§ 20915. Duration of registration requirement

• (a) A sex offender shall keep the registration current for the full registration period (excluding any time the sex offender is in custody or civilly committed) unless the offender is allowed a reduction under subsection (b). The full registration period is—
  • (1) 15 years, if the offender is a tier I sex offender;
  • (2) 25 years, if the offender is a tier II sex offender; and
  • (3) the life of the offender, if the offender is a tier III sex offender.
• (b)
  • (1) The full registration period shall be reduced as described in paragraph (3) for a sex offender who maintains a clean record for the period described in paragraph (2) by—
    • (A) not being convicted of any offense for which imprisonment for more than 1 year may be imposed;
    • (B) not being convicted of any sex offense;
    • (C) successfully completing any periods of supervised release, probation, and parole; and
    • (D) successfully completing of 1 1 So in original. The word “of” probably should not appear. an appropriate sex offender treatment program certified by a jurisdiction or by the Attorney General.
  • (2) In the case of—
    • (A) a tier I sex offender, the period during which the clean record shall be maintained is 10 years; and
    • (B) a tier III sex offender adjudicated delinquent for the offense which required registration in a sex registry under this subchapter, the period during which the clean record shall be maintained is 25 years.
  • (3) In the case of—
    • (A) a tier I sex offender, the reduction is 5 years;
    • (B) a tier III sex offender adjudicated delinquent, the reduction is from life to that period for which the clean record under paragraph (2) is maintained.