2012 U.S. Code
Title 18 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Part I - CRIMES (§§ 1 - 2725)

• Table Of Contents
• Front Matter
• Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1 - 27)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 1 - Repealed. Pub. L. 98-473, title II, §218(a)(1), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2027
  • Section 2 - Principals
  • Section 3 - Accessory after the fact
  • Section 4 - Misprision of felony
  • Section 5 - United States defined
  • Section 6 - Department and agency defined
  • Section 7 - Special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States defined
  • Section 8 - Obligation or other security of the United States defined
  • Section 9 - Vessel of the United States defined
  • Section 10 - Interstate commerce and foreign commerce defined
  • Section 11 - Foreign government defined
  • Section 12 - United States Postal Service defined
  • Section 13 - Laws of States adopted for areas within Federal jurisdiction
  • Section 14 - Repealed. Pub. L. 107-273, div. B, title IV, §4004(a), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1812
  • Section 15 - Obligation or other security of foreign government defined
  • Section 16 - Crime of violence defined
  • Section 17 - Insanity defense
  • Section 18 - Organization defined
  • Section 19 - Petty offense defined
  • Section 20 - Financial institution defined
  • Section 21 - Stolen or counterfeit nature of property for certain crimes defined
  • Section 23 - 1 Court of the United States defined
  • Section 24 - Definitions relating to Federal health care offense
  • Section 25 - Use of minors in crimes of violence
  • Section 26 - Definition of seaport
  • Section 27 - Mortgage lending business defined
• Chapter 2 - AIRCRAFT AND MOTOR VEHICLES (§§ 31 - 40)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 31 - Definitions
  • Section 32 - Destruction of aircraft or aircraft facilities
  • Section 33 - Destruction of motor vehicles or motor vehicle facilities
  • Section 34 - Penalty when death results
  • Section 35 - Imparting or conveying false information
  • Section 36 - Drive-by shooting
  • Section 37 - Violence at international airports
  • Section 38 - Fraud involving aircraft or space vehicle parts in interstate or foreign commerce
  • Section 39 - Traffic signal preemption transmitters
  • Section 39A - Aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft
  • Section 40 - Commercial motor vehicles required to stop for inspections
• Chapter 3 - ANIMALS, BIRDS, FISH, AND PLANTS (§§ 41 - 49)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 41 - Hunting, fishing, trapping; disturbance or injury on wildlife refuges
  • Section 42 - Importation or shipment of injurious mammals, birds, fish (including mollusks and crustacea), amphibia, and reptiles; permits, specimens for museums; regulations
  • Section 43 - Force, violence, and threats involving animal enterprises
  • Section 44 - Repealed. Pub. L. 97-79, §9(b)(2), Nov. 16, 1981, 95 Stat. 1079
  • Section 45 - Repealed. Pub. L. 101-647, title XII, §1206(a), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4832
  • Section 46 - Transportation of water hyacinths
  • Section 47 - Use of aircraft or motor vehicles to hunt certain wild horses or burros; pollution of watering holes
  • Section 48 - Animal crush videos
  • Section 49 - Enforcement of animal fighting prohibitions
• Chapter 5 - ARSON (§§ 81)
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  • Section 81 - Arson within special maritime and territorial jurisdiction
• Chapter 7 - ASSAULT (§§ 111 - 119)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 111 - Assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees
  • Section 112 - Protection of foreign officials, official guests, and internationally protected persons
  • Section 113 - Assaults within maritime and territorial jurisdiction
  • Section 114 - Maiming within maritime and territorial jurisdiction
  • Section 115 - Influencing, impeding, or retaliating against a Federal official by threatening or injuring a family member
  • Section 116 - Female genital mutilation
  • Section 117 - Domestic assault by an habitual offender
  • Section 118 - Interference with certain protective functions
  • Section 119 - Protection of individuals performing certain official duties
• Chapter 9 - BANKRUPTCY (§§ 151 - 158)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 151 - Definition
  • Section 152 - Concealment of assets; false oaths and claims; bribery
  • Section 153 - Embezzlement against estate
  • Section 154 - Adverse interest and conduct of officers
  • Section 155 - Fee agreements in cases under title 11 and receiverships
  • Section 156 - Knowing disregard of bankruptcy law or rule
  • Section 157 - Bankruptcy fraud
  • Section 158 - Designation of United States attorneys and agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to address abusive reaffirmations of debt and materially fraudulent statements in bankruptcy schedules
• Chapter 10 - BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS (§§ 175 - 178)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 175 - Prohibitions with respect to biological weapons
  • Section 175a - Requests for military assistance to enforce prohibition in certain emergencies
  • Section 175b - Possession by restricted persons
  • Section 175c - Variola virus
  • Section 176 - Seizure, forfeiture, and destruction
  • Section 177 - Injunctions
  • Section 178 - Definitions
• Chapter 11 - BRIBERY, GRAFT, AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST (§§ 201 - 227)
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  • Front Matter
  • Section 201 - Bribery of public officials and witnesses
  • Section 202 - Definitions
  • Section 203 - Compensation to Members of Congress, officers, and others in matters affecting the Government
  • Section 204 - Practice in United States Court of Federal Claims or the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit by Members of Congress
  • Section 205 - Activities of officers and employees in claims against and other matters affecting the Government
  • Section 206 - Exemption of retired officers of the uniformed services
  • Section 207 - Restrictions on former officers, employees, and elected officials of the executive and legislative branches
  • Section 208 - Acts affecting a personal financial interest
  • Section 209 - Salary of Government officials and employees payable only by United States
  • Section 210 - Offer to procure appointive public office
  • Section 211 - Acceptance or solicitation to obtain appointive public office
  • Section 212 - Offer of loan or gratuity to financial institution examiner
  • Section 213 - Acceptance of loan or gratuity by financial institution examiner
  • Section 214 - Offer for procurement of Federal Reserve bank loan and discount of commercial paper
  • Section 215 - Receipt of commissions or gifts for procuring loans
  • Section 216 - Penalties and injunctions
  • Section 217 - Acceptance of consideration for adjustment of farm indebtedness
  • Section 218 - Voiding transactions in violation of chapter; recovery by the United States
  • Section 219 - Officers and employees acting as agents of foreign principals
  • Section 220 to 222 - Renumbered §§215 to 217
  • Section 223 - Repealed. Pub. L. 87-849, §1(c), Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1125
  • Section 224 - Bribery in sporting contests
  • Section 225 - Continuing financial crimes enterprise
  • Section 226 - Bribery affecting port security
