What 18 USC § 2256 - Definitions for Chapter 110 (Sexual Exploitation of Children) requires
18 USC § 2256 provides the statutory definitions governing Chapter 110 of Title 18 (sexual exploitation and other abuse of children) and underpins all CSAM-related federal offences under §§ 2251-2260A: subsection (1) defines 'minor' as any person under the age of 18 years; subsection (2)(A) defines 'sexually explicit conduct' as actual or simulated sexual intercourse (including genital-genital, oral-genital, anal-genital, or oral-anal), bestiality, masturbation, sadistic or masochistic abuse, or 'lascivious exhibition of the anus, genitals, or pubic area of any person'; subsection (2)(B) provides a narrower definition for § 2256(8)(B) computer-generated images; subsection (5) defines 'visual depiction' broadly to include undeveloped film and videotape, data stored on computer disk or by electronic means capable of conversion into a visual image, and transmitted data; subsection (8) defines 'child pornography' (CSAM) as any visual depiction of sexually explicit conduct where (A) production involves an actual minor, (B) the image is computer-generated and indistinguishable from an actual minor, or (C) the image has been digitally modified to make it appear an identifiable minor is engaged in such conduct; the definitions section is the foundational interpretive framework for federal child protection prosecutions and is referenced in §§ 2251 (production), 2252/2252A (distribution/possession), 2422/2423 (enticement), 2425 (transmitting minor identifying information), and the §§ 2258A-E provider reporting obligations.
Pillar: Adult Industry & Sexual Content Compliance · Authority: United States Congress (Protection of Children Against Sexual Exploitation Act of 1977, Pub. L. 95-225; substantially amended by Child Pornography Prevention Act 1996 Pub. L. 104-208, PROTECT Act 2003 Pub. L. 108-21, Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act 2006 Pub. L. 109-248 - codified at 18 USC § 2256) · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2256
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- 18 USC § 2256(1) DEFINITION OF MINOR: 'minor means any person under the age of eighteen years'
- 18 USC § 2256(2)(A) DEFINITION OF SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONDUCT: 'except as provided in subparagraph (B), sexually explicit conduct means actual or simulated - (i) sexual intercourse, including genital-genital, oral-genital, anal-genital, or oral-anal, whether between persons of the same or opposite sex; (ii) bestiality; (iii) masturbation; (iv) sadistic or masochistic abuse; or (v) lascivious exhibition of the anus, genitals, or pubic area of any person'
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