Us Code § 2260A - Penalties for registered sex offenders

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§ 2260A. Penalties for registered sex offenders

Whoever, being required by Federal or other law to register as a sex offender, commits a felony offense involving a minor under section 1201, 1466A, 1470, 1591, 2241, 2242, 2243, 2244, 2245, 2251, 2251A, 2260, 2421, 2422, 2423, or 2425, shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 10 years in addition to the imprisonment imposed for the offense under that provision. The sentence imposed under this section shall be consecutive to any sentence imposed for the offense under that provision.

(Added Pub. L. 109–248, title VII, §702(a), July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 648.)

CHAPTER 110A—DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND STALKING

Sec.
2261.
Interstate domestic violence.
2261A.
Interstate stalking.1

        

2261B.
Enhanced penalty for stalkers of children.
2262.
Interstate violation of protection order.
2263.
Pretrial release of defendant.
2264.
Restitution.
2265.
Full faith and credit given to protection orders.
2265A
Repeat offenders.2

        

2266.
Definitions.

        

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2020—Pub. L. 116–249, §2(b), Dec. 22, 2020, 134 Stat. 1126, added item 2261B.

1996—Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, §604(a)(1), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3506, amended analysis by inserting "Sec." above section numbers.

Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title X, §1069(b)(3), (c), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2656, inserted "AND STALKING" after "VIOLENCE" in chapter heading and added item 2261A.

1 Section catchline amended by Pub. L. 109–162 without corresponding amendment of chapter analysis.

2 Editorially supplied. Section 2265A added by Pub. L. 109–162 without corresponding amendment of chapter analysis.

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