  • Section 227 - Wrongfully influencing a private entity's employment decisions by a Member of Congress or an officer or employee of the legislative or executive branch
• Chapter 11A - CHILD SUPPORT (§§ 228)
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  • Section 228 - Failure to pay legal child support obligations
• Chapter 11B - CHEMICAL WEAPONS (§§ 229 - 229F)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Section 229 - Prohibited activities
  • Section 229A - Penalties
  • Section 229B - Criminal forfeitures; destruction of weapons
  • Section 229C - Individual self-defense devices
  • Section 229D - Injunctions
  • Section 229E - Requests for military assistance to enforce prohibition in certain emergencies
  • Section 229F - Definitions
• Chapter 12 - CIVIL DISORDERS (§§ 231 - 233)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 231 - Civil disorders
  • Section 232 - Definitions
  • Section 233 - Preemption
• Chapter 13 - CIVIL RIGHTS (§§ 241 - 249)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 241 - Conspiracy against rights
  • Section 242 - Deprivation of rights under color of law
  • Section 243 - Exclusion of jurors on account of race or color
  • Section 244 - Discrimination against person wearing uniform of armed forces
  • Section 245 - Federally protected activities
  • Section 246 - Deprivation of relief benefits
  • Section 247 - Damage to religious property; obstruction of persons in the free exercise of religious beliefs
  • Section 248 - Freedom of access to clinic entrances
  • Section 249 - Hate crime acts
• Chapter 15 - CLAIMS AND SERVICES IN MATTERS AFFECTING GOVERNMENT (§§ 281 - 293)
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  • Front Matter
  • Section 281 - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-106, div. D, title XLIII, §4304(b)(3), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 664; Pub. L. 104-294, title VI, §602(d), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3503
  • Section 282 - Repealed. Pub. L. 87-849, §2, Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1126
  • Section 283 - Repealed. Pub. L. 87-849, §2, Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1126; Pub. L. 100-180, div. A, title VIII, §822(a), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1132
  • Section 284 - Repealed. Pub. L. 87-849, §2, Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1126
  • Section 285 - Taking or using papers relating to claims
  • Section 286 - Conspiracy to defraud the Government with respect to claims
  • Section 287 - False, fictitious or fraudulent claims
  • Section 288 - False claims for postal losses
  • Section 289 - False claims for pensions
  • Section 290 - Discharge papers withheld by claim agent
  • Section 291 - Purchase of claims for fees by court officials
  • Section 292 - Solicitation of employment and receipt of unapproved fees concerning Federal employees’ compensation
  • Section 293 - Repealed. Pub. L. 101-123, §3(a), Oct. 23, 1989, 103 Stat. 760
• Chapter 17 - COINS AND CURRENCY (§§ 331 - 337)
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  • Front Matter
  • Section 331 - Mutilation, diminution, and falsification of coins
  • Section 332 - Debasement of coins; alteration of official scales, or embezzlement of metals
  • Section 333 - Mutilation of national bank obligations
  • Section 334 - Issuance of Federal Reserve or national bank notes
  • Section 335 - Circulation of obligations of expired corporations
  • Section 336 - Issuance of circulating obligations of less than $1
  • Section 337 - Coins as security for loans
• Chapter 17A - COMMON CARRIER OPERATION UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS (§§ 341 - 343)
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  • Section 341 - Definitions
  • Section 342 - Operation of a common carrier under the influence of alcohol or drugs
  • Section 343 - Presumptions
• Chapter 18 - CONGRESSIONAL, CABINET, AND SUPREME COURT ASSASSINATION, KIDNAPPING, AND ASSAULT (§§ 351)
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  • Front Matter
  • Section 351 - Congressional, Cabinet, and Supreme Court assassination, kidnapping, and assault; penalties
• Chapter 19 - CONSPIRACY (§§ 371 - 373)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 371 - Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud United States
  • Section 372 - Conspiracy to impede or injure officer
  • Section 373 - Solicitation to commit a crime of violence
• Chapter 21 - CONTEMPTS (§§ 401 - 403)
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  • Front Matter
  • Section 401 - Power of court
  • Section 402 - Contempts constituting crimes
  • Section 403 - Protection of the privacy of child victims and child witnesses
• Chapter 23 - CONTRACTS (§§ 431 - 443)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 431 - Contracts by Member of Congress
  • Section 432 - Officer or employee contracting with Member of Congress
  • Section 433 - Exemptions with respect to certain contracts
  • Section 434 - Repealed. Pub. L. 87-849, §2, Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1126
  • Section 435 - Contracts in excess of specific appropriation
  • Section 436 - Convict labor contracts
  • Section 437 - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-178, §1(a), Aug. 6, 1996, 110 Stat. 1565
  • Section 438, 439 - Repealed. Pub. L. 106-568, title VIII, §812(c)(2), Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 2917
  • Section 440 - Mail contracts
  • Section 441 - Postal supply contracts
  • Section 442 - Printing contracts
  • Section 443 - War contracts
• Chapter 25 - COUNTERFEITING AND FORGERY (§§ 470 - 514)
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  • Front Matter
  • Section 470 - Counterfeit acts committed outside the United States
  • Section 471 - Obligations or securities of United States
  • Section 472 - Uttering counterfeit obligations or securities
  • Section 473 - Dealing in counterfeit obligations or securities
  • Section 474 - Plates, stones, or analog, digital, or electronic images for counterfeiting obligations or securities
  • Section 474A - Deterrents to counterfeiting of obligations and securities
  • Section 475 - Imitating obligations or securities; advertisements
  • Section 476 - Taking impressions of tools used for obligations or securities
  • Section 477 - Possessing or selling impressions of tools used for obligations or securities
  • Section 478 - Foreign obligations or securities
  • Section 479 - Uttering counterfeit foreign obligations or securities
  • Section 480 - Possessing counterfeit foreign obligations or securities
  • Section 481 - Plates, stones, or analog, digital, or electronic images for counterfeiting foreign obligations or securities
  • Section 482 - Foreign bank notes
  • Section 483 - Uttering counterfeit foreign bank notes
  • Section 484 - Connecting parts of different notes
  • Section 485 - Coins or bars
  • Section 486 - Uttering coins of gold, silver or other metal
  • Section 487 - Making or possessing counterfeit dies for coins
  • Section 488 - Making or possessing counterfeit dies for foreign coins
  • Section 489 - Making or possessing likeness of coins
  • Section 490 - Minor coins
  • Section 491 - Tokens or paper used as money
  • Section 492 - Forfeiture of counterfeit paraphernalia
  • Section 493 - Bonds and obligations of certain lending agencies
  • Section 494 - Contractors’ bonds, bids, and public records
  • Section 495 - Contracts, deeds, and powers of attorney
  • Section 496 - Customs matters
  • Section 497 - Letters patent
  • Section 498 - Military or naval discharge certificates
