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18 U.S.C. § 2250 — Failure to register
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**(a) In General.—** Whoever—
(1) is required to register under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act;
(2)
(A) is a sex offender as defined for the purposes of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act by reason of a conviction under Federal law (including the Uniform Code of Military Justice), the law of the District of Columbia, Indian tribal law, or the law of any territory or possession of the United States; or
(B) travels in interstate or foreign commerce, or enters or leaves, or resides in, Indian country; and
(3) knowingly fails to register or update a registration as required by the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act;
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.
**(b) International Travel Reporting Violations.—** Whoever—
(1) is required to register under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act ([42 U.S.C. 16901](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section16901&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.); 11 See References in Text note below.
(2) knowingly fails to provide information required by the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act relating to intended travel in foreign commerce; and
(3) engages or attempts to engage in the intended travel in foreign commerce;
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.
**(c) Affirmative Defense.—** In a prosecution for a violation under subsection (a) or (b), it is an affirmative defense that—
(1) uncontrollable circumstances prevented the individual from complying;
(2) the individual did not contribute to the creation of such circumstances in reckless disregard of the requirement to comply; and
(3) the individual complied as soon as such circumstances ceased to exis
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**(a) In General.—** Whoever—
(1) is required to register under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act;
(2)
(A) is a sex offender as defined for the purposes of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act by reason of a conviction under Federal law (including the Uniform Code of Military Justice), the law of the District of Columbia, Indian tribal law, or the law of any territory or possession of the United States; or
(B) travels in interstate or foreign commerce, or enters or leaves, or resides in, Indian country; and
(3) knowingly fails to register or update a registration as required by the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act;
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.
**(b) International Travel Reporting Violations.—** Whoever—
(1) is required to register under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act ([42 U.S.C. 16901](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section16901&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.); 11 See References in Text note below.
(2) knowingly fails to provide information required by the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act relating to intended travel in foreign commerce; and
(3) engages or attempts to engage in the intended travel in foreign commerce;
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.
**(c) Affirmative Defense.—** In a prosecution for a violation under subsection (a) or (b), it is an affirmative defense that—
(1) uncontrollable circumstances prevented the individual from complying;
(2) the individual did not contribute to the creation of such circumstances in reckless disregard of the requirement to comply; and
(3) the individual complied as soon as such circumstances ceased to exist.
**(d) Crime of Violence.—**
(1) **In general.—** — An individual described in subsection (a) or (b) who commits a crime of violence under Federal law (including the Uniform Code of Military Justice), the law of the District of Columbia, Indian tribal law, or the law of any territory or possession of the United States shall be imprisoned for not less than 5 years and not more than 30 years.
(2) **Additional punishment.—** — The punishment provided in paragraph (1) shall be in addition and consecutive to the punishment provided for the violation described in subsection (a) or (b).
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 16961 was editorially reclassified as [section 20961 of Title 34](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section20961&num=0&edition=prelim), Crime Control and Law Enforcement.
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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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**(a) In General.—** Upon the appearance before a judicial officer of a person charged with an offense, the judicial officer shall issue an order that, pending trial, the person be—
(1) released on personal recognizance or upon execution of an unsecured appearance bond, under subsection (b) of this section;
(2) released on a condition or combination of conditions under subsection (c) of this section;
(3) temporarily detained to permit revocation of conditional release, deportation, or exclusion under subsection (d) of this section; or
(4) detained under subsection (e) of this section.
**(b) Release on Personal Recognizance or Unsecured Appearance Bond.—** The judicial officer shall order the pretrial release of the person on personal recognizance, or upon execution of an unsecured appearance bond in an amount specified by the court, subject to the condition that the person not commit a Federal, State, or local crime during the period of release and subject to the condition that the person cooperate in the collection of a DNA sample from the person if the collection of such a sample is authorized pursuant to section 3 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 ([42 U.S.C. 14135a](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section14135a&num=0&edition=prelim)),11 See References in Text note below. unless the judicial officer determines that such release will not reasonably assure the appearance of the person as required or will endanger the safety of any other person or the community.
**(c) Release on Conditions.—**
(1) If the judicial officer determines that the release described in subsection (b) of this section will not reasonably assure the appearance of the person as required or will endanger the safety of any other person or
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Not later than July 1 of each year, the Attorney General shall submit a report to Congress describing—
(1) the use by the Department of Justice of the United States Marshals Service to assist jurisdictions in locating and apprehending sex offenders who fail to comply with sex offender registration requirements, as authorized by this chapter;
(2) the use of [section 2250 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section2250&num=0&edition=prelim) to punish offenders for failure to register;
(3) a detailed explanation of each jurisdiction’s compliance with subchapter I of this chapter;
(4) a detailed description of Justice Department efforts to ensure compliance and any funding reductions, the basis for any decision to reduce funding or not to reduce funding under [section 20927 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section20927&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(5) the denial or grant of any extensions to comply with subchapter I of this chapter, and the reasons for such denial or grant.
