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Code · U.S. Code · Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · CHAPTER 110— SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND OTHER ABUSE OF CHILDREN · § 2258

§ 2258. Failure to report child abuse

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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.
(Added Pub. L. 101–647, title II, § 226(g)(1), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4808; amended Pub. L. 109–248, title II, § 209, July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 615; Pub. L. 115–126, title I, § 101(b), Feb. 14, 2018, 132 Stat. 319.)
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  • Pub. L. 101–647, title II, § 226(g)(1)
  • 104 Stat. 4808
  • Pub. L. 109–248, title II, § 209
  • 120 Stat. 615
  • 132 Stat. 319
  • Pub. L. 109–248
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§ 2258
Failure to report child abuse
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 101–647, title II, § 226(g)(1)
Stat.104 Stat. 4808
Pub. L.Pub. L. 109–248, title II, § 209
Stat.120 Stat. 615
Stat.132 Stat. 319
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