18 U.S.C. § 2261B — Enhanced penalty for stalkers of children
submitted 6 years ago by Pub. L. 116-249 to r/title-18-CRIMES-AND-CRIMINAL-PROCEDURE · 133 words · no verdicts yet
This section increases the maximum prison term for an offense under § 2261A when the victim is under 18. It does not apply in specified cases involving the offender’s and victim’s ages and a sentence under § 2261(b)(5).
(a) General rule. Unless subsection (b) applies, if the victim of a § 2261A offense is under 18, the offense’s maximum prison term is five years longer than the maximum term otherwise provided in § 2261.
(b) Limitation. Subsection (a) does not apply if (1) the person is subject to a sentence under § 2261(b)(5) and (2) either (A) the person was under 18 when the offense occurred or (B) the victim was 15, 16, or 17 and was no more than three years younger than the offender when the offense occurred.
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.
Subsection (a) shall not apply to a person who violates section 2261A if—
the person is subject to a sentence under section 2261(b)(5); and
the person is under the age of 18 at the time the offense occurred; or
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.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 116–249, § 2(a), Dec. 22, 2020, 134 Stat. 1126.)
- 2020Enacted · Pub. L. 116-249 · 134 Stat. 1126
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 116-249 on 2020-12-22.
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