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18 U.S.C. § 2253 — Criminal forfeiture
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**(a) Property Subject to Criminal Forfeiture.—** A person who is convicted of an offense under this chapter involving a visual depiction described in section 2251, 2251A, 2252, 2252A, or 2260 of this chapter or who is convicted of an offense under section 2252B of this chapter,,11 So in original. The extra comma probably should follow “2260 of this chapter”. or who is convicted of an offense under chapter 109A, shall forfeit to the United States such person’s interest in—
(1) any visual depiction described in section 2251, 2251A, or 2252 22 So in original. Probably should be “2251A, 2252,”. 2252A, 2252B, or 2260 of this chapter, or any book, magazine, periodical, film, videotape, or other matter which contains any such visual depiction, which was produced, transported, mailed, shipped or received in violation of this chapter;
(2) any property, real or personal, constituting or traceable to gross profits or other proceeds obtained from such offense; and
(3) any property, real or personal, used or intended to be used to commit or to promote the commission of such offense or any property traceable to such property.
**(b)** Section 413 of the Controlled Substances Act ([21 U.S.C. 853](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section853&num=0&edition=prelim)) with the exception of subsections (a) and (d), applies to the criminal forfeiture of property pursuant to subsection (a).
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**(a) Property Subject to Criminal Forfeiture.—** A person who is convicted of an offense under this chapter involving a visual depiction described in section 2251, 2251A, 2252, 2252A, or 2260 of this chapter or who is convicted of an offense under section 2252B of this chapter,,11 So in original. The extra comma probably should follow “2260 of this chapter”. or who is convicted of an offense under chapter 109A, shall forfeit to the United States such person’s interest in—
(1) any visual depiction described in section 2251, 2251A, or 2252 22 So in original. Probably should be “2251A, 2252,”. 2252A, 2252B, or 2260 of this chapter, or any book, magazine, periodical, film, videotape, or other matter which contains any such visual depiction, which was produced, transported, mailed, shipped or received in violation of this chapter;
(2) any property, real or personal, constituting or traceable to gross profits or other proceeds obtained from such offense; and
(3) any property, real or personal, used or intended to be used to commit or to promote the commission of such offense or any property traceable to such property.
**(b)** Section 413 of the Controlled Substances Act ([21 U.S.C. 853](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section853&num=0&edition=prelim)) with the exception of subsections (a) and (d), applies to the criminal forfeiture of property pursuant to subsection (a).
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**(a) Property subject to criminal forfeiture** Any person convicted of a violation of this subchapter or subchapter II punishable by imprisonment for more than one year shall forfeit to the United States, irrespective of any provision of State law—
(1) any property constituting, or derived from, any proceeds the person obtained, directly or indirectly, as the result of such violation;
(2) any of the person’s property used, or intended to be used, in any manner or part, to commit, or to facilitate the commission of, such violation; and
(3) in the case of a person convicted of engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise in violation of [section 848 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section848&num=0&edition=prelim), the person shall forfeit, in addition to any property described in paragraph (1) or (2), any of his interest in, claims against, and property or contractual rights affording a source of control over, the continuing criminal enterprise.
The court, in imposing sentence on such person, shall order, in addition to any other sentence imposed pursuant to this subchapter or subchapter II, that the person forfeit to the United States all property described in this subsection. In lieu of a fine otherwise authorized by this part, a defendant who derives profits or other proceeds from an offense may be fined not more than twice the gross profits or other proceeds.
**(b) Meaning of term “property”** Property subject to criminal forfeiture under this section includes—
(1) real property, including things growing on, affixed to, and found in land; and
(2) tangible and intangible personal property, including rights, privileges, interests, claims, and securities.
