---
kind: "unit"
title: "18"
title_heading: "Crimes and Criminal Procedure"
key: "ptI/ch110"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 110"
heading: "Sexual Exploitation and Other Abuse of Children"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/18/ptI-ch110"
sections_count: 23
---

# Chapter 110 — Sexual Exploitation and Other Abuse of Children

Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Part I — Crimes

## Sections

- [§2251. Sexual exploitation of children](/usc/18/2251.md)
- [§2251A. Selling or buying of children](/usc/18/2251A.md)
- [§2252. Certain activities relating to material involving the sexual exploitation of minors](/usc/18/2252.md)
- [§2252A. Certain activities relating to material constituting or containing child pornography](/usc/18/2252A.md)
- [§2252B. Misleading domain names on the Internet](/usc/18/2252B.md)
- [§2252C. Misleading words or digital images on the Internet](/usc/18/2252C.md)
- [§2253. Criminal forfeiture](/usc/18/2253.md)
- [§2254. Civil forfeiture](/usc/18/2254.md)
- [§2255. Civil remedy for personal injuries](/usc/18/2255.md)
- [§2256. Definitions for chapter](/usc/18/2256.md)
- [§2257. Record keeping requirements](/usc/18/2257.md)
- [§2257A. Record keeping requirements for simulated sexual conduct](/usc/18/2257A.md)
- [§2258. Failure to report child abuse](/usc/18/2258.md)
- [§2258A. Reporting requirements of providers](/usc/18/2258A.md)
- [§2258B. Limited liability for the reporting, storage, and handling of certain visual depictions of apparent child pornography to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children](/usc/18/2258B.md)
- [§2258C. Use to combat child pornography of technical elements relating to reports made to the CyberTipline](/usc/18/2258C.md)
- [§2258D. Limited liability for NCMEC](/usc/18/2258D.md)
- [§2258E. Definitions](/usc/18/2258E.md)
- [§2259. Mandatory restitution](/usc/18/2259.md)
- [§2259A. Assessments in child pornography cases](/usc/18/2259A.md)
- [§2259B. Child pornography victims reserve](/usc/18/2259B.md)
- [§2260. Production of sexually explicit depictions of a minor for importation into the United States](/usc/18/2260.md)
- [§2260A. Penalties for registered sex offenders](/usc/18/2260A.md)