Title 34, NavyRelease 119-110
§20921 National Sex Offender Registry
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 › § 20921
Summary
The Attorney General must keep at the FBI a National Sex Offender Registry with records for every person required to register, and must send updates electronically immediately to all places that need the information.
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Title 34, §20921
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(a)Internet
The Attorney General shall maintain a national database at the Federal Bureau of Investigation for each sex offender and any other person required to register in a jurisdiction’s sex offender registry. The database shall be known as the National Sex Offender Registry.
(b)Electronic forwarding
The Attorney General shall ensure (through the National Sex Offender Registry or otherwise) that updated information about a sex offender is immediately transmitted by electronic forwarding to all relevant jurisdictions.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 16919 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. § 20921
Title 34, Navy
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110