  • Section 499 - Military, naval, or official passes
  • Section 500 - Money orders
  • Section 501 - Postage stamps, postage meter stamps, and postal cards
  • Section 502 - Postage and revenue stamps of foreign governments
  • Section 503 - Postmarking stamps
  • Section 504 - Printing and filming of United States and foreign obligations and securities
  • Section 505 - Seals of courts; signatures of judges or court officers
  • Section 506 - Seals of departments or agencies
  • Section 507 - Ship's papers
  • Section 508 - Transportation requests of Government
  • Section 509 - Possessing and making plates or stones for Government transportation requests
  • Section 510 - Forging endorsements on Treasury checks or bonds or securities of the United States
  • Section 511 - Altering or removing motor vehicle identification numbers
  • Section 511A - Unauthorized application of theft prevention decal or device
  • Section 512 - Forfeiture of certain motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts
  • Section 513 - Securities of the States and private entities
  • Section 514 - Fictitious obligations
• Chapter 26 - CRIMINAL STREET GANGS (§§ 521)
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  • Front Matter
  • Section 521 - Criminal street gangs
• Chapter 27 - CUSTOMS (§§ 541 - 555)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 541 - Entry of goods falsely classified
  • Section 542 - Entry of goods by means of false statements
  • Section 543 - Entry of goods for less than legal duty
  • Section 544 - Relanding of goods
  • Section 545 - Smuggling goods into the United States
  • Section 546 - Smuggling goods into foreign countries
  • Section 547 - Depositing goods in buildings on boundaries
  • Section 548 - Removing or repacking goods in warehouses
  • Section 549 - Removing goods from customs custody; breaking seals
  • Section 550 - False claim for refund of duties
  • Section 551 - Concealing or destroying invoices or other papers
  • Section 552 - Officers aiding importation of obscene or treasonous books and articles
  • Section 553 - Importation or exportation of stolen motor vehicles, off-highway mobile equipment, vessels, or aircraft
  • Section 554 - Smuggling goods from the United States
  • Section 555 - Border tunnels and passages
• Chapter 29 - ELECTIONS AND POLITICAL ACTIVITIES (§§ 591 - 617)
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  • Front Matter
  • Section 591 - Repealed. Pub. L. 96-187, title II, §201(a)(1), Jan. 8, 1980, 93 Stat. 1367
  • Section 592 - Troops at polls
  • Section 593 - Interference by armed forces
  • Section 594 - Intimidation of voters
  • Section 595 - Interference by administrative employees of Federal, State, or Territorial Governments
  • Section 596 - Polling armed forces
  • Section 597 - Expenditures to influence voting
  • Section 598 - Coercion by means of relief appropriations
  • Section 599 - Promise of appointment by candidate
  • Section 600 - Promise of employment or other benefit for political activity
  • Section 601 - Deprivation of employment or other benefit for political contribution
  • Section 602 - Solicitation of political contributions
  • Section 603 - Making political contributions
  • Section 604 - Solicitation from persons on relief
  • Section 605 - Disclosure of names of persons on relief
  • Section 606 - Intimidation to secure political contributions
  • Section 607 - Place of solicitation
  • Section 608 - Absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters
  • Section 609 - Use of military authority to influence vote of member of Armed Forces
  • Section 610 - Coercion of political activity
  • Section 611 - Voting by aliens
  • Section 612 to 617 - Repealed. Pub. L. 94-283, title II, §201(a), May 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 496
• Chapter 31 - EMBEZZLEMENT AND THEFT (§§ 641 - 670)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 641 - Public money, property or records
  • Section 642 - Tools and materials for counterfeiting purposes
  • Section 643 - Accounting generally for public money
  • Section 644 - Banker receiving unauthorized deposit of public money
  • Section 645 - Court officers generally
  • Section 646 - Court officers depositing registry moneys
  • Section 647 - Receiving loan from court officer
  • Section 648 - Custodians, generally, misusing public funds
  • Section 649 - Custodians failing to deposit moneys; persons affected
  • Section 650 - Depositaries failing to safeguard deposits
  • Section 651 - Disbursing officer falsely certifying full payment
  • Section 652 - Disbursing officer paying lesser in lieu of lawful amount
  • Section 653 - Disbursing officer misusing public funds
  • Section 654 - Officer or employee of United States converting property of another
  • Section 655 - Theft by bank examiner
  • Section 656 - Theft, embezzlement, or misapplication by bank officer or employee
  • Section 657 - Lending, credit and insurance institutions
  • Section 658 - Property mortgaged or pledged to farm credit agencies
  • Section 659 - Interstate or foreign shipments by carrier; State prosecutions
  • Section 660 - Carrier's funds derived from commerce; State prosecutions
  • Section 661 - Within special maritime and territorial jurisdiction
  • Section 662 - Receiving stolen property within special maritime and territorial jurisdiction
  • Section 663 - Solicitation or use of gifts
  • Section 664 - Theft or embezzlement from employee benefit plan
  • Section 665 - Theft or embezzlement from employment and training funds; improper inducement; obstruction of investigations
  • Section 666 - Theft or bribery concerning programs receiving Federal funds
  • Section 667 - Theft of livestock
  • Section 668 - Theft of major artwork
  • Section 669 - Theft or embezzlement in connection with health care
  • Section 670 - Theft of medical products
• Chapter 33 - EMBLEMS, INSIGNIA, AND NAMES (§§ 700 - 716)
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  • Front Matter
  • Section 700 - Desecration of the flag of the United States; penalties
  • Section 701 - Official badges, identification cards, other insignia
  • Section 702 - Uniform of armed forces and Public Health Service
  • Section 703 - Uniform of friendly nation
  • Section 704 - Military medals or decorations
  • Section 705 - Badge or medal of veterans’ organizations
  • Section 706 - Red Cross
  • Section 706a - Geneva distinctive emblems
  • Section 707 - 4-H club emblem fraudulently used
  • Section 708 - Swiss Confederation coat of arms
  • Section 709 - False advertising or misuse of names to indicate Federal agency
  • Section 710 - Cremation urns for military use
  • Section 711 - “Smokey Bear” character or name
  • Section 711a - “Woodsy Owl” character, name, or slogan
  • Section 712 - Misuse of names, words, emblems, or insignia
  • Section 713 - Use of likenesses of the great seal of the United States, the seals of the President and Vice President, the seal of the United States Senate, the seal of the United States House of Representatives, and the seal of the United States Congress
  • Section 714 - Repealed. Pub. L. 97-258, §2(d)(1)(B), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1058
  • Section 715 - “The Golden Eagle Insignia”
  • Section 716 - Public employee insignia and uniform
• Chapter 35 - ESCAPE AND RESCUE (§§ 751 - 758)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 751 - Prisoners in custody of institution or officer
  • Section 752 - Instigating or assisting escape
  • Section 753 - Rescue to prevent execution
