Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-73
§2260A Penalties for registered sex offenders
Title 18 › Part PART I— - CRIMES › Chapter CHAPTER 110— - SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND OTHER ABUSE OF CHILDREN › § 2260A
Summary
If a person who must register as a sex offender under federal or other law commits one of the listed felony crimes that involves a minor (for example, crimes identified in sections like 1201, 1466A, 1470, 1591, 2241–2245, 2251, 2251A, 2260, 2421–2423, or 2425), they must receive an extra 10 years in prison on top of the sentence for that crime. That extra 10-year term must be served after the sentence for the crime, not at the same time.
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Title 18, §2260A
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Whoever, being required by Federal or other law to register as a sex offender, commits a felony offense involving a minor under section 1201, 1466A, 1470, 1591, 2241, 2242, 2243, 2244, 2245, 2251, 2251A, 2260, 2421, 2422, 2423, or 2425, shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 10 years in addition to the imprisonment imposed for the offense under that provision. The sentence imposed under this section shall be consecutive to any sentence imposed for the offense under that provision.
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18 U.S.C. § 2260A
Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73