New 2257 Regulations

American photographers who shoot nudes should be aware that new record keeping regulations coming into effect this year. I feel extra fortunate to be a Canuck when I read this. The idea that you could get 5 years in prison for faulty record keeping makes me shudder.


18 December 2008 - The US Department of Justice published the NEW REVISED 2257 REGULATIONS including the 2257A changes mandated by Congress for compliance with the Adam Walsh Act which established as 18 USC c:110 s:2257A

These new record keeping regulations extend a new record keeping requirement to a lot of work involving mere nudity, and some with no actual nudity at all, presented in any way that can be interpreted as "lascivious exhibition of the genitals or public area" [even if covered] that is produced on or after March 18, 2009

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2257 REGULATIONS Discussion