  • Section 754 - Repealed. Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, §330004(5), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2141
  • Section 755 - Officer permitting escape
  • Section 756 - Internee of belligerent nation
  • Section 757 - Prisoners of war or enemy aliens
  • Section 758 - High speed flight from immigration checkpoint
• Chapter 37 - ESPIONAGE AND CENSORSHIP (§§ 791 - 799)
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  • Front Matter
  • Section 791 - Repealed. Pub. L. 87-369, §1, Oct. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 795
  • Section 792 - Harboring or concealing persons
  • Section 793 - Gathering, transmitting or losing defense information
  • Section 794 - Gathering or delivering defense information to aid foreign government
  • Section 795 - Photographing and sketching defense installations
  • Section 796 - Use of aircraft for photographing defense installations
  • Section 797 - Publication and sale of photographs of defense installations
  • Section 798 - Disclosure of classified information
  • Section 798A - Temporary extension of section 794
  • Section 799 - Violation of regulations of National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• Chapter 39 - EXPLOSIVES AND OTHER DANGEROUS ARTICLES (§§ 831 - 837)
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  • Front Matter
  • Section 831 - Prohibited transactions involving nuclear materials
  • Section 832 - Participation in nuclear and weapons of mass destruction threats to the United States
  • Section 833 to 835 - Repealed. Pub. L. 96-129, title II, §216(b), Nov. 30, 1979, 93 Stat. 1015
  • Section 836 - Transportation of fireworks into State prohibiting sale or use
  • Section 837 - Repealed. Pub. L. 91-452, title XI, §1106(b)(1), Oct. 15, 1970, 84 Stat. 960
• Chapter 40 - IMPORTATION, MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION AND STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS (§§ 841 - 848)
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  • Front Matter
  • Section 841 - Definitions
  • Section 842 - Unlawful acts
  • Section 843 - Licenses and user permits
  • Section 844 - Penalties
  • Section 845 - Exceptions; relief from disabilities
  • Section 846 - Additional powers of the Attorney General
  • Section 847 - Rules and regulations
  • Section 848 - Effect on State law
• Chapter 41 - EXTORTION AND THREATS (§§ 871 - 880)
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  • Front Matter
  • Section 871 - Threats against President and successors to the Presidency
  • Section 872 - Extortion by officers or employees of the United States
  • Section 873 - Blackmail
  • Section 874 - Kickbacks from public works employees
  • Section 875 - Interstate communications
  • Section 876 - Mailing threatening communications
  • Section 877 - Mailing threatening communications from foreign country
  • Section 878 - Threats and extortion against foreign officials, official guests, or internationally protected persons
  • Section 879 - Threats against former Presidents and certain other persons
  • Section 880 - Receiving the proceeds of extortion
• Chapter 42 - EXTORTIONATE CREDIT TRANSACTIONS (§§ 891 - 896)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 891 - Definitions and rules of construction
  • Section 892 - Making extortionate extensions of credit
  • Section 893 - Financing extortionate extensions of credit
  • Section 894 - Collection of extensions of credit by extortionate means
  • Section 895 - Repealed. Pub. L. 91-452, title II, §223(a), Oct. 15, 1970, 84 Stat. 929
  • Section 896 - Effect on State laws
• Chapter 43 - FALSE PERSONATION (§§ 911 - 917)
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  • Section 911 - Citizen of the United States
  • Section 912 - Officer or employee of the United States
  • Section 913 - Impersonator making arrest or search
  • Section 914 - Creditors of the United States
  • Section 915 - Foreign diplomats, consuls or officers
  • Section 916 - 4-H Club members or agents
  • Section 917 - Red Cross members or agents
• Chapter 44 - FIREARMS (§§ 921 - 931)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 921 - Definitions
  • Section 922 - Unlawful acts
  • Section 923 - Licensing
  • Section 924 - Penalties
  • Section 925 - Exceptions: Relief from disabilities
  • Section 925A - Remedy for erroneous denial of firearm
  • Section 926 - Rules and regulations
  • Section 926A - Interstate transportation of firearms
  • Section 926B - Carrying of concealed firearms by qualified law enforcement officers
  • Section 926C - Carrying of concealed firearms by qualified retired law enforcement officers
  • Section 927 - Effect on State law
  • Section 928 - Separability
  • Section 929 - Use of restricted ammunition
  • Section 930 - Possession of firearms and dangerous weapons in Federal facilities
  • Section 931 - Prohibition on purchase, ownership, or possession of body armor by violent felons
• Chapter 45 - FOREIGN RELATIONS (§§ 951 - 970)
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  • Front Matter
  • Section 951 - Agents of foreign governments
  • Section 952 - Diplomatic codes and correspondence
  • Section 953 - Private correspondence with foreign governments
  • Section 954 - False statements influencing foreign government
  • Section 955 - Financial transactions with foreign governments
  • Section 956 - Conspiracy to kill, kidnap, maim, or injure persons or damage property in a foreign country
  • Section 957 - Possession of property in aid of foreign government
  • Section 958 - Commission to serve against friendly nation
  • Section 959 - Enlistment in foreign service
  • Section 960 - Expedition against friendly nation
  • Section 961 - Strengthening armed vessel of foreign nation
  • Section 962 - Arming vessel against friendly nation
  • Section 963 - Detention of armed vessel
  • Section 964 - Delivering armed vessel to belligerent nation
  • Section 965 - Verified statements as prerequisite to vessel's departure
  • Section 966 - Departure of vessel forbidden for false statements
  • Section 967 - Departure of vessel forbidden in aid of neutrality
  • Section 968 - Repealed. Aug. 26, 1954, ch. 937, title V, §542(a)(14), 68 Stat. 861
  • Section 969 - Repealed. Pub. L. 101-647, title XII, §1207(a), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4832
  • Section 970 - Protection of property occupied by foreign governments
• Chapter 46 - FORFEITURE (§§ 981 - 987)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 981 - Civil forfeiture
  • Section 982 - Criminal forfeiture
  • Section 983 - General rules for civil forfeiture proceedings
  • Section 984 - Civil forfeiture of fungible property
  • Section 985 - Civil forfeiture of real property
  • Section 986 - Subpoenas for bank records
  • Section 987 - Anti-terrorist forfeiture protection
• Chapter 47 - FRAUD AND FALSE STATEMENTS (§§ 1001 - 1040)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 1001 - Statements or entries generally
  • Section 1002 - Possession of false papers to defraud United States
  • Section 1003 - Demands against the United States
  • Section 1004 - Certification of checks
  • Section 1005 - Bank entries, reports and transactions
  • Section 1006 - Federal credit institution entries, reports and transactions
  • Section 1007 - Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation transactions
  • Section 1008, 1009 - Repealed. Pub. L. 101-73, title IX, §§961(g)(1), 962(a)(3), Aug. 9, 1989, 103 Stat. 500, 502
  • Section 1010 - Department of Housing and Urban Development and Federal Housing Administration transactions
