§ 2260. — Production of sexually explicit depictions of a minor for importation into the United States.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC2260]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 110--SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND OTHER ABUSE OF CHILDREN
Sec. 2260. Production of sexually explicit depictions of a minor
for importation into the United States
(a) Use of Minor.--A person who, outside the United States, employs,
uses, persuades, induces, entices, or coerces any minor to engage in, or
who has a minor assist any other person to engage in, or who transports
any minor with the intent that the minor engage in any sexually explicit
conduct for the purpose of producing any visual depiction of such
conduct, intending that the visual depiction will be imported into the
United States or into waters within 12 miles of the coast of the United
States, shall be punished as provided in subsection (c).
(b) Use of Visual Depiction.--A person who, outside the United
States, knowingly receives, transports, ships, distributes, sells, or
possesses with intent to transport, ship, sell, or distribute any visual
depiction of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct (if the
production of the visual depiction involved the use of a minor engaging
in sexually explicit conduct), intending that the visual depiction will
be imported into the United States or into waters within a distance of
12 miles of the coast of the United States, shall be punished as
provided in subsection (c).
(c) Penalties.--A person who violates subsection (a) or (b), or
conspires or attempts to do so--
(1) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10
years, or both; and
(2) if the person has a prior conviction under this chapter or
chapter 109A, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more
than 20 years, or both.
(Added Pub. L. 103-322, title XVI, Sec. 160001(a), Sept. 13, 1994, 108
Stat. 2036, Sec. 2258; renumbered Sec. 2260, Pub. L. 104-294, title VI,
Sec. 601(i)(1), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3501.)
Amendments
1996--Pub. L. 104-294 renumbered section 2258, relating to
production of sexually explicit depictions of minor, as this section.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 1961, 2253, 2254, 2255, 3486
of this title; title 42 section 13032.
