CUI Explorer

Victim

Information requiring protection of the name or other details that may identify one who was the victim of a crime.

Registry statusNARA & DoD
MarkingLVIC
Organizational index groupLegal
Updated2026-05-15

This page exposes extracted CUI registry and authority analysis as crawlable text. The interactive explorer remains the operational workspace for filtering, comparison, and voice-agent aligned study.

Registry comparison

Field NARA Registry DoD Registry
Category description Information requiring protection of the name or other details that may identify one who was the victim of a crime. Information requiring protection of the name or other details that may identify one who was the victim of a crime.
Category marking LVIC LVIC
Banner marking CUI No corresponding field
Basic or Specified Basic No corresponding field
Authorities 18 USC 3612(b)(1), 34 USC 20920(b)(1) 18 USC 3612(b)(1), 34 USC 20920(b)(1)
DoD applicable policies No corresponding field Hosted by Department of War Information Activity - WEB.mil, ![Image 2: Veterans Crisis Line number. Dial 988 then Press 1
Required warning statement No corresponding field None listed
Required dissemination control CUI None listed
Examples No corresponding field Hosted by Department of War Information Activity - WEB.mil[]()
Registry date July 29, 2025 2026-05-15

Authority analysis

Authority title
Registry authority evidence compiled; primary authority text analysis pending
Authorities
Multiple registry authorities
Source currency
NARA last reviewed: July 29, 2025 | DoD detail accessed: 2026-05-15
How the authority operates
NARA registry status: Basic. Per-authority NARA status values: Basic. NARA banner marking evidence: CUI. The registry evidence is preserved here; detailed primary-law or regulation text analysis remains pending for this category.

Trigger conditions

  • NARA category scope: Information requiring protection of the name or other details that may identify one who was the victim of a crime.

Covered information

  • Hosted by Department of War Information Activity - WEB.mil[]()
  • Registry-described information: Information requiring protection of the name or other details that may identify one who was the victim of a crime.

Specified controls

Nara basic or specified
Basic
Nara authority rows
18 USC 3612(b)(1) | status: Basic | banner: CUI || 34 USC 20920(b)(1) | status: Basic | banner: CUI
Nara banner markings
CUI
Dod applicable policies
Hosted by Department of War Information Activity - WEB.mil, ![Image 2: Veterans Crisis Line number. Dial 988 then Press 1

Safeguarding and dissemination controls

NARA Registry
CUI
DoD Registry
None listed
Authority analysis
No DoD required dissemination control is listed on the registry page. Apply approved limited dissemination controls only when required or permitted by the designating agency or governing authority.
Basic or Specified
Use the registry assertions, NARA authority rows, DoD authorities, DoD policies, warning statements, required dissemination controls, and examples first. Where the cited authority does not specify a handling detail, apply CUI Basic safeguards and dissemination rules so long as they do not conflict with the authority or agency-specific controls.

Related authorities

Authority-by-authority detail

18 USC 3612(b)(1)

Listed by: NARA Registry, DoD Registry, Related authorities

Designation evidence

  • NARA authority row: 18 USC 3612(b)(1) | status: Basic | banner: CUI.
  • DoD authority row: 18 USC 3612(b)(1). DoD lists this citation for the category; this DoD detail page does not display a separate Basic/Specified field.
  • Related authority evidence: 18 USC 3612(b)(1) | status: Basic | banner: CUI
  • Related authority evidence: DoD lists this authority for the category; the linked authority text is extracted below when available.
  • Registry designation context: Basic, CUI. The linked authority text contains category-scope or applicability language that helps determine when the information falls within this CUI category. The linked authority text contains disclosure, access, protection, release, dissemination, or distribution-control language relevant to handling. The linked authority text contains violation, penalty, sanction, or enforcement language that may affect consequences for mishandling.
  • Registry designation for this category is Basic with banner CUI.

Extracted authority meaning

  • Page 774 TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE § 3612
  • Registry designation context: Basic, CUI. The linked authority text contains category-scope or applicability language that helps determine when the information falls within this CUI category. The linked authority text contains disclosure, access, protection, release, dissemination, or distribution-control language relevant to handling. The linked authority text contains violation, penalty, sanction, or enforcement language that may affect consequences for mishandling.

