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18 U.S.C. § 2422 — Coercion and enticement
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**(a)** Whoever knowingly persuades, induces, entices, or coerces any individual to travel in interstate or foreign commerce, or in any Territory or Possession of the United States, to engage in prostitution, or in any sexual activity for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense, or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.
**(b)** Whoever, using the mail or any facility or means of interstate or foreign commerce, or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States knowingly persuades, induces, entices, or coerces any individual who has not attained the age of 18 years, to engage in prostitution or any sexual activity for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense, or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title and imprisoned not less than 10 years or for life.
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**(a)** Whoever knowingly persuades, induces, entices, or coerces any individual to travel in interstate or foreign commerce, or in any Territory or Possession of the United States, to engage in prostitution, or in any sexual activity for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense, or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.
**(b)** Whoever, using the mail or any facility or means of interstate or foreign commerce, or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States knowingly persuades, induces, entices, or coerces any individual who has not attained the age of 18 years, to engage in prostitution or any sexual activity for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense, or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title and imprisoned not less than 10 years or for life.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, acts June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 684; Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L. 98–596, § 8, 98 Stat. 3138, classified offenses as a felony, misdemeanor, or petty offense.
#### Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal of section effective Nov. 1, 1987, and applicable only to offenses committed after the taking effect of such repeal, see section 235(a)(1) of Pub. L. 98–473, set out as an Effective Date note under [section 3551 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section3551&num=0&edition=prelim).
#### Short Title of 2026 Amendment
Pub. L. 119–73, § 1, Jan. 23, 2026, 139 Stat. 2003, provided that: “This Act [enacting sections 28 and 3771A of this title, amending [section 7102 of Title 22](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7102&num=0&edition=prelim), Foreign Relations and Intercourse, and enacting provisions set out as notes under [section 28 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section28&num=0&edition=prelim) and [section 10110 of Title 34](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section10110&num=0&edition=prelim), Crime Control and Law Enforcement] may be cited as the ‘Trafficking Survivors Relief Act’.”
#### Short Title of 2024 Amendment
Pub. L. 118–78, § 1, July 30, 2024, 138 Stat. 1512, provided that: “This Act [enacting [section 1352 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1352&num=0&edition=prelim) and amending [section 201 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section201&num=0&edition=prelim)] may be cited as the ‘Foreign Extortion Prevention Technical Corrections Act’.”
Pub. L. 118–77, § 1, July
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**(a)** Whoever commits an offense against the United States or aids, abets, counsels, commands, induces or procures its commission, is punishable as a principal.
**(b)** Whoever willfully causes an act to be done which if directly performed by him or another would be an offense against the United States, is punishable as a principal.
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Whoever knowingly and willfully files any false or fraudulent entry or claim for the payment of drawback, allowance, or refund of duties upon the exportation of merchandise, or knowingly or willfully makes or files any false affidavit, abstract, record, certificate, or other document, with a view to securing the payment to himself or others of any drawback, allowance, or refund of duties, on the exportation of merchandise, greater than that legally due thereon, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both, and such merchandise or the value thereof shall be forfeited.
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**(a) In General.—** Whoever knowingly transports any individual in interstate or foreign commerce, or in any Territory or Possession of the United States, with intent that such individual engage in prostitution, or in any sexual activity for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense, or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.
**(b) Requests To Prosecute Violations by State Attorneys General.—**
(1) **In general.—** — The Attorney General shall grant a request by a State attorney general that a State or local attorney be cross designated to prosecute a violation of this section unless the Attorney General determines that granting the request would undermine the administration of justice.
(2) **Reason for denial.—** — If the Attorney General denies a request under paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall submit to the State attorney general a detailed reason for the denial not later than 60 days after the date on which a request is received.
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TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
§ 2421
1 So in original.
2 So in original. Probably should be followed by ‘‘section’’.
3 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘section’’.
Sec.
2422.
Coercion and enticement.
2423.
Transportation of minors.
2424.
Filing factual statement about alien indi-
vidual.
2425.
Use of interstate facilities to transmit infor-
mation about a minor.
2426.
Repeat offenders.
2427.
Inclusion of offenses relating to child pornog-
raphy in definition of sexual activity for
which any person can be charged with a
criminal offense.
2428.
Forfeitures.
2429.
Mandatory restitution.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2018—Pub. L. 115–392, § 3(b), Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat.
5251, added item 2429.
Pub. L. 115–164, § 3(b), Apr. 11, 2018, 132 Stat. 1254,
added item 2421A.
2006—Pub. L. 109–164, title I, § 103(d)(2), Jan. 10, 2006,
119 Stat. 3563, added item 2428.
1998—Pub. L. 105–314, title I, §§ 101(b), 104(b), 105(b),
Oct. 30, 1998, 112 Stat. 2975–2977, added items 2425, 2426,
and 2427.
1988—Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7071, Nov. 18, 1988, 102
Stat. 4405, substituted ‘‘individual’’ for ‘‘female’’ in
item 2424.
1986—Pub. L. 99–628, § 5(a)(1), (b)(2), Nov. 7, 1986, 100
Stat. 3511, substituted ‘‘TRANSPORTATION FOR IL-
LEGAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY AND RELATED CRIMES’’
for ‘‘WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC’’ as chapter heading and
substituted ‘‘and enticement’’ for ‘‘or enticement of fe-
male’’ in item 2422.
1978—Pub. L. 95–225, § 3(b), Feb. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 9, sub-
stituted ‘‘Transportation of minors’’ for ‘‘Coercion or
enticement of minor female’’ in item 2423.
§ 2421. Transportation generally
(a) IN GENERAL.—Whoever knowingly trans-
ports any individual in interstate or foreign
commerce, or in any Territory or Possession of
the United S
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