Title 18, Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-102
§2260A Penalties for Registered Sex Offenders
Title 18 › PART I — CRIMES › CHAPTER 110 — SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND OTHER ABUSE OF CHILDREN › § 2260A
Summary
Someone who must register as a sex offender and then commits a listed federal felony involving a minor must serve an extra 10 years in prison, served after the sentence for the crime.
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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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Citation
18 U.S.C. § 2260A
Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102