Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-73
§2425 Use of interstate facilities to transmit information about a minor
Title 18 › Part PART I— - CRIMES › Chapter CHAPTER 117— - TRANSPORTATION FOR ILLEGAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY AND RELATED CRIMES › § 2425
Summary
Illegal to knowingly send a person's details (name, address, phone, Social Security number, or email) of someone you know is under 16 across state or national lines or in certain federal areas to lure others into criminal sexual acts. Penalty: fine or up to 5 years' imprisonment.
Full Legal Text
Title 18, §2425
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Whoever, using the mail or any facility or means of interstate or foreign commerce, or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, knowingly initiates the transmission of the name, address, telephone number, social security number, or electronic mail address of another individual, knowing that such other individual has not attained the age of 16 years, with the intent to entice, encourage, offer, or solicit any person to engage in any sexual activity for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense, or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
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Citation
18 U.S.C. § 2425
Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73