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34 U.S.C. § 20918 — Duration of registration requirement

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34 U.S.C. § 20918 — Duration of registration requirement

**(a) Full registration period** A sex offender shall keep the registration current for the full registration period (excluding any time the sex offender is in custody or civilly committed) unless the offender is allowed a reduction under subsection (b). The full registration period is— (1) 15 years, if the offender is a tier I sex offender; (2) 25 years, if the offender is a tier II sex offender; and (3) the life of the offender, if the offender is a tier III sex offender. **(b) Reduced period for clean record** (1) **Clean record** — The full registration period shall be reduced as described in paragraph (3) for a sex offender who maintains a clean record for the period described in paragraph (2) by— (A) not being convicted of any offense for which imprisonment for more than 1 year may be imposed; (B) not being convicted of any sex offense; (C) successfully completing any periods of supervised release, probation, and parole; and (D) successfully completing of 11 So in original. The word “of” probably should not appear. an appropriate sex offender treatment program certified by a jurisdiction or by the Attorney General. (2) **Period** — In the case of— (A) a tier I sex offender, the period during which the clean record shall be maintained is 10 years; and (B) a tier III sex offender adjudicated delinquent for the offense which required registration in a sex registry under this subchapter, the period during which the clean record shall be maintained is 25 years. (3) **Reduction** — In the case of— (A) a tier I sex offender, the reduction is 5 years; (B) a tier III sex offender adjudicated delinquent, the reduction is from life to that period for which the clean record under paragraph (2) is maintained.

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**(a) Full registration period** A sex offender shall keep the registration current for the full registration period (excluding any time the sex offender is in custody or civilly committed) unless the offender is allowed a reduction under subsection (b). The full registration period is— (1) 15 years, if the offender is a tier I sex offender; (2) 25 years, if the offender is a tier II sex offender; and (3) the life of the offender, if the offender is a tier III sex offender. **(b) Reduced period for clean record** (1) **Clean record** — The full registration period shall be reduced as described in paragraph (3) for a sex offender who maintains a clean record for the period described in paragraph (2) by— (A) not being convicted of any offense for which imprisonment for more than 1 year may be imposed; (B) not being convicted of any sex offense; (C) successfully completing any periods of supervised release, probation, and parole; and (D) successfully completing of 11 So in original. The word “of” probably should not appear. an appropriate sex offender treatment program certified by a jurisdiction or by the Attorney General. (2) **Period** — In the case of— (A) a tier I sex offender, the period during which the clean record shall be maintained is 10 years; and (B) a tier III sex offender adjudicated delinquent for the offense which required registration in a sex registry under this subchapter, the period during which the clean record shall be maintained is 25 years. (3) **Reduction** — In the case of— (A) a tier I sex offender, the reduction is 5 years; (B) a tier III sex offender adjudicated delinquent, the reduction is from life to that period for which the clean record under paragraph (2) is maintained.

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42 U.S.C. § 16915 — Transferred

### Statutory Notes #### Codification Section 16913 was editorially reclassified as [section 20913 of Title 34](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section20913&num=0&edition=prelim), Crime Control and Law Enforcement.

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34 U.S.C. § 10101 — Establishment of Office of Justice Programs

There is hereby established an Office of Justice Programs within the Department of Justice under the general authority of the Attorney General. The Office of Justice Programs (hereinafter referred to in this chapter as the “Office”) shall be headed by an Assistant Attorney General (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the “Assistant Attorney General”) appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

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42 U.S.C. § 16918 — Transferred

### Statutory Notes #### Codification Section 16916 was editorially reclassified as [section 20918 of Title 34](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section20918&num=0&edition=prelim), Crime Control and Law Enforcement.

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34 U.S.C. § 20918 — Periodic in person verification

Page 512 TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT § 20918 section (a) by social networking websites ap- proved to use such system. (C) Strict adherence to limitation The use of the system established under subsection (a) by a social networking website shall be conditioned on the website’s agreement to observe the limitations re- quired under this paragraph. (D) Rule of construction This subsection shall not be construed to limit the authority of the Attorney General under any other provision of law to conduct or to allow searches or checks against sex offender registration information. (4) Payment of fee A social networking website approved to use the system shall pay any fee established by the Attorney General for use of the system. (5) Limitation on liability (A) In general A civil claim against a social networking website, including any director, officer, em- ployee, parent, contractor, or agent of that social networking website, arising from the use by such website of the National Sex Of- fender Registry, may not be brought in any Federal or State court. (B) Intentional, reckless, or other misconduct Subparagraph (A) does not apply to a claim if the social networking website, or a director, officer, employee, parent, con- tractor, or agent of that social networking website— (i) engaged in intentional misconduct; or (ii) acted, or failed to act— (I) with actual malice; (II) with reckless disregard to a sub- stantial risk of causing injury without legal justification; or (III) for a purpose unrelated to the per- formance of any responsibility or func- tion described in paragraph (3). (C) Minimizing access A social networking website shall mini- mize the number of employees that are pro- vided access to the Internet identifiers f

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