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U.S.S.G. §2G2.5

Recordkeeping Offenses Involving the Production of Sexually Explicit Materials; Failure to Provide Required Marks in Commercial Electronic Email

activein force · 2018-11-01 – presentact-effective-date

(a) Base Offense Level: 6

(b) Cross References

(1) If the offense reflected an effort to conceal a substantive offense that

involved causing, transporting, permitting, or offering or seeking by

notice or advertisement, a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct

for the purpose of producing a visual depiction of such conduct, apply

§2G2.1 (Sexually Exploiting a Minor by Production of Sexually Explicit Visual or Printed Material; Custodian Permitting Minor to Engage in Sexually Explicit Conduct; Advertisement for Minors to Engage in Production).

(2) If the offense reflected an effort to conceal a substantive offense that

involved trafficking in material involving the sexual exploitation of a

minor (including receiving, transporting, advertising, or possessing

material involving the sexual exploitation of a minor with intent to

traffic), apply §2G2.2 (Trafficking in Material Involving the Sexual

Exploitation of a Minor; Receiving, Transporting, Advertising, or Possessing Material Involving the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor with

Intent to Traffic).

Commentary

Statutory Provisions: 15 U.S.C. § 7704(d); 18 U.S.C. §§ 2257, 2257A.

History

Effective November 1, 1991 (amendment 372). Amended effective November 1, 2006 (amendment 689); No- vember 1, 2007 (amendment 701).

Provenance

Source
ussc.gov
Retrieved
2026-09-20
Edition
ussg-2018
Content hash
f6310ee6ab0e0e0a37e28b72b5c1a0b167af2cabb6242b35481e733702f4da31
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