Title 34 — NavyRelease 119-73not60

§20921 National Sex Offender Registry

Title 34 › Subtitle 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

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Attorney General must keep a national list at the FBI of every person who is required to register as a sex offender in any jurisdiction. That list is called the National Sex Offender Registry. The Attorney General must also make sure updated information about a sex offender is sent right away, by electronic means, to all jurisdictions that need the information.

Full Legal Text

Title 34, §20921

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(a)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)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.

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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

Apr 5, 2026

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