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34 U.S.C. § 20922 (CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT)
§ 20922. Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website
(a) Establishment
There is established the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Website”), which the Attorney General shall maintain.
(b) Information to be provided
The Website shall include relevant information for each sex offender and other person listed on a jurisdiction’s Internet site. The Website shall allow the public to obtain relevant information for each sex 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.
(Pub. L. 109–248, title I, § 120, July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 597.)
heading: References in Text
text: The Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website, referred to in text, is located at https://www.nsopw.gov.
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 16920 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
34 U.S.C. § 20923 (CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT)
§ 20923. Megan Nicole Kanka and Alexandra Nicole Zapp Community Notification Program
(a) Establishment of Program
There is established the Megan Nicole Kanka and Alexandra Nicole Zapp Community Notification Program (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Program”).
(b) Program notification
Except as provided in subsection (c), immediately after a sex offender registers or updates a registration, an appropriate official in the jurisdiction shall provide the information in the registry (other than information exempted from disclosure by the Attorney General) about that offender to the following:
(1) The Attorney General, who shall include that information in the National Sex Offender Registry or other appropriate databases.
(2) Appropriate law enforcement agencies (including probation agencies, if appropriate), and each school and public housing agency, in each area in which the individual resides, is an employee or is a student.
(3) Each jurisdiction where the sex offender resides, is an employee, or is a student, and each jurisdiction from or to which a change of residence, employment, or student status occurs.
(4) Any agency responsible for conducting employment-related background checks under section 40102 of this title.
(5) Social service entities responsible for protecting minors in the child welfare system.
(6) Volunteer organizations in which contact with minors or other vulnerable individuals might occur.
(7) Any organization, company, or individual who requests such notification pursuant to procedures established by the jurisdiction.
(c) Frequency
Notwithstanding subsection (b), an organization or individual described in subsection (b)(6) or (b)(7) may opt to receive the notification described in that subsection no less frequently than once every five business days.
(Pub. L. 109–248, title I, § 121, July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 597.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 16921 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
34 U.S.C. § 20924 (CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT)
§ 20924. Actions to be taken when sex offender fails to comply
An appropriate official shall notify the Attorney General and appropriate law enforcement agencies of any failure by a sex offender to comply with the requirements of a registry and revise the jurisdiction’s registry to reflect the nature of that failure. The appropriate official, the Attorney General, and each such law enforcement agency shall take any appropriate action to ensure compliance.
(Pub. L. 109–248, title I, § 122, July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 597.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 16922 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
34 U.S.C. § 20925 (CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT)
§ 20925. Development and availability of registry management and website software
(a) Duty to develop and support
The Attorney General shall, in consultation with the jurisdictions, develop and support software to enable jurisdictions to establish and operate uniform sex offender registries and Internet sites.
(b) Criteria
The software should facilitate—
(1) immediate exchange of information among jurisdictions;
(2) public access over the Internet to appropriate information, including the number of registered sex offenders in each jurisdiction on a current basis;
(3) full compliance with the requirements of this subchapter; and
(4) communication of information to community notification program participants as required under section 20923 of this title.
(c) Deadline
The Attorney General shall make the first complete edition of this software available to jurisdictions within 2 years of July 27, 2006.
(Pub. L. 109–248, title I, § 123, July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 598.)
heading: References in Text
text: This subchapter, referred to in subsec. (b)(3), was in the original “this title”, meaning title I of Pub. L. 109–248, July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 590, known as the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. For complete classification of title I to the Code, see Short Title of 2006 Act note set out under section 10101 of this title and Tables.
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 16923 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
34 U.S.C. § 20926 (CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT)
§ 20926. Period for implementation by jurisdictions
(a) Deadline
Each jurisdiction shall implement this subchapter before the later of—
(1) 3 years after July 27, 2006; and
(2) 1 year after the date on which the software described in section 20925 of this title is available.
(b) Extensions
The Attorney General may authorize up to two 1-year extensions of the deadline.
(Pub. L. 109–248, title I, § 124, July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 598.)
heading: References in Text
text: This subchapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this title”, meaning title I of Pub. L. 109–248, July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 590, known as the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. For complete classification of title I to the Code, see Short Title of 2006 Act note set out under section 10101 of this title and Tables.
The software described in section 20925 of this title, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), became available on July 25, 2008. See Office of Justice Progs., U.S. Dep’t of Justice, Annual Report to Congress 26 (Fiscal Year 2008).
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 16924 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
34 U.S.C. § 20928 (CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT)
§ 20928. Sex Offender Management Assistance (SOMA) program
(a) In general
The Attorney General shall establish and implement a Sex Offender Management Assistance program (in this subchapter referred to as the “SOMA program”), under which the Attorney General may award a grant to a jurisdiction to offset the costs of implementing this subchapter.
