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RIN: 1105-AB28

Publication ID: Fall 2008

Title: National Guidelines for Sex Offender Registration and Notification
Abstract: These guidelines carry out a statutory directive to the Attorney General (appearing in 42 U.S.C. 1 6912(b)) to issue guidelines to interpret and implement the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), which is title I of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109-248). The guidelines provide guidance and assistance to the States and other covered jurisdictions in incorporating the SORNA requirements into their sex offender registration and notification programs. Jurisdictions that fail to substantially implement the SORNA requirements in their programs within a specified time frame are subject to a 10 percent reduction of Federal justice assistance (Byrne Grant) funding. Matters addressed in the guidelines include general principles for SORNA implementation; the jurisdictions responsible for implementing the SORNA standards in their programs; the sex offenders required to register under SORNA and the registration and notification requirements they are subject to based on the nature of their offenses and the extent of their recidivism; the information to be taken from registrants and the disclosure and sharing of such information; the jurisdictions in which sex offenders are required to register; the procedures for initially registering sex offenders and for keeping the registration current and the registration information up to date; the duration of registration; and the means of enforcing registration requirements.
Agency: Department of Justice(DOJ)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: None (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 42 USC 16912(b)

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Proposed Guidelines	05/30/2007	72 FR 30209
Proposed Guidelines Comment Period End	08/01/2007
Final Guidelines	07/02/2008	73 FR 38030
Final Guidelines Effective	07/02/2008

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: Local, State, Tribal
Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Laura L. Rogers Director, SMART Office Department of Justice Legal Activities Office of Justice Programs, 810 7th Street NW, Washington, DC 20531 Phone:202 514-4689 Email: getsmart@usdoj.gov