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34 U.S.C. § 20912 — Establishment of program
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This chapter establishes the Jacob Wetterling, Megan Nicole Kanka, and Pam Lychner Sex Offender Registration and Notification Program.
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This chapter establishes the Jacob Wetterling, Megan Nicole Kanka, and Pam Lychner Sex Offender Registration and Notification Program.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 16962 was editorially reclassified as [section 20962 of Title 34](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section20962&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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In this subchapter the following definitions apply:
(1) **Sex offender** — The term “sex offender” means an individual who was convicted of a sex offense.
(2) **Tier I sex offender** — The term “tier I sex offender” means a sex offender other than a tier II or tier III sex offender.
(3) **Tier II sex offender** — The term “tier II sex offender” means a sex offender other than a tier III sex offender whose offense is punishable by imprisonment for more than 1 year and—
(A) is comparable to or more severe than the following offenses, when committed against a minor, or an attempt or conspiracy to commit such an offense against a minor:
(i) sex trafficking (as described in [section 1591 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1591&num=0&edition=prelim));
(ii) coercion and enticement (as described in [section 2422(b) of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section2422/b&num=0&edition=prelim));
(iii) transportation with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity (as described in section 2423(a)) 11 So in original. The second closing parenthesis probably should follow “18”. of title 18;
(iv) abusive sexual contact (as described in [section 2244 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section2244&num=0&edition=prelim));
(B) involves—
(i) use of a minor in a sexual performance;
(ii) solicitation of a minor to practice prostitution; or
(iii) production or distribution of child pornography; or
(C) occurs after the offender becomes a tier I sex offender.
(4) **Tier III sex offender** — The term “tier III sex offender” means a sex offender whose offense is punishable by imprisonment for more than 1 year
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### Statutory Notes
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Section 16912 was editorially reclassified as [section 20912 of Title 34](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section20912&num=0&edition=prelim), Crime Control and Law Enforcement.
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TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
§ 20912
(6) Criminal offense
The term ‘‘criminal offense’’ means a State,
local, tribal, foreign, or military offense (to
the extent specified by the Secretary of De-
fense under section 115(a)(8)(C)(i) of Public
Law 105–119 (10 U.S.C. 951 note)) or other
criminal offense.
(7) Expansion of definition of ‘‘specified offense
against a minor’’ to include all offenses by
child predators
The
term
‘‘specified
offense
against
a
minor’’ means an offense against a minor that
involves any of the following:
(A) An offense (unless committed by a par-
ent or guardian) involving kidnapping.
(B) An offense (unless committed by a par-
ent or guardian) involving false imprison-
ment.
(C) Solicitation to engage in sexual con-
duct.
(D) Use in a sexual performance.
(E) Solicitation to practice prostitution.
(F) Video voyeurism as described in sec-
tion 1801 of title 18.
(G) Possession, production, or distribution
of child pornography.
(H) Criminal sexual conduct involving a
minor, or the use of the Internet to facili-
tate or attempt such conduct.
(I) Any conduct that by its nature is a sex
offense against a minor.
(8) Convicted as including certain juvenile ad-
judications
The term ‘‘convicted’’ or a variant thereof,
used with respect to a sex offense, includes ad-
judicated delinquent as a juvenile for that of-
fense, but only if the offender is 14 years of age
or older at the time of the offense and the of-
fense adjudicated was comparable to or more
severe than aggravated sexual abuse (as de-
scribed in section 2241 of title 18), or was an at-
tempt or conspiracy to commit such an of-
fense.
(9) Sex offender registry
The term ‘‘sex offender registry’’ means a
registry of sex offenders, and a notifi
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