§ 20915. Duration of registration requirement

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(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 1 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.)

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