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18 U.S.C. § 2258 — Failure to report child abuse

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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 Text Section 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 . Amendments 2018— 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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