  • Section 1011 - Federal land bank mortgage transactions
  • Section 1012 - Department of Housing and Urban Development transactions
  • Section 1013 - Farm loan bonds and credit bank debentures
  • Section 1014 - Loan and credit applications generally; renewals and discounts; crop insurance
  • Section 1015 - Naturalization, citizenship or alien registry
  • Section 1016 - Acknowledgment of appearance or oath
  • Section 1017 - Government seals wrongfully used and instruments wrongfully sealed
  • Section 1018 - Official certificates or writings
  • Section 1019 - Certificates by consular officers
  • Section 1020 - Highway projects
  • Section 1021 - Title records
  • Section 1022 - Delivery of certificate, voucher, receipt for military or naval property
  • Section 1023 - Insufficient delivery of money or property for military or naval service
  • Section 1024 - Purchase or receipt of military, naval, or veteran's facilities property
  • Section 1025 - False pretenses on high seas and other waters
  • Section 1026 - Compromise, adjustment, or cancellation of farm indebtedness
  • Section 1027 - False statements and concealment of facts in relation to documents required by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
  • Section 1028 - Fraud and related activity in connection with identification documents, authentication features, and information
  • Section 1028A - Aggravated identity theft
  • Section 1029 - Fraud and related activity in connection with access devices
  • Section 1030 - Fraud and related activity in connection with computers
  • Section 1031 - Major fraud against the United States
  • Section 1032 - Concealment of assets from conservator, receiver, or liquidating agent
  • Section 1033 - Crimes by or affecting persons engaged in the business of insurance whose activities affect interstate commerce
  • Section 1034 - Civil penalties and injunctions for violations of section 1033
  • Section 1035 - False statements relating to health care matters
  • Section 1036 - Entry by false pretenses to any real property, vessel, or aircraft of the United States or secure area of any airport or seaport
  • Section 1037 - Fraud and related activity in connection with electronic mail
  • Section 1038 - False information and hoaxes
  • Section 1039 - Fraud and related activity in connection with obtaining confidential phone records information of a covered entity
  • Section 1040 - Fraud in connection with major disaster or emergency benefits
• Chapter 49 - FUGITIVES FROM JUSTICE (§§ 1071 - 1074)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 1071 - Concealing person from arrest
  • Section 1072 - Concealing escaped prisoner
  • Section 1073 - Flight to avoid prosecution or giving testimony
  • Section 1074 - Flight to avoid prosecution for damaging or destroying any building or other real or personal property
• Chapter 50 - GAMBLING (§§ 1081 - 1084)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 1081 - Definitions
  • Section 1082 - Gambling ships
  • Section 1083 - Transportation between shore and ship; penalties
  • Section 1084 - Transmission of wagering information; penalties
• Chapter 50A - GENOCIDE (§§ 1091 - 1093)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Section 1091 - Genocide
  • Section 1092 - Exclusive remedies
  • Section 1093 - Definitions
• Chapter 51 - HOMICIDE (§§ 1111 - 1122)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 1111 - Murder
  • Section 1112 - Manslaughter
  • Section 1113 - Attempt to commit murder or manslaughter
  • Section 1114 - Protection of officers and employees of the United States
  • Section 1115 - Misconduct or neglect of ship officers
  • Section 1116 - Murder or manslaughter of foreign officials, official guests, or internationally protected persons
  • Section 1117 - Conspiracy to murder
  • Section 1118 - Murder by a Federal prisoner
  • Section 1119 - Foreign murder of United States nationals
  • Section 1120 - Murder by escaped prisoners
  • Section 1121 - Killing persons aiding Federal investigations or State correctional officers
  • Section 1122 - Protection against the human immunodeficiency virus
• Chapter 53 - INDIANS (§§ 1151 - 1170)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 1151 - Indian country defined
  • Section 1152 - Laws governing
  • Section 1153 - Offenses committed within Indian country
  • Section 1154 - Intoxicants dispensed in Indian country
  • Section 1155 - Intoxicants dispensed on school site
  • Section 1156 - Intoxicants possessed unlawfully
  • Section 1157 - Repealed. Pub. L. 85-86, July 10, 1957, 71 Stat. 277
  • Section 1158 - Counterfeiting Indian Arts and Crafts Board trade mark
  • Section 1159 - Misrepresentation of Indian produced goods and products
  • Section 1160 - Property damaged in committing offense
  • Section 1161 - Application of Indian liquor laws
  • Section 1162 - State jurisdiction over offenses committed by or against Indians in the Indian country
  • Section 1163 - Embezzlement and theft from Indian tribal organizations
  • Section 1164 - Destroying boundary and warning signs
  • Section 1165 - Hunting, trapping, or fishing on Indian land
  • Section 1166 - Gambling in Indian country
  • Section 1167 - Theft from gaming establishments on Indian lands
  • Section 1168 - Theft by officers or employees of gaming establishments on Indian lands
  • Section 1169 - Reporting of child abuse
  • Section 1170 - Illegal trafficking in Native American human remains and cultural items
• Chapter 55 - KIDNAPPING (§§ 1201 - 1204)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 1201 - Kidnapping
  • Section 1202 - Ransom money
  • Section 1203 - Hostage taking
  • Section 1204 - International parental kidnapping
• Chapter 57 - LABOR (§§ 1231 - 1232)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 1231 - Transportation of strikebreakers
  • Section 1232 - Repealed. Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, §53, 70A Stat. 641
• Chapter 59 - LIQUOR TRAFFIC (§§ 1261 - 1265)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Section 1261 - Enforcement, regulations, and scope
  • Section 1262 - Transportation into State prohibiting sale
  • Section 1263 - Marks and labels on packages
  • Section 1264 - Delivery to consignee
  • Section 1265 - C.O.D. shipments prohibited
• Chapter 61 - LOTTERIES (§§ 1301 - 1307)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 1301 - Importing or transporting lottery tickets
  • Section 1302 - Mailing lottery tickets or related matter
  • Section 1303 - Postmaster or employee as lottery agent 1
  • Section 1304 - Broadcasting lottery information
  • Section 1305 - Fishing contests
  • Section 1306 - Participation by financial institutions
  • Section 1307 - Exceptions relating to certain advertisements and other information and to State-conducted lotteries
• Chapter 63 - MAIL FRAUD AND OTHER FRAUD OFFENSES (§§ 1341 - 1351)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 1341 - Frauds and swindles
  • Section 1342 - Fictitious name or address
  • Section 1343 - Fraud by wire, radio, or television
  • Section 1344 - Bank fraud
  • Section 1345 - Injunctions against fraud
  • Section 1346 - Definition of “scheme or artifice to defraud”
  • Section 1347 - Health care fraud
  • Section 1348 - Securities and commodities fraud
  • Section 1349 - Attempt and conspiracy
  • Section 1350 - Failure of corporate officers to certify financial reports
  • Section 1351 - Fraud in foreign labor contracting
• Chapter 65 - MALICIOUS MISCHIEF (§§ 1361 - 1369)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 1361 - Government property or contracts
