Selling or Buying of Children for Use in the Production of Pornography

(a) Base Offense Level: 38 Commentary Statutory Provision: 18 U.S.C. § 2251A. 224 ║ Guidelines Manual (November 1, 2024) Background: The statutory minimum sentence for a defendant convicted under 18 U.S.C. § 2251A is thirty years imprisonment. Historical Note Effective November 1, 1989 (amendment 162). Amended effective November 1, 2009 (amendment 736). §2G2.5 §2G2.4. [Deleted] Historical Note Section 2G2.4 (Possession of Materials Depicting a Minor Engaged in Sexually Explicit Conduct), effective November 1, 1991 (amendment 372), amended effective November 27, 1991 (amendment 436), November 1, 1996 (amendment 537), November 1, 2000 (amendment 592), and April 30, 2003 (amendment 649), was deleted by consolidation with §2G2.2 effective November 1, 2004 (amendment 664).