**(c) Third party transfers** All right, title, and inter
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For the purposes of this chapter, the term—
(1) “minor” means any person under the age of eighteen years;
(2)
(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), “sexually explicit conduct” means actual or simulated—
(i) sexual intercourse, including genital-genital, oral-genital, anal-genital, or oral-anal, whether between persons of the same or opposite sex;
(ii) bestiality;
(iii) masturbation;
(iv) sadistic or masochistic abuse; or
(v) lascivious exhibition of the anus, genitals, or pubic area of any person;
(B) For purposes of subsection 8(B) 11 So in original. Probably should be “(8)(B)”. of this section, “sexually explicit conduct” means—
(i) graphic sexual intercourse, including genital-genital, oral-genital, anal-genital, or oral-anal, whether between persons of the same or opposite sex, or lascivious simulated sexual intercourse where the genitals, breast, or pubic area of any person is exhibited;
(ii) graphic or lascivious simulated;
(I) bestiality;
(II) masturbation; or
(III) sadistic or masochistic abuse; or
(iii) graphic or simulated lascivious exhibition of the anus, genitals, or pubic area of any person;
(3) “producing” means producing, directing, manufacturing, issuing, publishing, or advertising;
(4) “organization” means a person other than an individual;
(5) “visual depiction” includes undeveloped film and videotape, data stored on computer disk or by electronic means which is capable of conversion into a visual image, and data which is capable of conversion into a visual image that has been transmitted by any means, whether or not stored in a permanent format;
(6) “computer” has the meaning given that term in [section 1030 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:
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TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
§ 2253
1 So in original. The extra comma probably should follow ‘‘2260
of this chapter’’.
2 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘2251A, 2252,’’.
into viewing material constituting obscenity
shall be fined under this title and imprisoned for
not more than 10 years.
(b)
MINORS.—Whoever
knowingly
embeds
words or digital images into the source code of
a website with the intent to deceive a minor
into viewing material harmful to minors on the
Internet shall be fined under this title and im-
prisoned for not more than 20 years.
(c) CONSTRUCTION.—For the purposes of this
section, a word or digital image that clearly in-
dicates the sexual content of the site, such as
‘‘sex’’ or ‘‘porn’’, is not misleading.
(d) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section—
(1) the terms ‘‘material that is harmful to
minors’’ and ‘‘sex’’ have the meaning given
such terms in section 2252B; and
(2) the term ‘‘source code’’ means the com-
bination of text and other characters com-
prising
the
content,
both
viewable
and
nonviewable, of a web page, including any
website publishing language, programming
language, protocol or functional content, as
well as any successor languages or protocols.
(Added Pub. L. 109–248, title VII, § 703(a), July 27,
2006, 120 Stat. 648.)
§ 2253. Criminal forfeiture
(a) PROPERTY
SUBJECT
TO
CRIMINAL
FOR-
FEITURE.—A person who is convicted of an of-
fense under this chapter involving a visual de-
piction described in section 2251, 2251A, 2252,
2252A, or 2260 of this chapter or who is convicted
of an offense under section 2252B of this chap-
ter,,1 or who is convicted of an offense under
chapter 109A, shall forfeit to the United States
such person’s interest in—
(1) any visual depiction described in
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TITLE 21—FOOD AND DRUGS
§ 852
which occurred more than five years before the
date of the information alleging such prior con-
viction.
(Pub. L. 91–513, title II, § 411, Oct. 27, 1970, 84
Stat. 1269.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective on first day of seventh calendar
month that begins after Oct. 26, 1970, see section 704 of
Pub. L. 91–513, set out as a note under section 801 of
this title.
§ 852. Application of treaties and other inter-
national agreements
Nothing in the Single Convention on Narcotic
Drugs, the Convention on Psychotropic Sub-
stances, or other treaties or international agree-
ments shall be construed to limit the provision
of treatment, education, or rehabilitation as al-
ternatives to conviction or criminal penalty for
offenses involving any drug or other substance
subject to control under any such treaty or
agreement.
(Pub. L. 91–513, title II, § 412, as added Pub. L.
95–633, title I, § 107(a), Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3773.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective on date the Convention on Psycho-
tropic Substances enters into force in the United
States [July 15, 1980], see section 112 of Pub. L. 95–633,
set out as a note under section 801a of this title.
§ 853. Criminal forfeitures
(a) Property subject to criminal forfeiture
Any person convicted of a violation of this
subchapter or subchapter II punishable by im-
prisonment for more than one year shall forfeit
to the United States, irrespective of any provi-
sion of State law—
(1) any property constituting, or derived
from, any proceeds the person obtained, di-
rectly or indirectly, as the result of such vio-
lation;
(2) any of the person’s property used, or in-
tended to be used, in any mann
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