§ 2250. Failure to register

Footnotes

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Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 2006

   Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act

   Pub. L. 109–248 title I § 141(a)(1) · 120 Stat. 587

   Enacted · 18 U.S.C. § 2250

   Added Pub. L. 109–248, title I, § 141(a)(1), July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 602

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Added Pub. L. 109–248, title I, § 141(a)(1), July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 602

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) In general.— Part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 109A the following: “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 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) Affirmative Defense.— In a prosecution for a violation under subsection (a), 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. “(c) Crime of Violence.— “(1) In general.— An individual described in subsection (a) 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).” .

2. 2016

   International Megan’s Law to Prevent Child Exploitation and Other Sexual Crimes Through Advanced Notification of Traveling Sex Offenders

   Pub. L. 114–119 § 6(b) · 130 Stat. 15

   1. Added · 18 U.S.C. § 2250(b)(d)

      Pub. L. 114–119 added subsec. (b)

   2. Redesignated · 18 U.S.C. § 2250(b)(d)

      Pub. L. 114–119 redesignated former subsecs. (b) and (c) as (c) and (d), respectively, and in subsecs. (c) and (d)

   3. Substituted · 18 U.S.C. § 2250(b)(d)

      Pub. L. 114–119 substituted “subsection (a) or (b)” for “subsection (a)” wherever appearing

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsecs. (b) to (d). Pub. L. 114–119 added subsec. (b), redesignated former subsecs. (b) and (c) as (c) and (d), respectively, and in subsecs. (c) and (d), substituted “subsection (a) or (b)” for “subsection (a)” wherever appearing.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Conforming Amendments to Section 2250 of Title 18, United States Code.— Section 2250 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: “(b) International Travel Reporting Violations.— Whoever— “(1) is required to register under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.); “(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.” ; and (3) in subsections (c) and (d), as redesignated, by striking “subsection (a)” each place it appears and inserting “subsection (a) or (b)”.

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