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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
(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
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- ussg-2018
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