Operating conditions

  • NARA category scope used with this authority: Information requiring protection of the name or other details that may identify one who was the victim of a crime.
  • DoD category scope used with this authority: Information requiring protection of the name or other details that may identify one who was the victim of a crime.
  • 18 USC 3612(b)(1) | status: Basic | banner: CUI
  • DoD lists this authority for the category; the linked authority text is extracted below when available.
  • NARA registry status: Basic. Per-authority NARA status values: Basic. NARA banner marking evidence: CUI. The registry evidence is preserved here; detailed primary-law or regulation text analysis remains pending for this category.
  • NARA category scope: Information requiring protection of the name or other details that may identify one who was the victim of a crime.
  • Extracted authority condition: It shall be the re- sponsibility of each victim to notify the At- torney General, or the appropriate entity of the court, by means of a form to be provided by the Attorney General or the court, of any change in the victim’s mailing address while restitution is still owed the victim.
  • Extracted authority condition: The con- fidentiality of any information relating to a victim shall be maintained.
  • Extracted authority condition: (4) R EPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date on which the report required under para- graph (1) is submitted, the Comptroller Gen- eral of the United States shall prepare and submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Commit- tee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report on the implementation by the Attorney General of the best practices recommended under para- graph (3).
  • Extracted authority condition: L. 104–132, § 207(c)(2)(C), inserted ‘‘or restitution’’ after ‘‘unpaid fine’’ in first sentence and inserted at end ‘‘Any money received from a defendant shall be disbursed so that each of the following obliga- tions is paid in full in the following sequence: ‘‘(1) A penalty assessment under section 3013 of title 18, United States Code. ‘‘(2) Restitution of all victims. ‘‘(3) All other fines, penalties, costs, and other pay- ments required under the sentence.’’ Subsec.
  • Extracted authority condition: Collection of unpaid fine or restitution (a) N OTIFICATION OFRECEIPT ANDRELATED MATTERS.—The clerk or the person designated under section 604(a)(18) of title 28 shall notify the Attorney General of each receipt of a pay- ment with respect to which a certification is made under subsection (b), together with other appropriate information relating to such pay- ment.

Safeguarding and dissemination controls

  • NARA registry control evidence: status Basic; banner marking CUI.
  • DoD applicable policies: Hosted by Department of War Information Activity - WEB.mil, ![Image 2: Veterans Crisis Line number. Dial 988 then Press 1
  • Nara basic or specified: Basic
  • Nara authority rows: 18 USC 3612(b)(1) | status: Basic | banner: CUI || 34 USC 20920(b)(1) | status: Basic | banner: CUI
  • Nara banner markings: CUI
  • Dod applicable policies: Hosted by Department of War Information Activity - WEB.mil, ![Image 2: Veterans Crisis Line number. Dial 988 then Press 1
  • No DoD required dissemination control is listed on the registry page. Apply approved limited dissemination controls only when required or permitted by the designating agency or governing authority.
  • Use the registry assertions, NARA authority rows, DoD authorities, DoD policies, warning statements, required dissemination controls, and examples first. Where the cited authority does not specify a handling detail, apply CUI Basic safeguards and dissemination rules so long as they do not conflict with the authority or agency-specific controls.
  • Extracted authority control: L. 98–473, title II, § 237, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2033, provided that: ‘‘(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), for each criminal fine for which the unpaid balance exceeds $100 as of the effective date of this Act [see section 235 of Pub.
  • Extracted authority control: L. 98–473, as amended, set out as a note under sec- tion 3551 of this title], the Attorney General shall, within one hundred and twenty days, notify the person by certified mail of his obligation, within thirty days after notification, to— ‘‘(A) pay the fine in full; ‘‘(B) specify, and demonstrate compliance with, an installment schedule established by a court before enactment of the amendments made by this Act [Oct. 12, 1984], specifying the dates on which designated partial payments will be made; or ‘‘(C) establish with the concurrence of the Attorney General, a new installment schedule of a duration not exceeding two years, except in special circumstances, and specifying the dates on which designated partial payments will be made. ‘‘(2) This subsection shall not apply in cases in which— ‘‘(A) the Attorney General believes the likelihood of collection is remote; or ‘‘(B) criminal fines have been stayed pending ap- peal. ‘‘(b) The Attorney General shall, within one hundred and eighty days after the effective date of this Act, de- clare all fines for which this obligation is unfulfilled to be in criminal default, subject to the civil and criminal remedies established by amendments made by this Act [see Short Title note set out under section 3551 of this title].
  • Extracted authority control: L. 104–132, § 207(c)(2)(C), inserted ‘‘or restitution’’ after ‘‘unpaid fine’’ in first sentence and inserted at end ‘‘Any money received from a defendant shall be disbursed so that each of the following obliga- tions is paid in full in the following sequence: ‘‘(1) A penalty assessment under section 3013 of title 18, United States Code. ‘‘(2) Restitution of all victims. ‘‘(3) All other fines, penalties, costs, and other pay- ments required under the sentence.’’ Subsec.

