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title: "18 U.S.C. § 403"
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# 18 U.S.C. § 403 - Protection of the privacy of child victims and child witnesses

## Text

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 fine under this title, or both.

(Added Pub. L. 101–647, title II, § 225(b)(1), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4805.)