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34 U.S.C. 20915: Duration of registration requirementText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 34-CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENTCHAPTER 209-CHILD PROTECTION AND SAFETY
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§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)  successfully completing of 11 So in original. The word “of” probably should not appear. 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, § 115 , July 27, 2006 , 120 Stat. 595 .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This subchapter, referred to in subsec. (b)(2)(B), was in the original “this title”, meaning title I of Pub. L. 109–248, July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 590, 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 section 10101 of this title and Tables.

Codification

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