§ 2261B. Enhanced penalty for stalkers of children

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 2020

   Combat Online Predators Act

   Pub. L. 116–249 § 2(a) · 134 Stat. 1126

   Enacted · 18 U.S.C. § 2261B

   (Added Pub. L. 116–249, § 2(a), Dec. 22, 2020, 134 Stat. 1126.)

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   (Added Pub. L. 116–249, § 2(a), Dec. 22, 2020, 134 Stat. 1126.)

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) In General.— Chapter 110A of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2261A the following: “§ 2261B. Enhanced penalty for stalkers of children “(a) In General.— Except as provided in subsection (b), if the victim of an offense under section 2261A is under the age of 18 years, the maximum imprisonment for the offense is 5 years greater than the maximum term of imprisonment otherwise provided for that offense in section 2261. “(b) Limitation.— Subsection (a) shall not apply to a person who violates section 2261A if— “(1) the person is subject to a sentence under section 2261(b)(5); and “(2) (A) the person is under the age of 18 at the time the offense occurred; or “(B) the victim of the offense is not less than 15 nor more than 17 years of age and not more than 3 years younger than the person who committed the offense at the time the offense occurred.” .

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