Title 18, Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-102
§2427 Inclusion of Offenses Relating to Child Pornography in Definition of Sexual Activity for Which Any Person Can Be Charged with a Criminal Offense
Title 18 › PART I — CRIMES › CHAPTER 117 — TRANSPORTATION FOR ILLEGAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY AND RELATED CRIMES › § 2427
Summary
Makes clear that sexual activity that can lead to criminal charges does not have to involve touching between people. It also covers making child pornography (as defined in section 2256(8)).
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Title 18, §2427
Crimes and Criminal Procedure, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
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).
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2023—Pub. L. 118–31 inserted “does not require interpersonal physical contact, and” before “includes”.
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18 U.S.C. § 2427
Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102