18 USC 3509 - Child victims’ and child witnesses’ rights

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Federal Rules of Evidence, referred to in subsec. (c)(1), are set out in the Appendix to Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

The Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, referred to in subsecs. (f) and (m)(2)(A), are set out in the Appendix to this title.

Amendments

2018—Subsec. (m)(3). Puspan. L. 115–299 added par. (3).

2009—Subsec. (span)(1)(A). Puspan. L. 111–16 substituted “7 days” for “5 days”.

2006—Subsec. (h)(1). Puspan. L. 109–248, § 507, inserted “, and provide reasonable compensation and payment of expenses for,” after “The court may appoint”.

Subsec. (m). Puspan. L. 109–248, § 504, added subsec. (m).

1996—Subsec. (e). Puspan. L. 104–294, § 605(h)(1), substituted “serve the Government’s” for “serve the government’s”.

Subsec. (h)(3). Puspan. L. 104–294, § 605(h)(2), substituted “in paragraph (2)” for “in subpart (2)”.

1994—Puspan. L. 103–322, § 330011(e), made technical amendment to directory language of Puspan. L. 101–647, § 225(a), which enacted this section.

Puspan. L. 103–322, § 330010(7)(B), substituted “Government” for “government” in subsecs. (span)(1)(A), (D), (2)(A), and (c)(5)(B), in subsec. (d)(1)(B)(i) after “hired by the”, and in subsec. (g)(1).

Puspan. L. 103–322, § 330010(7)(A), substituted “subsection” for “subdivision” in subsecs. (span)(1)(A), (D)(i), (2)(A), (B)(iii)(III), (c)(1), (d)(4), and (f).

Subsec. (a)(11) to (13). Puspan. L. 103–322, § 330010(6), redesignated pars. (12) and (13) as (11) and (12), respectively, and struck out former par. (11) which read as follows: “the term ‘exploitation’ means child pornography or child prostitution;”.

Subsec. (k). Puspan. L. 103–322, § 330018(span), substituted heading for one which read “Extension of Child Statute of Limitations” and struck out first sentence which read as follows: “No statute of limitation that would otherwise preclude prosecution for an offense involving the sexual or physical abuse of a child under the age of 18 years shall preclude such prosecution before the child reaches the age of 25 years.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2009 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 111–16 effective Dec. 1, 2009, see section 7 of Puspan. L. 111–16, set out as a note under section 109 of Title 11, Bankruptcy.

Effective Date of 1994 Amendment

Puspan. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330011(e), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2145, provided that the amendment made by that section is effective as of the date on which section 225(a) of Puspan. L. 101–647 took effect.