Authority excerpts

Most relevant extracted authority passage

L. 98–473, title II, § 237, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2033, provided that: ‘‘(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), for each criminal fine for which the unpaid balance exceeds $100 as of the effective date of this Act [see section 235 of Pub.

Extracted authority passage 2

L. 98–473, as amended, set out as a note under sec- tion 3551 of this title], the Attorney General shall, within one hundred and twenty days, notify the person by certified mail of his obligation, within thirty days after notification, to— ‘‘(A) pay the fine in full; ‘‘(B) specify, and demonstrate compliance with, an installment schedule established by a court before enactment of the amendments made by this Act [Oct. 12, 1984], specifying the dates on which designated partial payments will be made; or ‘‘(C) establish with the concurrence of the Attorney General, a new installment schedule of a duration not exceeding two years, except in special circumstances, and specifying the dates on which designated partial payments will be made. ‘‘(2) This subsection shall not apply in cases in which— ‘‘(A) the Attorney General believes the likelihood of collection is remote; or ‘‘(B) criminal fines have been stayed pending ap- peal. ‘‘(b) The Attorney General shall, within one hundred and eighty days after the effective date of this Act, de- clare all fines for which this obligation is unfulfilled to be in criminal default, subject to the civil and criminal remedies established by amendments made by this Act [see Short Title note set out under section 3551 of this title].

Extracted authority passage 3

It shall be the re- sponsibility of each victim to notify the At- torney General, or the appropriate entity of the court, by means of a form to be provided by the Attorney General or the court, of any change in the victim’s mailing address while restitution is still owed the victim.

Extracted authority passage 4

The con- fidentiality of any information relating to a victim shall be maintained.

Extracted authority passage 5

(4) R EPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date on which the report required under para- graph (1) is submitted, the Comptroller Gen- eral of the United States shall prepare and submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Commit- tee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report on the implementation by the Attorney General of the best practices recommended under para- graph (3).

Extracted authority passage 6

L. 104–132, § 207(c)(2)(C), inserted ‘‘or restitution’’ after ‘‘unpaid fine’’ in first sentence and inserted at end ‘‘Any money received from a defendant shall be disbursed so that each of the following obliga- tions is paid in full in the following sequence: ‘‘(1) A penalty assessment under section 3013 of title 18, United States Code. ‘‘(2) Restitution of all victims. ‘‘(3) All other fines, penalties, costs, and other pay- ments required under the sentence.’’ Subsec.

