18 U.S.C. § 2426
Section 2426 · Repeat offenders
Viewing 18 U.S.C. § 2426 as in effect on October 30, 1998. The text changed in 4 later editions (most recent December 23, 2024).
View current version →(a) Maximum Term of Imprisonment.—The maximum term of imprisonment for a violation of this chapter after a prior sex offense conviction shall be twice the term of imprisonment otherwise provided by this chapter.
(b) Definitions.—In this section—
(1) the term “prior sex offense conviction” means a conviction for an offense—
(A) under this chapter, chapter 109A, or chapter 110; or
(B) under State law for an offense consisting of conduct that would have been an offense under a chapter referred to in paragraph (1) if the conduct had occurred within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States; and
(2) the term “State” means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.