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**(a) Classes of deportable aliens** Any alien (including an alien crewman) in and admitted to the United States shall, upon the order of the Attorney General, be removed if the alien is within one or more of the following classes of deportable aliens:
(1) **Inadmissible at time of entry or of adjustment of status or violates status**
(A) *Inadmissible aliens* — Any alien who at the time of entry or adjustment of status was within one or more of the classes of aliens inadmissible by the law existing at such time is deportable.
(B) *Present in violation of law* — Any alien who is present in the United States in violation of this chapter or any other law of the United States, or whose nonimmigrant visa (or other documentation authorizing admission into the United States as a nonimmigrant) has been revoked under [section 1201(i) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1201/i&num=0&edition=prelim), is deportable.
(C) *Violated nonimmigrant status or condition of entry*
(i) *Nonimmigrant status violators* — Any alien who was admitted as a nonimmigrant and who has failed to maintain the nonimmigrant status in which the alien was admitted or to which it was changed under [section 1258 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1258&num=0&edition=prelim), or to comply with the conditions of any such status, is deportable.
(ii) *Violators of conditions of entry* — Any alien whom the Secretary of Health and Human Services certifies has failed to comply with terms, conditions, and controls that were imposed under [section 1182(g) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1182/g&num=0&edition=prelim) is deportable.
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TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
§ 2250
1 See References in Text note below.
1 So in original. Does not conform to section catchline.
2 So in original. Probably should be followed by a period.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1996 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 104–132, title II, § 211, Apr. 24, 1996, 110 Stat.
1241, provided that: ‘‘The amendments made by this
subtitle [subtitle A (§§ 201–211) of title II of Pub. L.
104–132, see Short Title of 1996 Amendment note set out
under section 3551 of this title] shall, to the extent con-
stitutionally permissible, be effective for sentencing
proceedings in cases in which the defendant is con-
victed on or after the date of enactment of this Act
[Apr. 24, 1996].’’
CHAPTER 109B—SEX OFFENDER AND
CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN REGISTRY
Sec.
2250.
Failure to register.
§ 2250. Failure to register
(a) IN GENERAL.—Whoever—
(1) is required to register under the Sex Of-
fender Registration and Notification Act;
(2)(A) is a sex offender as defined for the pur-
poses of the Sex Offender Registration and No-
tification Act by reason of a conviction under
Federal law (including the Uniform Code of
Military Justice), the law of the District of
Columbia, Indian tribal law, or the law of any
territory or possession of the United States; or
(B) travels in interstate or foreign com-
merce, or enters or leaves, or resides in, Indian
country; and
(3) knowingly fails to register or update a
registration as required by the Sex Offender
Registration and Notification Act;
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not
more than 10 years, or both.
(b) INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL REPORTING VIOLA-
TIONS.—Whoever—
(1) is required to register under the Sex Of-
fender Registration and Notification Act (42
U.S.C
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Page 8935
TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 16922
Sec.
PART A—SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND
NOTIFICATION
16911 to 16929. Transferred.
PART A–1—ADVANCED NOTIFICATION OF TRAVELING SEX
OFFENDERS
16935 to 16935i. Transferred.
PART B—IMPROVING FEDERAL CRIMINAL LAW ENFORCE-
MENT TO ENSURE SEX OFFENDER COMPLIANCE WITH
REGISTRATION
AND NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
AND
PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM VIOLENT PREDATORS
16941 to 16945. Transferred.
PART
C—ACCESS
TO
INFORMATION
AND
RESOURCES
NEEDED TO ENSURE THAT CHILDREN ARE NOT AT-
TACKED OR ABUSED
16961, 16962. Transferred.
SUBCHAPTER II—CIVIL COMMITMENT OF
DANGEROUS SEX OFFENDERS
16971.
Transferred.
SUBCHAPTER III—GRANTS AND OTHER
PROVISIONS
16981 to 16991. Transferred.
SUBCHAPTER I—SEX OFFENDER
REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION
§ 16901. Transferred
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section 16901 was editorially reclassified as section
20901 of Title 34, Crime Control and Law Enforcement.
§ 16902. Transferred
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section 16902 was editorially reclassified as section
20902 of Title 34, Crime Control and Law Enforcement.
PART A—SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND
NOTIFICATION
§ 16911. Transferred
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section 16911 was editorially reclassified as section
20911 of Title 34, Crime Control and Law Enforcement.
§ 16912. Transferred
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section 16912 was editorially reclassified as section
20912 of Title 34, Crime Control and Law Enforcement.
§ 16913. Transferred
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section 16913 was editorially reclassified as section
20913 of Title 34, Crime Control and Law Enforcement.
§ 16914. Transferred
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section 16914 was editorially reclassified as section
20914 of Title 34, Crime Control
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