18 U.S.C. § 250

Penalties for civil rights offenses involving sexual misconduct

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(a)Offense.—It shall be unlawful for any person to, in the course of committing an offense under this chapter or under section 901 of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3631), engage in, or cause another to engage in, sexual misconduct.(b)Penalties.—Any person who violates subsection (a) shall be—(1) in the case of an offense involving aggravated sexual abuse, as defined in section 2241, or if the offense involved sexual abuse, as defined in section 2242, or if the offense involved an attempt to commit such aggravated sexual abuse or sexual abuse, fined under this title and imprisoned for any term of years or for life;(2) in the case of an offense involving abusive sexual contact of a child who has not attained the age of 16, of the type prohibited by section 2244(a)(5), fined under this title and imprisoned for any term of years or for life;(3) in the case of an offense involving a sexual act, as defined in section 2246, with another person without the other person’s permission, and it does not amount to sexual abuse or aggravated sexual abuse, be fined under this title and imprisoned for not more than 40 years;(4) in the case of an offense involving abusive sexual contact of the type prohibited by subsection (a)(1) or (b) of section 2244, but excluding abusive sexual contact through the clothing—(A) fined under this title and imprisoned for not more than 10 years; and(B) if the offense involves a child who has not attained the age of 12 years, imprisoned for not more than 30 years;(5) in the case of an offense involving abusive sexual contact of the type prohibited by section 2244(a)(2)—(A) fined under this title and imprisoned for not more than 3 years; and(B) if the offense involves a child under the age of 12, imprisoned for not more than 20 years; and(6) in the case of an offense involving abusive sexual contact through the clothing of the type prohibited by subsection (a)(3), (a)(4), or (b) of section 2244—(A) fined under this title and imprisoned for not more than 2 years; and(B) if the offense involves a child under the age of 12, imprisoned for not more than 10 years.(Added Pub. L. 117–103, div. W, title XII, § 1202(a)(1), Mar. 15, 2022, 136 Stat. 923.)Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesEffective Date

Section not effective until Oct. 1 of the first fiscal year beginning after Mar. 15, 2022, see section 4(a) of div. W of Pub. L. 117–103, set out as a note under section 6851 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1934–2025 · leading case: United States v. Nardello

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United States v. Nardello (1969) scotus “For example, 18 U. S. C. §250 (1940 ed.) was entitled “Extortion by informer”; today substantially the same provision is captioned “Blackmail.”

Bratton v. United States (1934) ca10 “-00 as a consideration for concealing the offense, the District Attorney advises us that the indictment was returned under section 146 (18 USCA § 251), and points out that this must be true because the sentence imposed exceeds the limit imposed by section 145 (18 USCA § 250); it…”

Long v. United States (1943) ca10 “Tolbert, and others, entered into a conspiracy to violate sections 250 and 251, Title 18, and sections 2803, 2810, 2831, 2833, 2834, and 2913, Title 26 United States Code, 18 U.S.C.A. §§ 250 , 251, 26 U.S.C.A. §§ 2803 , 2810, 2831, 2833, 2834, 2913; and the several subsequent…”

CANTRELL v. BRUNSWICK MAINE POLICE (2024) med “§ 242 (deprivation of rights under color of law); and 18 U.S.C. § 250 (penalties for civil rights offenses involving sexual misconduct).”

Cobb v. Mohave, County of (2025) azd “1 at 1); 1 “Claim 2: Improper investigation of case that violated Constitutional, civil, and 2 victims’ rights” pursuant to “18 U.S.C. § 250 . . . 18 U.S.C. § 242 [and] 18 U.”

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