---
kind: "section"
citation: "28 C.F.R. § 549.94"
title: "28"
number: "549.94"
heading: "Definition of “sexually dangerous to others.”"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/28/549.94"
---

# §549.94. Definition of “sexually dangerous to others.”


For purposes of this subpart, “sexually dangerous to others” means that a person suffers from a serious mental illness, abnormality, or disorder as a result of which he or she would have serious difficulty in refraining from sexually violent conduct or child molestation if released.


## Notes

### Source

Source: 73 FR 70279, Nov. 20, 2008, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 10 U.S.C. 876b; 18 U.S.C. 3621, 3622, 3524, 4001, 4005, 4042, 4045, 4081, 4082 (Repealed in part as to offenses committed on or after November 1, 1987), Chapter 313, 5006-5024 (Repealed October 12, 1984 as to offenses committed after that date), 5039; 28 U.S.C. 509, 510.