34 USC § 20941 - Federal assistance with respect to violations of registration requirements

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identifier: "/us/usc/t34/s20941"
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title: "34 USC § 20941 - Federal assistance with respect to violations of registration requirements"
title_number: 34
title_name: "CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT"
section_number: "20941"
section_name: "Federal assistance with respect to violations of registration requirements"
chapter_number: 209
chapter_name: "CHILD PROTECTION AND SAFETY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Improving Federal Criminal Law Enforcement To Ensure Sex Offender Compliance With Registration and Notification Requirements and Protection of Children From Violent Predators"
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, § 142, July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 604.)"
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# § 20941. Federal assistance with respect to violations of registration requirements

**(a)** **In general** section 566(e)(1)(B) of title 28

The Attorney General shall use the resources of Federal law enforcement, including the United States Marshals Service, to assist jurisdictions in locating and apprehending sex offenders who violate sex offender registration requirements. For the purposes of , a sex offender who violates a sex offender registration requirement shall be deemed a fugitive.

**(b)** **Authorization of appropriations** There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2007 through 2009 to implement this section.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–248, title I, § 142, July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 604.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to , The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.