18 U.S.C. § 2258
Failure to report child abuse
United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective
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- 18 U.S.C. § 2258, Failure to report child abuse, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/449524
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A person who, while engaged in a professional capacity or activity described in subsection (b) of section 226 of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 on Federal land or in a federally operated (or contracted) facility, or a covered individual as described in subsection (a)(2) of such section 226 who, learns of facts that give reason to suspect that a child has suffered an incident of child abuse, as defined in subsection (c) of that section, and fails to make a timely report as required by subsection (a) of that section, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 1 year or both.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Crime Control Act of 1990House: 313–1Senate: no recorded tally
- Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017House: 406–3Senate: no recorded tally