Sentencing.us

A free U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines calculator

Sign in Create account
Chapter 2 · Part G · 2026 Manual

Offenses Involving Commercial Sex Acts, Sexual Exploitation of Minors, and Obscenity

United States Sentencing Commission · Effective November 1, 2026

Historical note

Effective November 1, 1987. Amended effective November 1, 2002 (amendment 641).

1. PROMOTING A COMMERCIAL SEX ACT OR PROHIBITED SEXUAL CONDUCT

Historical note

Effective November 1, 1987. Amended effective November 1, 2000 (amendment 592); November 1, 2002 (amendment 641).

§2G1.1 Promoting a Commercial Sex Act or Prohibited Sexual Conduct with an Individual Other than a Minor §2G1.2 [Deleted] §2G1.3 Promoting a Commercial Sex Act or Prohibited Sexual Conduct with a Minor; Transportation of Minors to Engage in a Commercial Sex Act or Prohibited Sexual Conduct; Travel to Engage in Commercial Sex Act or Prohibited Sexual Conduct with a Minor; Sex Trafficking of Children; Use of Interstate Facilities to Transport Information about a Minor

2. SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR

§2G2.1 Sexually Exploiting a Minor by Production of Sexually Explicit Visual or Printed Material; Custodian Permitting Minor to Engage in Sexually Explicit Conduct; Advertisement for Minors to Engage in Production §2G2.2 Trafficking in Material Involving the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor; Receiving, Transporting, Shipping, Soliciting, or Advertising Material Involving the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor; Possessing Material Involving the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor with Intent to Traffic; Possessing Material Involving the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor §2G2.3 Selling or Buying of Children for Use in the Production of Pornography §2G2.4 [Deleted] §2G2.5 Recordkeeping Offenses Involving the Production of Sexually Explicit Materials; Failure to Provide Required Marks in Commercial Electronic Email §2G2.6 Child Exploitation Enterprises

3. OBSCENITY

§2G3.1 Importing, Mailing, or Transporting Obscene Matter; Transferring Obscene Matter to a Minor; Misleading Domain Names §2G3.2 Obscene Telephone Communications for a Commercial Purpose; Broadcasting Obscene Material

Calculate a sentence under these guidelines with the free Sentencing.us calculator.

From the United States Sentencing Commission's 2026 Guidelines Manual, effective November 1, 2026. This site is an independent presentation of the Commission's text, not affiliated with the Commission.

Find in the 2026 manual

Search guideline text, commentary, and the statutory index.