Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-110

§3204 Central Registry

Title 25 › CHAPTER 34 — INDIAN CHILD PROTECTION AND FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION › § 3204

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary, working with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Attorney General, must write a study on whether a central database for child abuse reports in Indian country is needed and possible. The study must look at the purpose, due process issues, who can see the information, how entries could be removed, what information and how long it would be kept, and which people would be covered. The completed study, with recommendations and draft legislation, must be sent to Congress within 180 days after November 28, 1990.

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Title 25, §3204

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(a)Preparation of study

The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Attorney General of the United States, is hereby authorized and directed to prepare a written study on the feasibility of, and need for, the establishment of a Central Register for reports or information on the abuse of children in Indian country.

(b)Content of study

The study conducted pursuant to subsection (a) shall include, but shall not be limited to—

(1)the need for, and purpose of, a Central Register;

(2)the examination of due process implication of the maintenance of such a register;

(3)the extension of access to information contained in the register;

(4)the need and process for expunging information from the register;

(5)the types, and duration of maintenance, of information in the register; and

(6)the classes of persons who should be covered by such register.

(c)Submission to Congress

The Secretary shall complete the study conducted pursuant to this section and shall submit such study, together with recommendations and draft legislation to implement such recommendations, to the Congress within 180 days after November 28, 1990.

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Citation

25 U.S.C. § 3204

Title 25, Indians

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110