§ 2244. — Abusive sexual contact.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC2244]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 109A--SEXUAL ABUSE
Sec. 2244. Abusive sexual contact
(a) Sexual Conduct in Circumstances Where Sexual Acts Are Punished
by This Chapter.--Whoever, in the special maritime and territorial
jurisdiction of the United States or in a Federal prison, knowingly
engages in or causes sexual contact with or by another person, if so to
do would violate--
(1) section 2241 of this title had the sexual contact been a
sexual act, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more
than ten years, or both;
(2) section 2242 of this title had the sexual contact been a
sexual act, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more
than three years, or both;
(3) subsection (a) of section 2243 of this title had the sexual
contact been a sexual act, shall be fined under this title,
imprisoned not more than two years, or both; or
(4) subsection (b) of section 2243 of this title had the sexual
contact been a sexual act, shall be fined under this title,
imprisoned not more than six months, or both.
(b) In Other Circumstances.--Whoever, in the special maritime and
territorial jurisdiction of the United States or in a Federal prison,
knowingly engages in sexual contact with another person without that
other person's permission shall be fined under this title, imprisoned
not more than six months, or both.
(c) Offenses Involving Young Children.--If the sexual contact that
violates this section is with an individual who has not attained the age
of 12 years, the maximum term of imprisonment that may be imposed for
the offense shall be twice that otherwise provided in this section.
(Added Pub. L. 99-646, Sec. 87(b), Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3622, and
Pub. L. 99-654, Sec. 2, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3661; amended Pub. L.
100-690, title VII, Sec. 7058(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4403; Pub. L.
103-322, title XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat.
2147; Pub. L. 105-314, title III, Sec. 302, Oct. 30, 1998, 112 Stat.
2979.)
Codification
Pub. L. 99-646 and Pub. L. 99-654 added identical sections 2244.
Amendments
1998--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105-314 added subsec. (c).
1994--Subsecs. (a)(4), (b). Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined
under this title'' for ``fined not more than $5,000''.
1988--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100-690 substituted ``ten years'' for
``five years'' in par. (1) and ``two years'' for ``one year'' in par.
(3).
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 3559 of this title; title 42
section 14135a.