34 USC 20920(b)(1)

Listed by: NARA Registry, DoD Registry, Related authorities

Designation evidence

  • NARA authority row: 34 USC 20920(b)(1) | status: Basic | banner: CUI.
  • DoD authority row: 34 USC 20920(b)(1). DoD lists this citation for the category; this DoD detail page does not display a separate Basic/Specified field.
  • Related authority evidence: 34 USC 20920(b)(1) | status: Basic | banner: CUI
  • Related authority evidence: DoD lists this authority for the category; the linked authority text is extracted below when available.
  • Registry designation context: Basic, CUI. The linked authority text contains category-scope or applicability language that helps determine when the information falls within this CUI category. The linked authority text contains disclosure, access, protection, release, dissemination, or distribution-control language relevant to handling. The linked authority text contains violation, penalty, sanction, or enforcement language that may affect consequences for mishandling.
  • Registry designation for this category is Basic with banner CUI.

Extracted authority meaning

  • Page 405 TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT § 20921
  • Registry designation context: Basic, CUI. The linked authority text contains category-scope or applicability language that helps determine when the information falls within this CUI category. The linked authority text contains disclosure, access, protection, release, dissemination, or distribution-control language relevant to handling. The linked authority text contains violation, penalty, sanction, or enforcement language that may affect consequences for mishandling.

Operating conditions

  • NARA category scope used with this authority: Information requiring protection of the name or other details that may identify one who was the victim of a crime.
  • DoD category scope used with this authority: Information requiring protection of the name or other details that may identify one who was the victim of a crime.
  • 34 USC 20920(b)(1) | status: Basic | banner: CUI
  • DoD lists this authority for the category; the linked authority text is extracted below when available.
  • NARA registry status: Basic. Per-authority NARA status values: Basic. NARA banner marking evidence: CUI. The registry evidence is preserved here; detailed primary-law or regulation text analysis remains pending for this category.
  • NARA category scope: Information requiring protection of the name or other details that may identify one who was the victim of a crime.
  • Extracted authority condition: Public access to sex offender information through the Internet (a) In general Except as provided in this section, each juris- diction shall make available on the Internet, in a manner that is readily accessible to all juris- dictions and to the public, all information about each sex offender in the registry.
  • Extracted authority condition: (b) Mandatory exemptions A jurisdiction shall exempt from disclosure— (1) the identity of any victim of a sex of- fense; (2) the Social Security number of the sex of- fender; (3) any reference to arrests of the sex of- fender that did not result in conviction; and (4) any other information exempted from disclosure by the Attorney General.
  • Extracted authority condition: Periodic in person verification A sex offender shall appear in person, allow the jurisdiction to take a current photograph, and verify the information in each registry in which that offender is required to be registered not less frequently than— (1) each year, if the offender is a tier I sex of- fender; (2) every 6 months, if the offender is a tier II sex offender; and (3) every 3 months, if the offender is a tier III sex offender.
  • Extracted authority condition: Duty to notify sex offenders of registra- tion requirements and to register (a) In general An appropriate official shall, shortly before re- lease of the sex offender from custody, or, if the sex offender is not in custody, immediately after the sentencing of the sex offender, for the of- fense giving rise to the duty to register— (1) inform the sex offender of the duties of a sex offender under this subchapter and explain those duties; (2) require the sex offender to read and sign a form stating that the duty to register has been explained and that the sex offender un- derstands the registration requirement; and (3) ensure that the sex offender is registered.

Safeguarding and dissemination controls

  • NARA registry control evidence: status Basic; banner marking CUI.
  • DoD applicable policies: Hosted by Department of War Information Activity - WEB.mil, ![Image 2: Veterans Crisis Line number. Dial 988 then Press 1
  • Nara basic or specified: Basic
  • Nara authority rows: 18 USC 3612(b)(1) | status: Basic | banner: CUI || 34 USC 20920(b)(1) | status: Basic | banner: CUI
  • Nara banner markings: CUI
  • Dod applicable policies: Hosted by Department of War Information Activity - WEB.mil, ![Image 2: Veterans Crisis Line number. Dial 988 then Press 1
  • No DoD required dissemination control is listed on the registry page. Apply approved limited dissemination controls only when required or permitted by the designating agency or governing authority.
  • Use the registry assertions, NARA authority rows, DoD authorities, DoD policies, warning statements, required dissemination controls, and examples first. Where the cited authority does not specify a handling detail, apply CUI Basic safeguards and dissemination rules so long as they do not conflict with the authority or agency-specific controls.
  • Extracted authority control: Public access to sex offender information through the Internet (a) In general Except as provided in this section, each juris- diction shall make available on the Internet, in a manner that is readily accessible to all juris- dictions and to the public, all information about each sex offender in the registry.
  • Extracted authority control: (b) Mandatory exemptions A jurisdiction shall exempt from disclosure— (1) the identity of any victim of a sex of- fense; (2) the Social Security number of the sex of- fender; (3) any reference to arrests of the sex of- fender that did not result in conviction; and (4) any other information exempted from disclosure by the Attorney General.
  • Extracted authority control: (c) Optional exemptions A jurisdiction may exempt from disclosure— (1) any information about a tier I sex of- fender convicted of an offense other than a specified offense against a minor; (2) the name of an employer of the sex of- fender; (3) the name of an educational institution where the sex offender is a student; and (4) any other information exempted from disclosure by the Attorney General.
  • Extracted authority control: The warning shall note that any such action could result in civil or criminal penalties.

