established under 
subsection (i) and shall participate in that website as 
provided by the Attorney General. 
(2) MANDATORY EXEMPTIONS.—A jurisdiction 
shall exempt from public disclosure, with respect to 
information about a criminal drug dealer— 
(A) the identity of any victim of an of-
fense; 
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(B) the Social Security number of the 
criminal drug dealer; 
(C) any reference to arrests of the criminal 
drug dealer that did not result in conviction; 
and 
(D) any other information exempted from 
public disclosure by the Attorney General. 
(3) OPTIONAL
EXEMPTIONS.—A jurisdiction 
may exempt from public disclosure, with respect to 
information about a criminal drug dealer— 
(A) any information about the dealer in-
volving conviction for an offense other than the 
offense or offenses for which the dealer is reg-
istered; 
(B) the name of an employer of the dealer; 
(C) the name of an educational institution 
where the dealer is a student; 
(D) any information about the dealer if the 
dealer is participating in a witness protection 
program and the release of such information 
could jeopardize the safety of the dealer or any 
other individual; and 
(E) any other information identified as an 
optional exemption from public disclosure by 
the Attorney General. 
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(4) LINKS.—An Internet site established by a 
jurisdiction pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include, 
to the extent practicable, links to substance abuse 
education resources. 
(5) CORRECTION OF ERRORS.—An Internet site 
established by a jurisdiction pursuant to paragraph 
(1) shall include instructions on how to seek correc-
tion of information that an individual contends is er-
roneous. 
(6) WARNING.—An Internet site established by 
a jurisdiction pursuant to paragraph (1) shall in-
clude a warning that information on the site should 
not be used to unlawfully injure, harass, or commit 
a crime against any individual named in the registry 
or residing or working at any reported address. The 
warning shall note that any such action could result 
in civil or criminal penalties. 
(h) NATIONAL
CRIMINAL
DRUG
DEALER
REG-
ISTRY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall 
maintain a national database at the Federal Bureau 
of Investigation for each criminal drug dealer and 
any other person required to register in a jurisdic-
tion’s criminal drug dealer registry under subsection 
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(a). The database shall be known as the National 
Criminal Drug Dealer Registry. 
(2) ELECTRONIC FORWARDING.—The Attorney 
General shall ensure (through the National Criminal 
Drug Dealer Registry or otherwise) that updated in-
formation about a criminal drug dealer is imme-
diately transmitted by electronic forwarding to all 
relevant jurisdictions. 
(i) NATIONAL CRIMINAL DRUG DEALER PUBLIC 
INTERNET SITE.—The Attorney General shall establish 
and maintain a national criminal drug dealer public Inter-
net site. The Internet site shall include relevant informa-
tion for each criminal drug dealer and other person listed 
on a jurisdiction’s Internet site under subsection (g). The 
Internet site shall allow the public to obtain relevant infor-
mation for each such offender by a single query for any 
given zip code or geographical radius set by the user in 
a form and with such limitations as may be established 
by the Attorney General and shall have such other field 
search capabilities as the Attorney General may provide. 
(j) NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES.—Under a criminal 
drug dealer registration program established by a jurisdic-
tion pursuant to subsection (a), immediately after a crimi-
nal drug dealer registers or updates a registration, an ap-
propriate official in the jurisdiction shall provide the infor-
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mation in the registry (other than information exempted 
from disclosure by the Attorney General) about that of-
fender to the following: 
(1) The Attorney General, who shall include 
that information in the National Criminal Drug 
Dealer Registry or other appropriate databases. 
(2) Appropriate law enforcement agencies (in-
cluding probation agencies, if appropriate), and each 
school and public housing agency, in each area in 
which the offender resides, is an employee, or is a 
student. 
(3) Each jurisdiction where the offender re-
sides, is an employee, or is a student, and each juris-
diction from or to which a change of residence, em-
ployment, or student status occurs. 
(4) Any organization, company, or individual 
who requests such notification pursuant to proce-
dures established by the jurisdiction. 
(k) ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN WHEN CRIMINAL DRUG 
DEALER FAILS TO COMPLY.—Under a criminal drug deal-
er registration program established by a jurisdiction pur-
suant to subsection (a), an appropriate official of the juris-
diction shall notify the Attorney General and appropriate 
law enforcement agencies of any failure by a criminal drug 
dealer to comply with the requirements of the criminal 
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drug dealer registry for such jurisdiction, and shall revise 
the registry to reflect the nature of such failure. The ap-
propriate official, the Attorney General, and each such law 
enforcement agency shall take any appropriate action to 
ensure compliance. 
