Video Voyeurism Prevention Act of 2003

Video Voyeurism Prevention Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit knowingly capturing by videotape, photograph, film, or any electronic means, with the intent to do so, an improper image of an individual (an image of the naked or undergarment clad individual captured without that individual's consent) under circumstances violating that individual's privacy.

[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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