28 CFR § 72.4 - Where sex offenders must register.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t28/s72.4"
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title: "28 CFR § 72.4 - Where sex offenders must register."
title_number: 28
title_name: "Judicial Administration"
section_number: "72.4"
section_name: "Where sex offenders must register."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
part_number: "72"
part_name: "SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "34 U.S.C. 20901-45; Pub. L. 109-248, 120 Stat. 587; Pub. L. 114-119, 130 Stat. 15."
regulatory_source: "AG Order No. 5244-2021, 86 FR 69884, Dec. 8, 2021, unless otherwise noted."
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# 72.4 Where sex offenders must register.

A sex offender must register, and keep the registration current, in each jurisdiction in which the offender resides, is an employee, or is a student. For initial registration purposes only, a sex offender must also register in the jurisdiction in which convicted if that jurisdiction is different from the jurisdiction of residence.