  • Section 1362 - Communication lines, stations or systems
  • Section 1363 - Buildings or property within special maritime and territorial jurisdiction
  • Section 1364 - Interference with foreign commerce by violence
  • Section 1365 - Tampering with consumer products
  • Section 1366 - Destruction of an energy facility
  • Section 1367 - Interference with the operation of a satellite
  • Section 1368 - Harming animals used in law enforcement
  • Section 1369 - Destruction of veterans’ memorials
• Chapter 67 - MILITARY AND NAVY (§§ 1381 - 1389)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 1381 - Enticing desertion and harboring deserters
  • Section 1382 - Entering military, naval, or Coast Guard property
  • Section 1383 - Repealed. Pub. L. 94-412, title V, §501(e), Sept. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1258
  • Section 1384 - Prostitution near military and naval establishments
  • Section 1385 - Use of Army and Air Force as posse comitatus
  • Section 1386 - Keys and keyways used in security applications by the Department of Defense
  • Section 1387 - Demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery
  • Section 1388 - Prohibition on disruptions of funerals of members or former members of the Armed Forces
  • Section 1389 - Prohibition on attacks on United States servicemen on account of service
• Chapter 68 - REPEALED (§§ 1401 - 1407)
  • Section 1401 to 1407 - Repealed. Pub. L. 91-513, title III, §1101(b)(1)(A), Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1292
• Chapter 69 - NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP (§§ 1421 - 1429)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Section 1421 - Accounts of court officers
  • Section 1422 - Fees in naturalization proceedings
  • Section 1423 - Misuse of evidence of citizenship or naturalization
  • Section 1424 - Personation or misuse of papers in naturalization proceedings
  • Section 1425 - Procurement of citizenship or naturalization unlawfully
  • Section 1426 - Reproduction of naturalization or citizenship papers
  • Section 1427 - Sale of naturalization or citizenship papers
  • Section 1428 - Surrender of canceled naturalization certificate
  • Section 1429 - Penalties for neglect or refusal to answer subpena
• Chapter 71 - OBSCENITY (§§ 1460 - 1470)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 1460 - Possession with intent to sell, and sale, of obscene matter on Federal property
  • Section 1461 - Mailing obscene or crime-inciting matter
  • Section 1462 - Importation or transportation of obscene matters
  • Section 1463 - Mailing indecent matter on wrappers or envelopes
  • Section 1464 - Broadcasting obscene language
  • Section 1465 - Production and transportation of obscene matters for sale or distribution
  • Section 1466 - Engaging in the business of selling or transferring obscene matter
  • Section 1466A - Obscene visual representations of the sexual abuse of children
  • Section 1467 - Criminal forfeiture
  • Section 1468 - Distributing obscene material by cable or subscription television
  • Section 1469 - Presumptions
  • Section 1470 - Transfer of obscene material to minors
• Chapter 73 - OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE (§§ 1501 - 1521)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 1501 - Assault on process server
  • Section 1502 - Resistance to extradition agent
  • Section 1503 - Influencing or injuring officer or juror generally
  • Section 1504 - Influencing juror by writing
  • Section 1505 - Obstruction of proceedings before departments, agencies, and committees
  • Section 1506 - Theft or alteration of record or process; false bail
  • Section 1507 - Picketing or parading
  • Section 1508 - Recording, listening to, or observing proceedings of grand or petit juries while deliberating or voting
  • Section 1509 - Obstruction of court orders
  • Section 1510 - Obstruction of criminal investigations
  • Section 1511 - Obstruction of State or local law enforcement
  • Section 1512 - Tampering with a witness, victim, or an informant
  • Section 1513 - Retaliating against a witness, victim, or an informant
  • Section 1514 - Civil action to restrain harassment of a victim or witness
  • Section 1514A - Civil action to protect against retaliation in fraud cases
  • Section 1515 - Definitions for certain provisions; general provision
  • Section 1516 - Obstruction of Federal audit
  • Section 1517 - Obstructing examination of financial institution
  • Section 1518 - Obstruction of criminal investigations of health care offenses
  • Section 1519 - Destruction, alteration, or falsification of records in Federal investigations and bankruptcy
  • Section 1520 - Destruction of corporate audit records
  • Section 1521 - Retaliating against a Federal judge or Federal law enforcement officer by false claim or slander of title
• Chapter 74 - PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTIONS (§§ 1531)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Section 1531 - Partial-birth abortions prohibited
• Chapter 75 - PASSPORTS AND VISAS (§§ 1541 - 1547)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 1541 - Issuance without authority
  • Section 1542 - False statement in application and use of passport
  • Section 1543 - Forgery or false use of passport
  • Section 1544 - Misuse of passport
  • Section 1545 - Safe conduct violation
  • Section 1546 - Fraud and misuse of visas, permits, and other documents
  • Section 1547 - Alternative imprisonment maximum for certain offenses
• Chapter 77 - PEONAGE, SLAVERY, AND TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (§§ 1581 - 1596)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 1581 - Peonage; obstructing enforcement
  • Section 1582 - Vessels for slave trade
  • Section 1583 - Enticement into slavery
  • Section 1584 - Sale into involuntary servitude
  • Section 1585 - Seizure, detention, transportation or sale of slaves
  • Section 1586 - Service on vessels in slave trade
  • Section 1587 - Possession of slaves aboard vessel
  • Section 1588 - Transportation of slaves from United States
  • Section 1589 - Forced labor
  • Section 1590 - Trafficking with respect to peonage, slavery, involuntary servitude, or forced labor
  • Section 1591 - Sex trafficking of children or by force, fraud, or coercion
  • Section 1592 - Unlawful conduct with respect to documents in furtherance of trafficking, peonage, slavery, involuntary servitude, or forced labor
  • Section 1593 - Mandatory restitution
  • Section 1593A - Benefitting financially from peonage, slavery, and trafficking in persons
  • Section 1594 - General provisions
  • Section 1595 - Civil remedy
  • Section 1596 - Additional jurisdiction in certain trafficking offenses
• Chapter 79 - PERJURY (§§ 1621 - 1623)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 1621 - Perjury generally
  • Section 1622 - Subornation of perjury
  • Section 1623 - False declarations before grand jury or court
• Chapter 81 - PIRACY AND PRIVATEERING (§§ 1651 - 1661)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 1651 - Piracy under law of nations
  • Section 1652 - Citizens as pirates
  • Section 1653 - Aliens as pirates
  • Section 1654 - Arming or serving on privateers
  • Section 1655 - Assault on commander as piracy
  • Section 1656 - Conversion or surrender of vessel
  • Section 1657 - Corruption of seamen and confederating with pirates
  • Section 1658 - Plunder of distressed vessel
  • Section 1659 - Attack to plunder vessel
  • Section 1660 - Receipt of pirate property
  • Section 1661 - Robbery ashore
