2013 US Code
Title 18 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Part I - CRIMES (§§ 1 - 2725)
Chapter 109 - SEARCHES AND SEIZURES (§§ 2231 - 2237)
Section 2235 - Search warrant procured maliciously
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PART I - CRIMES CHAPTER 109 - SEARCHES AND SEIZURES Sec. 2235 - Search warrant procured maliciously |
| Contains | section 2235 |
| Date | 2013 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 803; Pub. L. 104-294, title VI, §601(a)(8), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3498; Pub. L. 107-273, div. B, title III, §3002(a)(3), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1805. |
| Statutes at Large References | 40 Stat. 230 62 Stat. 803 110 Stat. 3498 116 Stat. 1805 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 104-294, Public Law 107-273 |
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Whoever maliciously and without probable cause procures a search warrant to be issued and executed, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 803; Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, §601(a)(8), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3498; Pub. L. 107–273, div. B, title III, §3002(a)(3), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1805.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTESBased on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §630 (June 15, 1917, ch. 30, title XI, §20, 40 Stat. 230).
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
AMENDMENTS2002—Pub. L. 107–273 inserted ", or both" after "year".
1996—Pub. L. 104–294 substituted "fined under this title" for "fined not more than $1,000".
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