Jessica Lunsford Act
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Jessica Lunsford Act - Amends the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act to direct that State procedures include a process under which the State mails a nonforwardable verification form at least twice a year to the last known address of the person required to register as a sexually violent offender, to be returned within ten days after receipt, with failure to return the form within the period allowed punishable in the same manner as a failure to register.
Requires a State prison officer, the court, or another responsible officer or official, if a person required to register is released from prison or placed on parole, supervised release, or probation, to: (1) notify the agency responsible for supervising the person that such person is required to register; and (2) provide that agency with the registration information relating to that person.
Provides that a person required to register who has two or more convictions for failing to register or failing to keep such registration current shall, upon release from imprisonment, be required to wear a location-transmitting device (such as an anklet) at all times for not less than five years (ten years if the person is a sexually violent predator). Requires the State to frequently monitor the information transmitted.
Sets forth provisions regarding compliance dates and loss of Federal funding for failure to implement this Act.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1505: Jessica Lunsford Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1505/
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