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A court must order restitution
The document says “shall”Who acts: Federal courtsHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“The court shall order restitution for an offense under paragraph (2) or (3) in the same manner as under section 2264 of title 18, United States Code.”
The court must order restitution for an offense under paragraph (2) or (3), in the same manner as under section 2264 of title 18, United States Code. That statute is cited, not indexed here.
What the document actually says
“The court shall order restitution for an offense under paragraph (2) or (3) in the same manner as under section 2264 of title 18, United States Code.”
That sentence, in plain words
A judge must order the guilty person to pay the harmed person back.
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Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act, Public Law 119-12, sec. 2, 139 Stat. 55 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ12/html/PLAW-119publ12.htm
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“A court must order restitution,” Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act, section 2, Sec. 2. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/tools-address-known-exploitation-by-immobilizing/proposal/sec02-restitution/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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