Title 34, NavyRelease 119-110
§20912 Registry Requirements for Jurisdictions
Title 34 › Subtitle II — Protection of Children and Other Persons › CHAPTER 209 — CHILD PROTECTION AND SAFETY › SUBCHAPTER I — SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION › Part A — Sex Offender Registration and Notification › § 20912
Summary
Every jurisdiction must keep a sex offender registry that follows these rules, and the Attorney General must issue rules and guidance to explain and enforce them.
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Title 34, §20912
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(a)Jurisdiction to maintain a registry
Each jurisdiction shall maintain a jurisdiction-wide sex offender registry conforming to the requirements of this subchapter.
(b)Guidelines and regulations
The Attorney General shall issue guidelines and regulations to interpret and implement this subchapter.
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This subchapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title I of Pub. L. 109–248, July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 590, known as the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. For complete classification of title I to the Code, see
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of 2006 Act note set out under section 10101 of this title and Tables. Codification Section was formerly classified to section 16912 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
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34 U.S.C. § 20912
Title 34, Navy
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110