Video Voyeurism Prevention Act of 2003

        [Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2405 Introduced in House (IH)]

108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2405

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit video voyeurism in
the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States,
and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 10, 2003

Mr. Oxley (for himself and Mr. Gonzalez) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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A BILL

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit video voyeurism in
the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States,
and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Video Voyeurism Prevention Act of
2003''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF VIDEO VOYEURISM.

(a) In General.--Title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after chapter 87 the following new chapter:

``CHAPTER 88--PRIVACY

``Sec.
``1801. Video voyeurism.
``Sec. 1801. Video voyeurism
``(a) Whoever, in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction
of the United States, having the intent to capture an improper image of
an individual, knowingly does so under circumstances violating the
privacy of that individual, shall be fined under this title or
imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
``(b) In this section--
``(1) the term `captures', with respect to an image, means
videotapes, photographs, films, or records by any electronic
means;
``(2) the term `improper image', with respect to an
individual, means an image, captured without the consent of
that individual, of the naked or undergarment clad genitals,
pubic area, buttocks, or female breast of that individual; and
``(3) the term `under circumstances violating the privacy
of that individual' means under circumstances in which the
individual exhibits an expectation that the improper image
would not be made, in a situation in which a reasonable person
would be justified in that expectation.''.
(b) Amendment to Part Analysis.--The table of chapters at the
beginning of part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after the item relating to chapter 87 the following new item:

``88. Privacy...............................................    1801''.
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