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§ 2427. Inclusion of offenses relating to child pornography in definition of sexual activity for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense

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§ 2427.

Inclusion of offenses relating to child pornography in definition of sexual activity for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense

In this chapter, the term “sexual activity for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense” does not require interpersonal physical contact, and includes the production of child pornography, as defined in section 2256(8).

Source(Added Pub. L. 105–314, title I, § 105(a),
Oct. 30, 1998
, 112 Stat. 2977; amended Pub. L. 118–31, div. E, title LI, § 5102(e),
Dec. 22, 2023
, 137 Stat. 935.)
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2023—Pub. L. 118–31 inserted “does not require interpersonal physical contact, and” before “includes”.

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