§ 21114. Duties and functions of task forces

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. 2008

   Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology To Eradicate Cyber Threats to Our Children Act of 2008

   Pub. L. 110–401 title I § 104 · 122 Stat. 4229

   Enacted · 34 U.S.C. § 21114

   Pub. L. 110–401, title I, § 104, Oct. 13, 2008, 122 Stat. 4235

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 110–401, title I, § 104, Oct. 13, 2008, 122 Stat. 4235

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 104. DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF TASK FORCES.   Each State or local ICAC task force that is part of the national program of task forces shall— (1) consist of State and local investigators, prosecutors, forensic specialists, and education specialists who are dedicated to addressing the goals of such task force; (2) work consistently toward achieving the purposes described in section 103; (3) engage in proactive investigations, forensic examinations, and effective prosecutions of Internet crimes against children; (4) provide forensic, preventive, and investigative assistance to parents, educators, prosecutors, law enforcement, and others concerned with Internet crimes against children; (5) develop multijurisdictional, multiagency responses and partnerships to Internet crimes against children offenses through ongoing informational, administrative, and technological support to other State and local law enforcement agencies, as a means for such agencies to acquire the necessary knowledge, personnel, and specialized equipment to investigate and prosecute such offenses; (6) participate in nationally coordinated investigations in any case in which the Attorney General determines such participation to be necessary, as permitted by the available resources of such task force; (7) Standards. establish or adopt investigative and prosecution standards, consistent with established norms, to which such task force shall comply; (8) investigate, and seek prosecution on, tips related to Internet crimes against children, including tips from Operation Fairplay, the National Internet Crimes Against Children Data System established in section 105, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s CyberTipline, ICAC task forces, and other Federal, State, and local agencies, with priority being given to investigative leads that indicate the possibility of identifying or rescuing child victims, including investigative leads that indicate a likelihood of seriousness of offense or dangerousness to the community; (9) Procedures. develop procedures for handling seized evidence; (10) Reports. Records. maintain— (A) such reports and records as are required under this title; and (B) such other reports and records as determined by the Attorney General; and (11) seek to comply with national standards regarding the investigation and prosecution of Internet crimes against children, as set forth by the Attorney General, to the extent such standards are consistent with the law of the State where the task force is located.

2. 2025

   Pub. L. 119–60 § 8202(d)(1) · 139 Stat. 1843

   Inserted · 34 U.S.C. § 21114(3)

   Pub. L. 119–60, § 8202(d)(1), inserted “reactive and” before “proactive”, “conduct digital” before “forensic examinations”, and “engage in” before “effective prosecutions”

   Unresolved: Pub. L. 119–60 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Par. (3). Pub. L. 119–60, § 8202(d)(1), inserted “reactive and” before “proactive”, “conduct digital” before “forensic examinations”, and “engage in” before “effective prosecutions”.

3. 2025

   Pub. L. 119–60 § 8202(d)(2) · 139 Stat. 1843

   1. Added · 34 U.S.C. § 21114(8)

      Pub. L. 119–60, § 8202(d)(2), added par. (8)

   2. Struck · 34 U.S.C. § 21114(8)

      Pub. L. 119–60, § 8202(d)(2), struck out former par. (8) which read as follows: “investigate, and seek prosecution on, tips related to Internet crimes against children, including tips from Operation Fairplay, the National Internet Crimes Against Children Data System established in section 21115 of this title, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s CyberTipline, ICAC task forces, and other Federal, State, and local agencies, with priority being given to investigative leads that indicate the possibility of identifying or rescuing child victims, including investigative leads that indicate a likelihood of seriousness of offense or dangerousness to the community;”

   Unresolved: Pub. L. 119–60 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Par. (8). Pub. L. 119–60, § 8202(d)(2), added par. (8) and struck out former par. (8) which read as follows: “investigate, and seek prosecution on, tips related to Internet crimes against children, including tips from Operation Fairplay, the National Internet Crimes Against Children Data System established in section 21115 of this title, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s CyberTipline, ICAC task forces, and other Federal, State, and local agencies, with priority being given to investigative leads that indicate the possibility of identifying or rescuing child victims, including investigative leads that indicate a likelihood of seriousness of offense or dangerousness to the community;”.

4. 2025

   Pub. L. 119–60 § 8202(d)(3) · 139 Stat. 1843

   1. Redesignated · 34 U.S.C. § 21114(9)(11)

      Pub. L. 119–60, § 8202(d)(3), (4), redesignated pars. (10) and (11) as (9) and (10), respectively

   2. Struck · 34 U.S.C. § 21114(9)(11)

      Pub. L. 119–60, § 8202(d)(3), (4), struck out former par. (9) which read as follows: “develop procedures for handling seized evidence;”

   Unresolved: Pub. L. 119–60 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pars. (9) to (11). Pub. L. 119–60, § 8202(d)(3), (4), redesignated pars. (10) and (11) as (9) and (10), respectively, and struck out former par. (9) which read as follows: “develop procedures for handling seized evidence;”.

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