34 USC § 20924 - Actions to be taken when sex offender fails to comply
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identifier: "/us/usc/t34/s20924"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "34 USC § 20924 - Actions to be taken when sex offender fails to comply"
title_number: 34
title_name: "CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT"
section_number: "20924"
section_name: "Actions to be taken when sex offender fails to comply"
chapter_number: 209
chapter_name: "CHILD PROTECTION AND SAFETY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "Sex Offender Registration and Notification"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–248, title I, § 122, July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 597.)"
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# § 20924. Actions to be taken when sex offender fails to comply
An appropriate official shall notify the Attorney General and appropriate law enforcement agencies of any failure by a sex offender to comply with the requirements of a registry and revise the jurisdiction’s registry to reflect the nature of that failure. The appropriate official, the Attorney General, and each such law enforcement agency shall take any appropriate action to ensure compliance.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–248, title I, § 122, July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 597.)
## Editorial Notes
### Codification
Section was formerly classified to , The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.