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§2260A Penalties for Registered Sex Offenders

Title 18 › Part I— CRIMES › Chapter 110— SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND OTHER ABUSE OF CHILDREN › § 2260A

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Anyone required to register as a sex offender who commits a listed felony with a minor must get an extra 10 years, consecutive to the crime's sentence.

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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 18Crimes and Criminal Procedure

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

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