• Chapter 83 - POSTAL SERVICE (§§ 1691 - 1738)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 1691 - Laws governing postal savings
  • Section 1692 - Foreign mail as United States mail
  • Section 1693 - Carriage of mail generally
  • Section 1694 - Carriage of matter out of mail over post routes
  • Section 1695 - Carriage of matter out of mail on vessels
  • Section 1696 - Private express for letters and packets
  • Section 1697 - Transportation of persons acting as private express
  • Section 1698 - Prompt delivery of mail from vessel
  • Section 1699 - Certification of delivery from vessel
  • Section 1700 - Desertion of mails
  • Section 1701 - Obstruction of mails generally
  • Section 1702 - Obstruction of correspondence
  • Section 1703 - Delay or destruction of mail or newspapers
  • Section 1704 - Keys or locks stolen or reproduced
  • Section 1705 - Destruction of letter boxes or mail
  • Section 1706 - Injury to mail bags
  • Section 1707 - Theft of property used by Postal Service
  • Section 1708 - Theft or receipt of stolen mail matter generally
  • Section 1709 - Theft of mail matter by officer or employee
  • Section 1710 - Theft of newspapers
  • Section 1711 - Misappropriation of postal funds
  • Section 1712 - Falsification of postal returns to increase compensation
  • Section 1713 - Issuance of money orders without payment
  • Section 1714 - Repealed. Pub. L. 101-647, title XII, §1210(b), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4832
  • Section 1715 - Firearms as nonmailable; regulations
  • Section 1716 - Injurious articles as nonmailable
  • Section 1716A - Nonmailable locksmithing devices and motor vehicle master keys
  • Section 1716B - Nonmailable plants
  • Section 1716C - Forged agricultural certifications
  • Section 1716D - Nonmailable injurious animals, plant pests, plants, and illegally taken fish, wildlife, and plants
  • Section 1716E - Tobacco products as nonmailable
  • Section 1717 - Letters and writings as nonmailable
  • Section 1718 - Repealed. Pub. L. 101-647, title XII, §1210(c), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4832
  • Section 1719 - Franking privilege
  • Section 1720 - Canceled stamps and envelopes
  • Section 1721 - Sale or pledge of stamps
  • Section 1722 - False evidence to secure second-class rate
  • Section 1723 - Avoidance of postage by using lower class matter
  • Section 1724 - Postage on mail delivered by foreign vessels
  • Section 1725 - Postage unpaid on deposited mail matter
  • Section 1726 - Postage collected unlawfully
  • Section 1727 - Repealed. Pub. L. 90-384, §1(a), July 5, 1968, 82 Stat. 292
  • Section 1728 - Weight of mail increased fraudulently
  • Section 1729 - Post office conducted without authority
  • Section 1730 - Uniforms of carriers
  • Section 1731 - Vehicles falsely labeled as carriers
  • Section 1732 - Approval of bond or sureties by postmaster
  • Section 1733 - Mailing periodical publications without prepayment of postage
  • Section 1734 - Editorials and other matter as “advertisements”
  • Section 1735 - Sexually oriented advertisements
  • Section 1736 - Restrictive use of information
  • Section 1737 - Manufacturer of sexually related mail matter
  • Section 1738 - Repealed. Pub. L. 106-578, §4, Dec. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 3076
• Chapter 84 - PRESIDENTIAL AND PRESIDENTIAL STAFF ASSASSINATION, KIDNAPPING, AND ASSAULT (§§ 1751 - 1752)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 1751 - Presidential and Presidential staff assassination, kidnapping, and assault; penalties
  • Section 1752 - Restricted building or grounds
• Chapter 85 - PRISON-MADE GOODS (§§ 1761 - 1762)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Section 1761 - Transportation or importation
  • Section 1762 - Marking packages
• Chapter 87 - PRISONS (§§ 1791 - 1793)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 1791 - Providing or possessing contraband in prison
  • Section 1792 - Mutiny and riot prohibited
  • Section 1793 - Trespass on Bureau of Prisons reservations and land
• Chapter 88 - PRIVACY (§§ 1801)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Section 1801 - Video voyeurism
• Chapter 89 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 1821)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Section 1821 - Transportation of dentures
• Chapter 90 - PROTECTION OF TRADE SECRETS (§§ 1831 - 1839)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 1831 - Economic espionage
  • Section 1832 - Theft of trade secrets
  • Section 1833 - Exceptions to prohibitions
  • Section 1834 - Criminal forfeiture
  • Section 1835 - Orders to preserve confidentiality
  • Section 1836 - Civil proceedings to enjoin violations
  • Section 1837 - Applicability to conduct outside the United States
  • Section 1838 - Construction with other laws
  • Section 1839 - Definitions
• Chapter 90A - PROTECTION OF UNBORN CHILDREN (§§ 1841)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Section 1841 - Protection of unborn children
• Chapter 91 - PUBLIC LANDS (§§ 1851 - 1864)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 1851 - Coal depredations
  • Section 1852 - Timber removed or transported
  • Section 1853 - Trees cut or injured
  • Section 1854 - Trees boxed for pitch or turpentine
  • Section 1855 - Timber set afire
  • Section 1856 - Fires left unattended and unextinguished
  • Section 1857 - Fences destroyed; livestock entering
  • Section 1858 - Survey marks destroyed or removed
  • Section 1859 - Surveys interrupted
  • Section 1860 - Bids at land sales
  • Section 1861 - Deception of prospective purchasers
  • Section 1862 - Repealed. Pub. L. 95-200, §3(c), Nov. 23, 1977, 91 Stat. 1428
  • Section 1863 - Trespass on national forest lands
  • Section 1864 - Hazardous or injurious devices on Federal lands
• Chapter 93 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 1901 - 1924)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 1901 - Collecting or disbursing officer trading in public property
  • Section 1902 - Disclosure of crop information and speculation thereon
  • Section 1903 - Speculation in stocks or commodities affecting crop insurance
  • Section 1904 - Repealed. Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, §330004(11), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2141
  • Section 1905 - Disclosure of confidential information generally
  • Section 1906 - Disclosure of information from a bank examination report
  • Section 1907 - Disclosure of information by farm credit examiner
  • Section 1908 - Repealed. Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, §330004(11), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2141
  • Section 1909 - Examiner performing other services
  • Section 1910 - Nepotism in appointment of receiver or trustee
  • Section 1911 - Receiver mismanaging property
  • Section 1912 - Unauthorized fees for inspection of vessels
  • Section 1913 - Lobbying with appropriated moneys
  • Section 1914 - Repealed. Pub. L. 87-849, §2, Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1126
  • Section 1915 - Compromise of customs liabilities
  • Section 1916 - Unauthorized employment and disposition of lapsed appropriations
  • Section 1917 - Interference with civil service examinations
  • Section 1918 - Disloyalty and asserting the right to strike against the Government
  • Section 1919 - False statement to obtain unemployment compensation for Federal service
  • Section 1920 - False statement or fraud to obtain Federal employees’ compensation
  • Section 1921 - Receiving Federal employees’ compensation after marriage
