US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

34 U.S.C. § 20915

Duration of registration requirement

(a)

Full registration period

A sex offender shall keep the registration current for the full registration period (excluding any time the sex offender is in custody or civilly committed) unless the offender is allowed a reduction under subsection (b). The full registration period is—
(1)
15 years, if the offender is a tier I sex offender;
(2)
25 years, if the offender is a tier II sex offender; and
(3)
the life of the offender, if the offender is a tier III sex offender.
(b)

Reduced period for clean record

(1)

Clean record

The full registration period shall be reduced as described in paragraph (3) for a sex offender who maintains a clean record for the period described in paragraph (2) by—
(A)
not being convicted of any offense for which imprisonment for more than 1 year may be imposed;
(B)
not being convicted of any sex offense;
(C)
successfully completing any periods of supervised release, probation, and parole; and
(D)
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1 So in original. The word “of” probably should not appear.
successfully completing of  an appropriate sex offender treatment program certified by a jurisdiction or by the Attorney General.
(2)

Period

In the case of—
(A)
a tier I sex offender, the period during which the clean record shall be maintained is 10 years; and
(B)
a tier III sex offender adjudicated delinquent for the offense which required registration in a sex registry under this subchapter, the period during which the clean record shall be maintained is 25 years.
(3)

Reduction

In the case of—
(A)
a tier I sex offender, the reduction is 5 years;
(B)
a tier III sex offender adjudicated delinquent, the reduction is from life to that period for which the clean record under paragraph (2) is maintained.

Pub. L. 109–248, title I, § 115120 Stat. 595(, , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 109–248120 Stat. 590section 10101 of this titleThis subchapter, referred to in subsec. (b)(2)(B), was in the original “this title”, meaning title I of , , , known as the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. For complete classification of title I to the Code, see Short Title of 2006 Act note set out under and Tables.

Codification

section 16915 of Title 42Section was formerly classified to , The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.