U.S. Code » Title 34 » Subtitle Subtitle II— Protection of Children and Other Persons › Chapter CHAPTER 209— CHILD PROTECTION AND SAFETY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION › Part Part A— Sex Offender Registration and Notification

34 U.S.C. § 20921

National Sex Offender Registry

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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.

(Pub. L. 109–248, title I, § 119, July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 596.)Editorial NotesCodification

Section was formerly classified to section 16919 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2021–2024 · leading case: People v. Corr
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People v. Corr (2024) ny “Indeed, when defendants moved to New York, authorities in our state had access to their registration histories in other jurisdictions ( see 34 USC § 20921 {**42 NY3d at 685} [creating the National Sex Offender Registry "for each sex offender and any other person required to…”
The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Petitioner/Cross-Respondent, IN the INTEREST OF T.B., Respondent/Cross-Petitioner (2021) colo “¶6 SORNA also establishes a comprehensive national registration system, known as the National Sex Offender Registry, 34 U.S.C. § 20921 ( 2018 ) , and a community notification program, 34 U.”
United States v. Lara (2023) afcca · cites it 2× “34 U.S.C. § 20921 (a). The federal statute also specifically states that a sex offender must register in each jurisdiction where he resides, where he is an employee, and where he is a student.”
Cogley v. State of Rhode Island (2024) rid “34 U.S.C. § 20921 . “To fall within the registration requirement of SORNA, a sex offender must either have been convicted for a sex offense under a federal law or have traveled in interstate commerce.”
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