Section 14071, Pub. L. 103-322, title XVII, § 170101, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2038; Pub. L. 104-145, § 2, May 17, 1996, 110 Stat. 1345; Pub. L. 104-236, §§ 3–7, Oct. 3, 1996, 110 Stat. 3096, 3097; Pub. L. 105-119, title I, § 115(a)(1)–(5), Nov. 26, 1997, 111 Stat. 2461–2463; Pub. L. 105-314, title VI, § 607(a), Oct. 30, 1998, 112 Stat. 2985; Pub. L. 106-386, div. B, title VI, § 1601(b)(1), Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1537; Pub. L. 108-21, title VI, §§ 604(a), 605(a), 606, Apr. 30, 2003, 117 Stat. 688; Pub. L. 109-162, title XI, § 1153(b), Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 3113, required the Attorney General to establish guidelines for State programs that required registration by persons convicted of a criminal offense against a minor or a sexually violent offense and by sexually violent predators.

Section 14072, Pub. L. 103-322, title XVII, § 170102, as added Pub. L. 104-236, § 2(a), Oct. 3, 1996, 110 Stat. 3093; amended Pub. L. 105-119, title I, § 115(a)(6), Nov. 26, 1997, 111 Stat. 2463; Pub. L. 105-277, div. A, § 101(b) [title I, § 123], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–50, 2681–72, required the Attorney General to establish a national database at the FBI to track sexual offenders.

Section 14073, Pub. L. 104-236, § 8, Oct. 3, 1996, 110 Stat. 3097, immunized certain agencies and officials from liability for good faith conduct.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of Repeal

Pub. L. 109-248, title I, § 129(b), July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 601, provided that:

“Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act [see Tables for classification], this section [repealing sections 14071 to 14073 of this title] shall take effect on the date of the deadline determined in accordance with section 124(a) [34 U.S.C. 20926(a)] [3 years after July 27, 2006].”

Short Title

Subtitle A of title XVII of Pub. L. 103-322, which was classified generally to this subchapter prior to repeal, was popularly known as the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act.