sexually explicit conduct
Defined in 7 places across 5 titles — 6 distinct definitions of the United States Code.
The term “sexually explicit conduct” has the meaning given such term in section 2256 of title 18.
Same definition in 2 sections
- 2017–present34 U.S.C. § 21101Crime Control and Law Enforcement · Definitions · in this chapter
- 2008–present42 U.S.C. § 17601The Public Health and Welfare · Transferred · in this chapter
the term "sexually explicit conduct" means actual or simulated—
(A) sexual intercourse, including sexual contact in the manner of genital-genital, oral-genital, anal-genital, or oral-anal contact, whether between persons of the same or of opposite sex; sexual contact means the intentional touching, either directly or through clothing, of the genitalia, anus, groin, breast, inner thigh, or buttocks of any person with an intent to abuse, humiliate, harass, degrade, or arouse or gratify sexual desire of any person;
(B) bestiality;
(C) masturbation;
(D) lascivious exhibition of the genitals or pubic area of a person or animal; or
(E) sadistic or masochistic abuse;
Same definition in 2 sections
- 1994–present18 U.S.C. § 3509Crimes and Criminal Procedure · Child victims and child witnesses rights · for purposes of this section
- 2017–present34 U.S.C. § 20341Crime Control and Law Enforcement · Child abuse reporting · for the purposes of this section
Sexually explicit conduct.—The term "sexually explicit conduct" means actual or simulated genital-genital contact, oral-genital contact, anal-genital contact, or oral-anal contact, whether between persons of the same or opposite sex, bestiality, masturbation, or sadistic or masochistic abuse.
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- 2017–202610 U.S.C. § 917aArmed Forces · Art. 117a. Wrongful broadcast or distribution of intimate visual images · in this section
the term “sexually explicit conduct” has the meaning given the term in section 2256(2)(A) or 2256(2)(B); and
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- 2003–present18 U.S.C. § 1466ACrimes and Criminal Procedure · Obscene visual representations of the sexual abuse of children · for purposes of this section
The term “sexually explicit conduct” has the meaning given the term in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 2256(2) of title 18.
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- 2022–present15 U.S.C. § 6851Commerce and Trade · Civil action relating to disclosure of intimate images · in this section
The term “sexually explicit conduct” means actual or simulated genital-genital contact, oral-genital contact, anal-genital contact, or oral-anal contact, whether between persons of the same or opposite sex, bestiality, masturbation, or sadistic or masochistic abuse.
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- 2026–present10 U.S.C. § 917aArmed Forces · Art. 117a. Wrongful broadcast or distribution of intimate visual images · in this section