(l) DEVELOPMENT AND AVAILABILITY OF REGISTRY 
MANAGEMENT AND WEBSITE SOFTWARE.— 
(1) DUTY
TO
DEVELOP
AND
SUPPORT.—The 
Attorney General shall, in consultation with the ju-
risdictions, develop and support software to enable 
jurisdictions to establish and operate uniform crimi-
nal drug dealer registries and Internet sites. 
(2) CRITERIA.—The software described in para-
graph (1) should facilitate— 
(A) immediate exchange of information 
among jurisdictions; 
(B) public access over the Internet to ap-
propriate information, including the number of 
registered criminal drug dealers in each juris-
diction on a current basis; 
(C) full compliance with the requirements 
of this section; and 
(D) communication of information as re-
quired under subsection (j). 
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(3) DEADLINE.—The Attorney General shall 
make the first complete edition of this software 
available to jurisdictions not later than two years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(m) PERIOD FOR IMPLEMENTATION BY JURISDIC-
TIONS.— 
(1) DEADLINE.—To be in compliance with this 
section, a jurisdiction shall implement this section 
before the later of— 
(A) three years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act; or 
(B) one year after the date on which the 
software described in subsection (l) is made 
available to such jurisdiction. 
(2) EXTENSIONS.—The Attorney General may 
authorize not more than two one-year extensions of 
the deadline under paragraph (1). 
(n) FAILURE OF JURISDICTION TO COMPLY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For any fiscal year after the 
deadline described in subsection (m), a jurisdiction 
that fails, as determined by the Attorney General, to 
substantially implement this section shall not receive 
10 percent of the funds that would otherwise be allo-
cated for that fiscal year to the jurisdiction under 
subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
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Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3750 et seq.). 
(2) STATE CONSTITUTIONALITY.— 
(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—When 
evaluating 
whether a jurisdiction has substantially imple-
mented this section, the Attorney General shall 
consider whether the jurisdiction is unable to 
substantially implement this section because of 
a demonstrated inability to implement certain 
provisions that would place the jurisdiction in 
violation of its constitution, as determined by a 
ruling of the jurisdiction’s highest court. 
(B) EFFORTS.—If the circumstances arise 
under subparagraph (A), then the Attorney 
General and the jurisdiction involved shall make 
good faith efforts to accomplish substantial im-
plementation of this section and to reconcile 
any conflicts between this section and the juris-
diction’s constitution. In considering whether 
compliance with the requirements of this section 
would likely violate the jurisdiction’s constitu-
tion or an interpretation thereof by the jurisdic-
tion’s highest court, the Attorney General shall 
consult with the chief executive and chief legal 
officer of the jurisdiction concerning the juris-
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diction’s interpretation of the jurisdiction’s con-
stitution and rulings thereon by the jurisdic-
tion’s highest court. 
(C) ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES.—If a ju-
risdiction is unable to substantially implement 
this section because of a limitation imposed by 
the jurisdiction’s constitution, the Attorney 
General may determine that the jurisdiction is 
in compliance with this section if the jurisdic-
tion has made, or is in the process of imple-
menting, reasonable alternative procedures or 
accommodations, which are consistent with the 
purposes of this section. 
(D) FUNDING REDUCTION.—If a jurisdic-
tion determined to be in compliance under sub-
paragraph (C) does not comply with the alter-
native procedures or accommodations described 
in such subparagraph, then the jurisdiction 
shall be subject to a funding reduction as speci-
fied in paragraph (1). 
(3) REALLOCATION.—Amounts not allocated 
under a program referred to in this subsection to a 
jurisdiction for failure to substantially implement 
this section shall be reallocated under that program 
to jurisdictions that have not failed to substantially 
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implement this section or may be reallocated to a ju-
risdiction from which they were withheld to be used 
solely for the purpose of implementing this section. 
(4) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The provisions 
of this section that are cast as directions to jurisdic-
tions or their officials constitute, in relation to 
States, only conditions required to avoid the reduc-
tion of Federal funding under this subsection. 
(o) ELECTION BY INDIAN TRIBES.— 
(1) ELECTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—A federally recognized 
Indian tribe may, by resolution or other enact-
ment of the tribal council or comparable gov-
ernmental body— 
(i) elect to carry out this section as a 
jurisdiction subject to its provisions; or 
(ii) elect to delegate its functions 
under this section to another jurisdiction 
or jurisdictions within which the territory 
of the tribe is located and to provide access 
to its territory and such other cooperation 
and assistance as may be needed to enable 
such other jurisdiction or jurisdictions to 
carry out and enforce the requirements of 
this section. 
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