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§20919 Duty to Notify Sex Offenders of Registration Requirements and to Register

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 › § 20919

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Before release from custody—or right after sentencing if the person was not jailed—an official must explain the rules for registering as a sex offender, have the person read and sign a form saying they understand, and make sure the person is registered. The Attorney General must make rules for notifying offenders who cannot be registered this way.

Full Legal Text

Title 34, §20919

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(a)In general

An appropriate official shall, shortly before release of the sex offender from custody, or, if the sex offender is not in custody, immediately after the sentencing of the sex offender, for the offense giving rise to the duty to register—

(1)inform the sex offender of the duties of a sex offender under this subchapter and explain those duties;

(2)require the sex offender to read and sign a form stating that the duty to register has been explained and that the sex offender understands the registration requirement; and

(3)ensure that the sex offender is registered.

(b)Notification of sex offenders who cannot comply with subsection (a)

The Attorney General shall prescribe rules for the notification of sex offenders who cannot be registered in accordance with subsection (a).

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This subchapter, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), 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 16917 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

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Citation

34 U.S.C. § 20919

Title 34, Navy

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110