18-U.S.C.-2244
§2244 – Abusive Sexual Contact
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Title 18 > Part I > Chapter 109A > Section 2244
Details
- Reference: Section 2244
- Legend: §2244 – Abusive Sexual Contact
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
(a) Sexual Conduct in Circumstances Where Sexual Acts Are Punished by This Chapter.—Whoever, in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States or in a Federal prison, or in any prison, institution, or facility in which persons are held in custody by direction of or pursuant to a contract or agreement with the head of any Federal department or agency, knowingly engages in or causes sexual contact with or by another person, if so to do would violate—
(1) subsection (a) or (b) of section 2241 of this title had the sexual contact been a sexual act, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than ten years, or both;
(2) section 2242 of this title had the sexual contact been a sexual act, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than three years, or both;
(3) subsection (a) of section 2243 of this title had the sexual contact been a sexual act, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than two years, or both;
(4) subsection (b) of section 2243 of this title had the sexual contact been a sexual act, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than two years, or both; or
(5) subsection (c) of section 2241 of this title had the sexual contact been a sexual act, shall be fined under this title and imprisoned for any term of years or for life.
(b) In Other Circumstances.—Whoever, in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States or in a Federal prison, or in any prison, institution, or facility in which persons are held in custody by direction of or pursuant to a contract or agreement with the head of any Federal department or agency, knowingly engages in sexual contact with another person without that other persons permission shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than two years, or both.
(c) Offenses Involving Young Children.—If the sexual contact that violates this section (other than subsection (a)(5)) is with an individual who has not attained the age of 12 years, the maximum term of imprisonment that may be imposed for the offense shall be twice that otherwise provided in this section.
(Added Pub. L. 99–646, §87(b), Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3622, and Pub. L. 99–654, §2, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3661; amended Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, §7058(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4403; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147; Pub. L. 105–314, title III, §302, Oct. 30, 1998, 112 Stat. 2979; Pub. L. 109–162, title XI, §1177(a)(5), (b)(2), Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 3125; Pub. L. 109–248, title II, §§206(a)(2), 207(2), July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 613, 615; Pub. L. 110–161, div. E, title V, §554, Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2082.)
Codification
Pub. L. 99–646 and Pub. L. 99–654 added identical sections 2244.
Amendments
2007—Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 110–161 substituted the head of any Federal department or agency for the Attorney General.
2006—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–248, §207(2), inserted comma after Attorney General in introductory provisions.
Pub. L. 109–162, §1177(a)(5), inserted or in any prison, institution, or facility in which persons are held in custody by direction of or pursuant to a contract or agreement with the Attorney General after in a Federal prison, in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 109–248, §206(a)(2)(A)(i), inserted subsection (a) or (b) of before section 2241 of this title.
Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 109–162, §1177(b)(2), substituted two years for six months.
Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 109–248, §206(a)(2)(A)(ii)–(iv), added par. (5).
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109–248, §207(2), inserted comma after Attorney General.
Pub. L. 109–162, §1177(a)(5), (b)(2), inserted or in any prison, institution, or facility in which persons are held in custody by direction of or pursuant to a contract or agreement with the Attorney General after in a Federal prison, and substituted two years for six months.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 109–248, §206(a)(2)(B), inserted (other than subsection (a)(5)) after violates this section.
1998—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105–314 added subsec. (c).
1994—Subsecs. (a)(4), (b). Pub. L. 103–322 substituted fined under this title for fined not more than $5,000.
1988—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–690 substituted ten years for five years in par. (1) and two years for one year in par. (3).
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