Authority excerpts

Most relevant extracted authority passage

Public access to sex offender information through the Internet (a) In general Except as provided in this section, each juris- diction shall make available on the Internet, in a manner that is readily accessible to all juris- dictions and to the public, all information about each sex offender in the registry.

Extracted authority passage 3

(b) Mandatory exemptions A jurisdiction shall exempt from disclosure— (1) the identity of any victim of a sex of- fense; (2) the Social Security number of the sex of- fender; (3) any reference to arrests of the sex of- fender that did not result in conviction; and (4) any other information exempted from disclosure by the Attorney General.

Extracted authority passage 4

(c) Optional exemptions A jurisdiction may exempt from disclosure— (1) any information about a tier I sex of- fender convicted of an offense other than a specified offense against a minor; (2) the name of an employer of the sex of- fender; (3) the name of an educational institution where the sex offender is a student; and (4) any other information exempted from disclosure by the Attorney General.

Extracted authority passage 5

Periodic in person verification A sex offender shall appear in person, allow the jurisdiction to take a current photograph, and verify the information in each registry in which that offender is required to be registered not less frequently than— (1) each year, if the offender is a tier I sex of- fender; (2) every 6 months, if the offender is a tier II sex offender; and (3) every 3 months, if the offender is a tier III sex offender.

Extracted authority passage 6

Duty to notify sex offenders of registra- tion requirements and to register (a) In general An appropriate official shall, shortly before re- lease of the sex offender from custody, or, if the sex offender is not in custody, immediately after the sentencing of the sex offender, for the of- fense giving rise to the duty to register— (1) inform the sex offender of the duties of a sex offender under this subchapter and explain those duties; (2) require the sex offender to read and sign a form stating that the duty to register has been explained and that the sex offender un- derstands the registration requirement; and (3) ensure that the sex offender is registered.

Hosted by Department of War Information Activity - WEB.mil

Listed by: Related authorities

Designation evidence

  • Related authority evidence: DoD lists this applicable policy for the category; the linked policy text is extracted below when available.
  • HTTP 403
  • Registry designation for this category is Basic with banner CUI.

Extracted authority meaning

  • Hosted by Department of War Information Activity - WEB.mil authority text
  • HTTP 403
  • Authority text extraction status: http_error (HTTP 403).

Operating conditions

  • DoD lists this applicable policy for the category; the linked policy text is extracted below when available.

Safeguarding and dissemination controls

None listed

![Image 2: Veterans Crisis Line number. Dial 988 then Press 1

Listed by: Related authorities

Designation evidence

  • Related authority evidence: DoD lists this applicable policy for the category; the linked policy text is extracted below when available.
  • HTTP 403
  • Registry designation for this category is Basic with banner CUI.

Extracted authority meaning

  • ![Image 2: Veterans Crisis Line number. Dial 988 then Press 1 authority text
  • HTTP 403
  • Authority text extraction status: http_error (HTTP 403).

Operating conditions

  • DoD lists this applicable policy for the category; the linked policy text is extracted below when available.

Safeguarding and dissemination controls

None listed