<section xmlns="http://xml.house.gov/schemas/uslm/1.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" style="-uslm-lc:I80" id="id26dc6f37-0f21-11eb-9212-a1a9175aa019" identifier="/us/usc/t34/s21502"><num value="21502">§ 21502.</num><heading> Definitions</heading>
<chapeau style="-uslm-lc:I11" class="indent0">In this chapter:</chapeau><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I79" class="indent3 firstIndent-2" id="id26dc6f38-0f21-11eb-9212-a1a9175aa019" identifier="/us/usc/t34/s21502/1"><num value="1" class="bold">(1)</num><heading class="bold"> Center</heading><content><p style="-uslm-lc:I12" class="indent1">The term “Center” means the Angel Watch Center established pursuant to <ref href="/us/usc/t34/s21503/a">section 21503(a) of this title</ref>.</p>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I79" class="indent3 firstIndent-2" id="id26dc6f39-0f21-11eb-9212-a1a9175aa019" identifier="/us/usc/t34/s21502/2"><num value="2" class="bold">(2)</num><heading class="bold"> Convicted</heading><content><p style="-uslm-lc:I12" class="indent1">The term “convicted” has the meaning given the term in section 111 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16911">42 U.S.C. 16911</ref>).<ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn002196">1</ref><note type="footnote" id="fn002196"><num>1</num> See References in Text note below.</note></p>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I79" class="indent3 firstIndent-2" id="id26dc6f3a-0f21-11eb-9212-a1a9175aa019" identifier="/us/usc/t34/s21502/3"><num value="3" class="bold">(3)</num><heading class="bold"> Covered sex offender</heading><content><p style="-uslm-lc:I12" class="indent1">Except as otherwise provided, the term “covered sex offender” means an individual who is a sex offender by reason of having been convicted of a sex offense against a minor.</p>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I79" class="indent3 firstIndent-2" id="id26dc964b-0f21-11eb-9212-a1a9175aa019" identifier="/us/usc/t34/s21502/4"><num value="4" class="bold">(4)</num><heading class="bold"> Destination country</heading><content><p style="-uslm-lc:I12" class="indent1">The term “destination country” means a destination or transit country.</p>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I79" class="indent3 firstIndent-2" id="id26dc964c-0f21-11eb-9212-a1a9175aa019" identifier="/us/usc/t34/s21502/5"><num value="5" class="bold">(5)</num><heading class="bold"> INTERPOL</heading><content><p style="-uslm-lc:I12" class="indent1">The term “INTERPOL” means the International Criminal Police Organization.</p>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I79" class="indent3 firstIndent-2" id="id26dc964d-0f21-11eb-9212-a1a9175aa019" identifier="/us/usc/t34/s21502/6"><num value="6" class="bold">(6)</num><heading class="bold"> Jurisdiction</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-lc:I12" class="indent1">The term “jurisdiction” means—</chapeau><subparagraph style="-uslm-lc:I13" class="indent2" id="id26dc964e-0f21-11eb-9212-a1a9175aa019" identifier="/us/usc/t34/s21502/6/A"><num value="A">(A)</num><content> a State;</content>
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<subparagraph style="-uslm-lc:I13" class="indent2" id="id26dc964f-0f21-11eb-9212-a1a9175aa019" identifier="/us/usc/t34/s21502/6/B"><num value="B">(B)</num><content> the District of Columbia;</content>
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<subparagraph style="-uslm-lc:I13" class="indent2" id="id26dc9650-0f21-11eb-9212-a1a9175aa019" identifier="/us/usc/t34/s21502/6/C"><num value="C">(C)</num><content> the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;</content>
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<subparagraph style="-uslm-lc:I13" class="indent2" id="id26dc9651-0f21-11eb-9212-a1a9175aa019" identifier="/us/usc/t34/s21502/6/D"><num value="D">(D)</num><content> Guam;</content>
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<subparagraph style="-uslm-lc:I13" class="indent2" id="id26dc9652-0f21-11eb-9212-a1a9175aa019" identifier="/us/usc/t34/s21502/6/E"><num value="E">(E)</num><content> American Samoa;</content>
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<subparagraph style="-uslm-lc:I13" class="indent2" id="id26dc9653-0f21-11eb-9212-a1a9175aa019" identifier="/us/usc/t34/s21502/6/F"><num value="F">(F)</num><content> the Northern Mariana Islands;</content>
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<subparagraph style="-uslm-lc:I13" class="indent2" id="id26dc9654-0f21-11eb-9212-a1a9175aa019" identifier="/us/usc/t34/s21502/6/G"><num value="G">(G)</num><content> the United States Virgin Islands; and</content>
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<subparagraph style="-uslm-lc:I13" class="indent2" id="id26dc9655-0f21-11eb-9212-a1a9175aa019" identifier="/us/usc/t34/s21502/6/H"><num value="H">(H)</num><content> to the extent provided in, and subject to the requirements of, section 127 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16927">42 U.S.C. 16927</ref>),<sup>1</sup> a Federally recognized Indian tribe.</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I79" class="indent3 firstIndent-2" id="id26dc9656-0f21-11eb-9212-a1a9175aa019" identifier="/us/usc/t34/s21502/7"><num value="7" class="bold">(7)</num><heading class="bold"> Minor</heading><content><p style="-uslm-lc:I12" class="indent1">The term “minor” means an individual who has not attained the age of 18 years.