Public Law 119-88 (05/04/2026)

18 U.S.C. § 2258

Failure to report child abuse

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.

Pub. L. 101–647, title II, § 226(g)(1)104 Stat. 4808 Pub. L. 109–248, title II, § 209120 Stat. 615 Pub. L. 115–126, title I, § 101(b)132 Stat. 319 (Added , , ; amended , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 20341 of Title 34Section 226 of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990, referred to in text, is classified to , Crime Control and Law Enforcement.

Codification

section 2260 of this titleAnother section 2258 was renumbered .

Amendments

Pub. L. 115–1262018— inserted “or a covered individual as described in subsection (a)(2) of such section 226 who,” after “facility,”.

Pub. L. 109–2482006— substituted “fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 1 year or both” for “guilty of a Class B misdemeanor”.