§ 403
Protection of the privacy of child victims and child witnesses
Official text prohibited actmental stateif conditionpenaltylegal term
A knowing or intentional violation of the privacy protection accorded by section 3509 of this title is a criminal contempt punishable by not more than one year's imprisonment, or a , or both.
History: (Added Pub. L. 101–647, title II, §225(b)(1), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4805 (PDF, 27 MB).)
Simplified explanation
It is a crime (criminal contempt) to knowingly or intentionally break the privacy protections that federal law (section 3509) gives to child victims and child witnesses in court cases.