§ 549.91 Definition of “sexually dangerous person.”

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Title 28 CFR: Judicial Administration › Chapter V: BUREAU OF PRISONS, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE › Part 549: MEDICAL SERVICES › Subpart H: Civil Commitment of a Sexually Dangerous Person › § 549.91: § 549.91 Definition of “sexually dangerous person.”

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For purposes of this subpart, a “sexually dangerous person” is a person:

(a) Who has engaged or attempted to engage in:

(1) Sexually violent conduct; or

(2) Child molestation; and

(b) Has been assessed as sexually dangerous to others by a Bureau mental health professional.

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