(b) Application
The chief executive of a jurisdiction desiring a grant under this section shall, on an annual basis, submit to the Attorney General an application in such form and containing such information as the Attorney General may require.
(c) Bonus payments for prompt compliance
A jurisdiction that, as determined by the Attorney General, has substantially implemented this subchapter not later than 2 years after July 27, 2006, is eligible for a bonus payment. The Attorney General may make such a payment under the SOMA program for the first fiscal year beginning after that determination. The amount of the payment shall be—
(1) 10 percent of the total received by the jurisdiction under the SOMA program for the preceding fiscal year, if that implementation is not later than 1 year after July 27, 2006; and
(2) 5 percent of such total, if not later than 2 years after July 27, 2006.
(d) Authorization of appropriations
In addition to any amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to the Attorney General, to be available only for the SOMA program, for fiscal years 2007 through 2009.
(Pub. L. 109–248, title I, § 126, July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 599.)
heading: References in Text
text: This subchapter, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (c), was in the original “this title”, meaning title I of Pub. L. 109–248, July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 590, known as the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. For complete classification of title I to the Code, see Short Title of 2006 Act note set out under section 10101 of this title and Tables.
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 16926 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
34 U.S.C. § 20929 (CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT)
§ 20929. Election by Indian tribes
(a) Election
(1) In general
A federally recognized Indian tribe may, by resolution or other enactment of the tribal council or comparable governmental body—
(A) elect to carry out this part as a jurisdiction subject to its provisions; or
(B) elect to delegate its functions under this part 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 part.
(2) Imputed election in certain cases
A tribe shall be treated as if it had made the election described in paragraph (1)(B) if—
(A) it is a tribe subject to the law enforcement jurisdiction of a State under section 1162 of title 18;
(B) the tribe does not make an election under paragraph (1) within 1 year of July 27, 2006 or rescinds an election under paragraph (1)(A); or
(C) the Attorney General determines that the tribe has not substantially implemented the requirements of this part and is not likely to become capable of doing so within a reasonable amount of time.
(b) Cooperation between tribal authorities and other jurisdictions
(1) Nonduplication
A tribe subject to this part is not required to duplicate functions under this part which are fully carried out by another jurisdiction or jurisdictions within which the territory of the tribe is located.
(2) Cooperative agreements
A tribe may, through cooperative agreements with such a jurisdiction or jurisdictions—
(A) arrange for the tribe to carry out any function of such a jurisdiction under this part with respect to sex offenders subject to the tribe’s jurisdiction; and
(B) arrange for such a jurisdiction to carry out any function of the tribe under this part with respect to sex offenders subject to the tribe’s jurisdiction.
(Pub. L. 109–248, title I, § 127, July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 599.)
heading: References in Text
text: This part, referred to in text, was in the original “this subtitle”, meaning subtitle A (§§ 111–131) of title I of Pub. L. 109–248, July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 591, which is classified principally to this part. For complete classification of subtitle A to the Code, see Tables.
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 16927 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
34 U.S.C. § 20930 (CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT)
§ 20930. Registration of sex offenders entering the United States
The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall establish and maintain a system for informing the relevant jurisdictions about persons entering the United States who are required to register under this subchapter. The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide such information and carry out such functions as the Attorney General may direct in the operation of the system.
(Pub. L. 109–248, title I, § 128, July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 600.)
heading: References in Text
text: This subchapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title I of Pub. L. 109–248, July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 590, known as the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. For complete classification of title I to the Code, see Short Title of 2006 Act note set out under section 10101 of this title and Tables.
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 16928 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
34 U.S.C. § 20931 (CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT)
§ 20931. Registration of sex offenders released from military corrections facilities or upon conviction
The Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Attorney General the information described in section 20914 of this title to be included in the National Sex Offender Registry and the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website regarding persons—
(1)
(A) released from military corrections facilities; or
(B) convicted if the sentences adjudged by courts-martial under chapter 47 of title 10 (the Uniform Code of Military Justice) do not include confinement; and
(2) required to register under this subchapter.
(Pub. L. 109–248, title I, § 128A, as added Pub. L. 114–22, title V, § 502, May 29, 2015, 129 Stat. 258.)
heading: References in Text
text: The Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website, referred to in text, is located at https://www.nsopw.gov.
This subchapter, referred to in par. (2), was in the original “this title”, meaning title I of Pub. L. 109–248, July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 590, known as the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. For complete classification of title I to the Code, see Short Title of 2006 Act note set out under section 10101 of this title and Tables.
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 16928a of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
34 U.S.C. § 20932 (CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT)
§ 20932. Immunity for good faith conduct
The Federal Government, jurisdictions, political subdivisions of jurisdictions, and their agencies, officers, employees, and agents shall be immune from liability for good faith conduct under this subchapter.
