Title 34NavyRelease 119-73

§20914 Information required in registration

Title 34 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Protection of Children and Other Persons › Chapter CHAPTER 209— - CHILD PROTECTION AND SAFETY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION › Part Part A— - Sex Offender Registration and Notification › § 20914

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Sex offenders must give certain personal details to the agency that keeps the sex offender registry. This includes their name and any nicknames, Social Security number, all places they live, where they work or study, vehicle plate number and description, planned travel outside the United States with dates, flights, carriers, destination contact info, purpose and other travel details, and any other information the Attorney General requires. The place where they register must keep additional records: a physical description, the exact law for the offense, criminal history (dates of arrests and convictions, parole/probation/supervision status, registration status, and any outstanding warrants), a current photo, fingerprints and palm prints, a DNA sample, and a copy of a valid driver’s license or ID, plus any other Attorney General-required information. Sex offenders must give and update this information, including travel plans, when and how the Attorney General says.

Full Legal Text

Title 34, §20914

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(a)The sex offender shall provide the following information to the appropriate official for inclusion in the sex offender registry:
(1)The name of the sex offender (including any alias used by the individual).
(2)The Social Security number of the sex offender.
(3)The address of each residence at which the sex offender resides or will reside.
(4)The name and address of any place where the sex offender is an employee or will be an employee.
(5)The name and address of any place where the sex offender is a student or will be a student.
(6)The license plate number and a description of any vehicle owned or operated by the sex offender.
(7)Information relating to intended travel of the sex offender outside the United States, including any anticipated dates and places of departure, arrival, or return, carrier and flight numbers for air travel, destination country and address or other contact information therein, means and purpose of travel, and any other itinerary or other travel-related information required by the Attorney General.
(8)Any other information required by the Attorney General.
(b)The jurisdiction in which the sex offender registers shall ensure that the following information is included in the registry for that sex offender:
(1)A physical description of the sex offender.
(2)The text of the provision of law defining the criminal offense for which the sex offender is registered.
(3)The criminal history of the sex offender, 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 sex offender.
(4)A current photograph of the sex offender.
(5)A set of fingerprints and palm prints of the sex offender.
(6)A DNA sample of the sex offender.
(7)A photocopy of a valid driver’s license or identification card issued to the sex offender by a jurisdiction.
(8)Any other information required by the Attorney General.
(c)A sex offender shall provide and update information required under subsection (a), including information relating to intended travel outside the United States required under paragraph (7) of that subsection, in conformity with any time and manner requirements prescribed by the Attorney General.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 16914 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Amendments

2016—Subsec. (a)(7), (8). Pub. L. 114–119, § 6(a)(1), added par. (7) and redesignated former par. (7) as (8). Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 114–119, § 6(a)(2), added subsec. (c).

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Citation

34 U.S.C. § 20914

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Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73