</p>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I79" class="indent3 firstIndent-2" id="id26dcbd67-0f21-11eb-9212-a1a9175aa019" identifier="/us/usc/t34/s21502/8"><num value="8" class="bold">(8)</num><heading class="bold"> National Sex Offender Registry</heading><content><p style="-uslm-lc:I12" class="indent1">The term “National Sex Offender Registry” means the National Sex Offender Registry established by section 119 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16919">42 U.S.C. 16919</ref>).<sup>1</sup></p>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I79" class="indent3 firstIndent-2" id="id26dcbd68-0f21-11eb-9212-a1a9175aa019" identifier="/us/usc/t34/s21502/9"><num value="9" class="bold">(9)</num><heading class="bold"> Sex offender under SORNA</heading><content><p style="-uslm-lc:I12" class="indent1">The term “sex offender under SORNA” has the meaning given the term “sex offender” in section 111 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16911">42 U.S.C. 16911</ref>).<sup>1</sup></p>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I79" class="indent3 firstIndent-2" id="id26dcbd69-0f21-11eb-9212-a1a9175aa019" identifier="/us/usc/t34/s21502/10"><num value="10" class="bold">(10)</num><heading class="bold"> Sex offense against a minor</heading><subparagraph style="-uslm-lc:I18" class="indent4 firstIndent-2" id="id26dcbd6a-0f21-11eb-9212-a1a9175aa019" identifier="/us/usc/t34/s21502/10/A"><num value="A" class="bold">(A)</num><heading class="bold"> In general</heading><content><p style="-uslm-lc:I13" class="indent2">The term “sex offense against a minor” means a specified offense against a minor, as defined in section 111 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16911">42 U.S.C. 16911</ref>).<sup>1</sup></p>
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<subparagraph style="-uslm-lc:I18" class="indent4 firstIndent-2" id="id26dcbd6b-0f21-11eb-9212-a1a9175aa019" identifier="/us/usc/t34/s21502/10/B"><num value="B" class="bold">(B)</num><heading class="bold"> Other offenses</heading><content><p style="-uslm-lc:I13" class="indent2">The term “sex offense against a minor” includes a sex offense described in section 111(5)(A) of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16911/5/A">42 U.S.C. 16911(5)(A)</ref>) <sup>1</sup> that is a specified offense against a minor, as defined in paragraph (7) of such section, or an attempt or conspiracy to commit such an offense.</p>
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<subparagraph style="-uslm-lc:I18" class="indent4 firstIndent-2" id="id26dce47c-0f21-11eb-9212-a1a9175aa019" identifier="/us/usc/t34/s21502/10/C"><num value="C" class="bold">(C)</num><heading class="bold"> Foreign convictions; offenses involving consensual sexual conduct</heading><content><p style="-uslm-lc:I13" class="indent2">The limitations contained in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 111(5) of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16911/5">42 U.S.C. 16911(5)</ref>) <sup>1</sup> shall apply with respect to a sex offense against a minor for purposes of this chapter to the same extent and in the same manner as such limitations apply with respect to a sex offense for purposes of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 [<ref href="/us/usc/t34/s20901">34 U.S.C. 20901</ref> et seq.].</p>
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<sourceCredit id="id26dce47d-0f21-11eb-9212-a1a9175aa019">(<ref href="/us/pl/114/119/s3">Pub. L. 114–119, § 3</ref>, <date date="2016-02-08">Feb. 8, 2016</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/130/16">130 Stat. 16</ref>.)</sourceCredit>
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<note style="-uslm-lc:I75" topic="referencesInText" id="id26dce47f-0f21-11eb-9212-a1a9175aa019">
<heading class="centered smallCaps">References in Text</heading><p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning <ref href="/us/pl/114/119">Pub. L. 114–119</ref>, <date date="2016-02-08">Feb. 8, 2016</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/130/15">130 Stat. 15</ref>, known as the International Megan’s Law to Prevent Child Exploitation and Other Sexual Crimes Through Advanced Notification of Traveling Sex Offenders, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 2016 Act note set out under <ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10101">section 10101 of this title</ref> and Tables.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, referred to in par. (10)(C), is <ref href="/us/pl/109/248">Pub. L. 109–248</ref>, <date date="2006-07-27">July 27, 2006</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/120/587">120 Stat. 587</ref>, which enacted chapter 209 (§ 20901 et seq.) of this title and enacted, amended, and repealed numerous other sections and notes in the Code. Sections 111, 119, and 127 of the Act were classified to sections 16911, 16919, and 16927, respectively, of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as sections 20911, 20921, and 20929, respectively, of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 2006 Act note set out under <ref href="/us/usc/t34/s10101">section 10101 of this title</ref> and Tables.</p>
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<note style="-uslm-lc:I76" topic="codification" id="id26dd0b90-0f21-11eb-9212-a1a9175aa019"><heading class="centered smallCaps">Codification</heading>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Section was formerly classified to <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s16935a">section 16935a of Title 42</ref>, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.</p>
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