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[CITE: 18USC4]

 
                 TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
 
                             PART I--CRIMES
 
                      CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
Sec. 4. Misprision of felony

    Whoever, having knowledge of the actual commission of a felony 
cognizable by a court of the United States, conceals and does not as 
soon as possible make known the same to some judge or other person in 
civil or military authority under the United States, shall be fined 
under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 684; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, 
Sec. 330016(1)(G), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)


                      Historical and Revision Notes

    Based on title 18, U.S.C. 1940 ed., Sec. 251 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, 
Sec. 146, 35 Stat. 1114).
    Changes in phraseology only.


                               Amendments

    1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for 
``fined not more than $500''.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 1531 of this title; title 50 
section 422.