US Laws, Codes, Statutes & Cases

                                  TITLE  18
                            CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
                                  CHAPTER 3
                       NATURE AND EXTENT OF PUNISHMENT
                                  IN GENERAL
    18-306.  PUNISHMENT FOR ATTEMPTS. Every person who attempts to commit any
crime, but fails, or is prevented or intercepted in the perpetration thereof,
is punishable, where no provision is made by law for the punishment of such
attempts, as follows:
    (1)  If the offense so attempted is punishable by imprisonment in the
state prison for life, or by death, the person guilty of such attempt is
punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for a term not exceeding
fifteen (15) years.
    (2)  If the offense so attempted is punishable by imprisonment in the
state prison for five (5) years or more but for less than life imprisonment,
or by imprisonment in the county jail, the person guilty of such attempt is
punishable by imprisonment in the state prison, or in the county jail, as the
case may be, for a term not exceeding one-half (1/2) the longest term of
imprisonment prescribed upon a conviction of the offense so attempted.
    (3)  If the offense so attempted is punishable by imprisonment in the
state prison for any term less than five (5) years, the person guilty of such
attempt is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one
(1) year.
    (4)  If the offense so attempted is punishable by a fine, the offender
convicted of such attempt is punishable by a fine not exceeding one-half (1/2)
the largest fine which may be imposed upon a conviction of the offense so
attempted.
    (5)  If the offense so attempted is punishable by imprisonment and by a
fine, the offender convicted of such attempt may be punished by both
imprisonment and fine, not exceeding one-half (1/2) the longest term of
imprisonment and one-half (1/2) the largest fine which may be imposed upon a
conviction for the offense so attempted.