Report Violations

How to Report Violations of:

Child Custody and Visitation

With the exception of international parental kidnapping, child custody and visitation matters are generally handled by local and state authorities, and not by the federal government.
To report a child custody or visitation issue, contact your local or state law enforcement agency.
For information on how to report an international parental kidnapping, click here.

Child Pornography

To report an incident involving the possession, distribution, receipt, or production of child pornography, file a report on the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC)'s website at www.cybertipline.com, or call 1-800-843-5678. Your report will be forwarded to a law enforcement agency for investigation and action.
If you have an emergency that requires an immediate law enforcement response, please call 911 or contact your local Police Department or Sheriff’s Department.

Child Sex Trafficking

To report an incident or suspicious situation that may involve the child sex trafficking, call the National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC) at 1-888-3737-888, or file a confidential online report at https://humantraffickinghotline.org/report-trafficking. Your report will be forwarded to a law enforcement agency for investigation and action.
If you have an emergency that requires an immediate law enforcement response, please call 911 or contact your local Police Department or Sheriff’s Department.

Child Sexual Abuse

Child sexual abuse matters are generally handled by local and state authorities, and not by the federal government.
To report an incident or suspicious situation that may involve child sexual abuse, contact your local Police Department or Sheriff’s Department.
If you have an emergency that requires an immediate law enforcement response, please call 911.

Child Support Enforcement

Child support enforcement matters are generally handled by local and state authorities, and not by the federal government. To report a child support enforcement issue, contact your local or state law enforcement agency or contact your local "Title IV-D" agency, which is required by federal law to provide child support enforcement services to anyone who requests such services. To locate your local “Title IV-D" agency visit the U.S Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Child Support Enforcement's website at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/css/parents.

Extraterritorial Sexual Exploitation of Children

To report an incident or suspicious situation that may involve the extraterritorial sexual exploitation of children, file a report on the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC)'s website at www.cybertipline.com, or call 1-800-843-5678. Your report will be forwarded to a law enforcement agency for investigation and action.
You can also report an incident or suspicious situation to Immigration and Customs Enforcement/Homeland Security Investigations (ICE) by calling the ICE hotline at 1-866-347-2423, or submitting an ICE online tip form at https://www.ice.gov/webform/ice-tip-form.

International Parental Kidnapping

To report an international parental kidnapping situation, contact the U.S. Department of State, Office of Children's Issues at 1-888-407-4747 or 202-501-4444. You may also wish to visit the U.S. Department of State International Parental Child Abduction website for information.
If you have an emergency that requires an immediate law enforcement response, please call 911 or contact your local Police Department or Sheriff’s Department.

Obscenity

To report obscene material sent to a child, a misleading domain name or misleading words or images on the Internet, file a report on the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC)'s website at www.cybertipline.com, or call 1-800-843-5678. Your report will be forwarded to a law enforcement agency for investigation and action.
To file a complaint about obscene or indecent material broadcast over the radio or television, contact the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Consumer Complaint Center online at https://consumercomplaints.fcc.gov/hc/en-us or by calling the FCC at 1-888-CALL-FCC (1-888-225-5322).

Sex Offender Registration

Updated August 11, 2023