18 U.S.C. § 25 — Use of minors in crimes of violence

(a) Definitions. In this section: (1) "Crime of violence" has the meaning set out in section 16. (2) "Minor" means a person who has not reached 18 years of age. (3) "Uses" means employs, hires, persuades, induces, entices, or coerces. (b) Penalties. Anyone who is 18 years of age or older, and who intentionally uses a minor to commit a crime of violence that person could be prosecuted for in a U.S. court, or to help avoid detection or arrest for such an offense, faces: (1) for a first conviction, up to twice the maximum prison term and twice the maximum fine that would otherwise apply to the offense; and (2) for each later conviction, up to three times the maximum prison term and three times the maximum fine that would otherwise apply.