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 › § 20929
A federally recognized Indian tribe can pick one of two choices by a tribal council vote: run the rules here itself for land it controls, or let another government that covers the same area do the work and give that government access and help to enforce the rules. A tribe is treated as if it chose to let another government handle things if it is under State law enforcement under section 1162 of title 18, if it did not choose within 1 year of July 27, 2006 (or took back a choice to run the rules), or if the Attorney General finds the tribe has not put the rules into effect and probably cannot soon. If another government already fully carries out these responsibilities, the tribe does not have to do them twice. The tribe and that government may make agreements so either one can perform the duties about sex offenders on the tribe’s land.
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34 U.S.C. § 20929
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Apr 5, 2026
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