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18 U.S.C. § 2258

U.S. CodeFederalPositive Law
Failure to report child abuse
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/us/usc/t18/s2258
Title
18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Chapter
PTI/CH110
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

Section Text

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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.) Editorial Notes References in TextSection 226 of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990, referred to in text, is classified to section 20341 of Title 34, Crime Control and Law Enforcement. Codification Another section 2258 was renumbered section 2260 of this title. Amendments2018—Pub. L. 115–126 inserted “or a covered individual as described in subsection (a)(2) of such section 226 who,” after “facility,”. 2006—Pub. L. 109–248 substituted “fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 1 year or both” for “guilty of a Class B misdemeanor”.

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