§20961 — Title 34 Navy | U.S. Code

§20961 Access to national crime information databases

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 C— - Access to Information and Resources Needed To Ensure That Children Are Not Attacked or Abused › § 20961

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Attorney General must let certain child-protection groups use the national crime information databases. That includes the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to help law enforcement, and government social service agencies with child-protection duties to investigate or respond to reports of child abuse, neglect, or exploitation. The Attorney General will set the access rules and sharing limits. Only staff who complete required training, get certified, and pass background checks may use the databases.

Title 34, §20961

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(a)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)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.

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 16961 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

§20961 Access to national crime information databases

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Title 34, §20961

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