(Pub. L. 109–248, title I, § 131, July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 601.)
heading: References in Text
text: This subchapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title I of Pub. L. 109–248, July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 590, known as the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. For complete classification of title I to the Code, see Short Title of 2006 Act note set out under section 10101 of this title and Tables.
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 16929 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
34 U.S.C. § 20941 (CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT)
§ 20941. Federal assistance with respect to violations of registration requirements
(a) In general
The Attorney General shall use the resources of Federal law enforcement, including the United States Marshals Service, to assist jurisdictions in locating and apprehending sex offenders who violate sex offender registration requirements. For the purposes of section 566(e)(1)(B) of title 28, a sex offender who violates a sex offender registration requirement shall be deemed a fugitive.
(b) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2007 through 2009 to implement this section.
(Pub. L. 109–248, title I, § 142, July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 604.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 16941 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
34 U.S.C. § 20943 (CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT)
§ 20943. Federal assistance in identification and location of sex offenders relocated as a result of a major disaster
The Attorney General shall provide assistance to jurisdictions in the identification and location of a sex offender relocated as a result of a major disaster.
(Pub. L. 109–248, title I, § 144, July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 606.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 16943 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
34 U.S.C. § 20944 (CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT)
§ 20944. Expansion of training and technology efforts
(a) Training
The Attorney General shall—
(1) expand training efforts with Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers and prosecutors to effectively respond to the threat to children and the public posed by sex offenders who use the Internet and technology to solicit or otherwise exploit children;
(2) facilitate meetings involving corporations that sell computer hardware and software or provide services to the general public related to use of the Internet, to identify problems associated with the use of technology for the purpose of exploiting children;
(3) host national conferences to train Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers, probation and parole officers, and prosecutors regarding pro-active approaches to monitoring sex offender activity on the Internet;
(4) develop and distribute, for personnel listed in paragraph (3), information regarding multidisciplinary approaches to holding offenders accountable to the terms of their probation, parole, and sex offender registration laws; and
(5) partner with other agencies to improve the coordination of joint investigations among agencies to effectively combat online solicitation of children by sex offenders.
(b) Technology
The Attorney General shall—
(1) deploy, to all Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces and their partner agencies, technology modeled after the Canadian Child Exploitation Tracking System; and
(2) conduct training in the use of that technology.
(c) Report
Not later than July 1, 2007, the Attorney General,1 shall submit to Congress a report on the activities carried out under this section. The report shall include any recommendations that the Attorney General considers appropriate.
(d) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General, for fiscal year 2007—
(1) $1,000,000 to carry out subsection (a); and
(2) $2,000,000 to carry out subsection (b).
(Pub. L. 109–248, title I, § 145, July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 606.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 16944 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
34 U.S.C. § 20945 (CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT)
§ 20945. Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking
(a) Establishment
There is established within the Department of Justice, under the general authority of the Attorney General, an Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “SMART Office”).
(b) Director
The SMART Office shall be headed by a Director who shall be appointed by the President. The Director shall report to the Attorney General through the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs and shall have final authority for all grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts awarded by the SMART Office. The Director shall not engage in any employment other than that of serving as the Director, nor shall the Director hold any office in, or act in any capacity for, any organization, agency, or institution with which the Office makes any contract or other arrangement.
(c) Duties and functions
The SMART Office is authorized to—
(1) administer the standards for the sex offender registration and notification program set forth in this chapter;
(2) administer grant programs relating to sex offender registration and notification authorized by this chapter and other grant programs authorized by this chapter as directed by the Attorney General;
(3) cooperate with and provide technical assistance to States, units of local government, tribal governments, and other public and private entities involved in activities related to sex offender registration or notification or to other measures for the protection of children or other members of the public from sexual abuse or exploitation; and
(4) perform such other functions as the Attorney General may delegate.
(Pub. L. 109–248, title I, § 146, July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 607.)
heading: References in Text
text: This chapter, referred to in subsec. (c)(1), (2), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 109–248, July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 587, known as the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 2006 Act note set out under section 10101 of this title and Tables.
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 16945 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
34 U.S.C. § 20961 (CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT)
§ 20961. Access to national crime information databases
(a) In general
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Attorney General shall ensure access to the national crime information databases (as defined in section 534 of title 28) by—
(1) the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, to be used only within the scope of the Center’s duties and responsibilities under Federal law to assist or support law enforcement agencies in administration of criminal justice functions; and
(2) governmental social service agencies with child protection responsibilities, to be used by such agencies only in investigating or responding to reports of child abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
(b) Conditions of access
The access provided under this section, and associated rules of dissemination, shall be—
(1) defined by the Attorney General; and
(2) limited to personnel of the Center or such agencies that have met all requirements set by the Attorney General, including training, certification, and background screening.
(Pub. L. 109–248, title I, § 151, July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 608.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 16961 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.