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34 U.S.C. § 21504

Notification by the United States Marshals Service

United States · Title 34 — CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT · Status: effective

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34 U.S.C. § 21504, Notification by the United States Marshals Service, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/470514
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The United States Marshals Service’s National Sex Offender Targeting Center may— In making notifications under subsection (a)(1), the United States Marshals Service’s National Sex Offender Targeting Center shall, to the extent feasible and appropriate, ensure that the destination country is consistently notified in advance about sex offenders under SORNA identified through their inclusion in sex offender registries of jurisdictions or the National Sex Offender Registry. For purposes of carrying out this chapter, the United States Marshals Service’s National Sex Offender Targeting Center shall— Upon receiving information that a notification sent by the United States Marshals Service’s National Sex Offender Targeting Center regarding an individual was inaccurate, the United States Marshals Service’s National Sex Offender Targeting Center shall immediately— The notification under this section may be transmitted through such means as are determined appropriate by the United States Marshals Service’s National Sex Offender Targeting Center, including through the INTERPOL notification system and through Federal Bureau of Investigation Legal attaches. The Attorney General shall collect all relevant data, including— The United States Marshals Service’s National Sex Offender Targeting Center shall— The United States Marshals Service’s National Sex Offender Targeting Center shall, as applicable— The United States Marshals Service’s National Sex Offender Targeting Center shall make publicly available information on how an individual may submit a complaint under this section. The Attorney General shall submit an annual report to the appropriate congressional committees (as defined in section 21507 of this title) that includes— In this section, the term “sex offender” means—

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  • Enacted byPub. L. 114-119(H.R. 515)2016-02-08
    International Megan's Law to Prevent Child Exploitation and Other Sexual Crimes Through Advanced Notification of Traveling Sex Offenders
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally