18 USC § 403 - Protection of the privacy of child victims and child witnesses

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identifier: "/us/usc/t18/s403"
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title: "18 USC § 403 - Protection of the privacy of child victims and child witnesses"
title_number: 18
title_name: "CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "403"
section_name: "Protection of the privacy of child victims and child witnesses"
chapter_number: 21
chapter_name: "CONTEMPTS"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "CRIMES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 101–647, title II, § 225(b)(1), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4805.)"
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# § 403. Protection of the privacy of child victims and child witnesses

section 3509 of this title

A knowing or intentional violation of the privacy protection accorded by  is a criminal contempt punishable by not more than one year’s imprisonment, or a fine under this title, or both.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 101–647, title II, § 225(b)(1), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4805.)