  • Section 1922 - False or withheld report concerning Federal employees’ compensation
  • Section 1923 - Fraudulent receipt of payments of missing persons
  • Section 1924 - Unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents or material
• Chapter 95 - RACKETEERING (§§ 1951 - 1960)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 1951 - Interference with commerce by threats or violence
  • Section 1952 - Interstate and foreign travel or transportation in aid of racketeering enterprises
  • Section 1952A - Renumbered §1958
  • Section 1952B - Renumbered §1959
  • Section 1953 - Interstate transportation of wagering paraphernalia
  • Section 1954 - Offer, acceptance, or solicitation to influence operations of employee benefit plan
  • Section 1955 - Prohibition of illegal gambling businesses
  • Section 1956 - Laundering of monetary instruments
  • Section 1957 - Engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity
  • Section 1958 - Use of interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire
  • Section 1959 - Violent crimes in aid of racketeering activity
  • Section 1960 - Prohibition of unlicensed money transmitting businesses
• Chapter 96 - RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS (§§ 1961 - 1968)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 1961 - Definitions
  • Section 1962 - Prohibited activities
  • Section 1963 - Criminal penalties
  • Section 1964 - Civil remedies
  • Section 1965 - Venue and process
  • Section 1966 - Expedition of actions
  • Section 1967 - Evidence
  • Section 1968 - Civil investigative demand
• Chapter 97 - RAILROAD CARRIERS AND MASS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS ON LAND, ON WATER, OR THROUGH THE AIR (§§ 1991 - 1993)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 1991 - Entering train to commit crime
  • Section 1992 - Terrorist attacks and other violence against railroad carriers and against mass transportation systems on land, on water, or through the air
  • Section 1993 - Repealed. Pub. L. 109-177, title I, §110(a), Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 205
• Chapter 99 - REPEALED (§§ 2031 - 2032)
  • Section 2031, 2032 - Repealed. Pub. L. 99-646, §87(c)(1), Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3623; Pub. L. 99-654, §3(a)(1), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3663
• Chapter 101 - RECORDS AND REPORTS (§§ 2071 - 2076)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Section 2071 - Concealment, removal, or mutilation generally
  • Section 2072 - False crop reports
  • Section 2073 - False entries and reports of moneys or securities
  • Section 2074 - False weather reports
  • Section 2075 - Officer failing to make returns or reports
  • Section 2076 - Clerk of United States District Court
• Chapter 102 - RIOTS (§§ 2101 - 2102)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 2101 - Riots
  • Section 2102 - Definitions
• Chapter 103 - ROBBERY AND BURGLARY (§§ 2111 - 2119)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 2111 - Special maritime and territorial jurisdiction
  • Section 2112 - Personal property of United States
  • Section 2113 - Bank robbery and incidental crimes
  • Section 2114 - Mail, money, or other property of United States
  • Section 2115 - Post office
  • Section 2116 - Railway or steamboat post office
  • Section 2117 - Breaking or entering carrier facilities
  • Section 2118 - Robberies and burglaries involving controlled substances
  • Section 2119 - Motor vehicles
• Chapter 105 - SABOTAGE (§§ 2151 - 2157)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 2151 - Definitions
  • Section 2152 - Fortifications, harbor defenses, or defensive sea areas
  • Section 2153 - Destruction of war material, war premises, or war utilities
  • Section 2154 - Production of defective war material, war premises, or war utilities
  • Section 2155 - Destruction of national-defense materials, national-defense premises, or national-defense utilities
  • Section 2156 - Production of defective national-defense material, national-defense premises, or national-defense utilities
  • Section 2157 - Repealed. Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, §330004(13), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2142
• Chapter 107 - SEAMEN AND STOWAWAYS (§§ 2191 - 2199)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 2191 - Cruelty to seamen
  • Section 2192 - Incitation of seamen to revolt or mutiny
  • Section 2193 - Revolt or mutiny of seamen
  • Section 2194 - Shanghaiing sailors
  • Section 2195 - Abandonment of sailors
  • Section 2196 - Drunkenness or neglect of duty by seamen
  • Section 2197 - Misuse of Federal certificate, license or document
  • Section 2198 - Repealed. Pub. L. 101-647, title XII, §1207(b), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4832
  • Section 2199 - Stowaways on vessels or aircraft
• Chapter 109 - SEARCHES AND SEIZURES (§§ 2231 - 2237)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 2231 - Assault or resistance
  • Section 2232 - Destruction or removal of property to prevent seizure
  • Section 2233 - Rescue of seized property
  • Section 2234 - Authority exceeded in executing warrant
  • Section 2235 - Search warrant procured maliciously
  • Section 2236 - Searches without warrant
  • Section 2237 - Criminal sanctions for failure to heave to, obstruction of boarding, or providing false information
• Chapter 109A - SEXUAL ABUSE (§§ 2241 - 2248)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 2241 - Aggravated sexual abuse
  • Section 2242 - Sexual abuse
  • Section 2243 - Sexual abuse of a minor or ward
  • Section 2244 - Abusive sexual contact
  • Section 2245 - Offenses resulting in death
  • Section 2246 - Definitions for chapter
  • Section 2247 - Repeat offenders
  • Section 2248 - Mandatory restitution
• Chapter 109B - SEX OFFENDER AND CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN REGISTRY (§§ 2250)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Section 2250 - Failure to register
• Chapter 110 - SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND OTHER ABUSE OF CHILDREN (§§ 2251 - 2260A)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 2251 - Sexual exploitation of children
  • Section 2251A - Selling or buying of children
  • Section 2252 - Certain activities relating to material involving the sexual exploitation of minors
  • Section 2252A - Certain activities relating to material constituting or containing child pornography
  • Section 2252B - Misleading domain names on the Internet
  • Section 2252C - Misleading words or digital images on the Internet
  • Section 2253 - Criminal forfeiture
  • Section 2254 - Civil forfeiture
  • Section 2255 - Civil remedy for personal injuries
  • Section 2256 - Definitions for chapter
  • Section 2257 - Record keeping requirements
  • Section 2257A - Record keeping requirements for simulated sexual conduct
  • Section 2258 - Failure to report child abuse
  • Section 2258A - Reporting requirements of electronic communication service providers and remote computing service providers
  • Section 2258B - Limited liability for electronic communication service providers, remote computing service providers, or domain name registrar 1
  • Section 2258C - Use to combat child pornography of technical elements relating to images reported to the CyberTipline
  • Section 2258D - Limited liability for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
  • Section 2258E - Definitions
  • Section 2259 - Mandatory restitution
  • Section 2260 - Production of sexually explicit depictions of a minor for importation into the United States
  • Section 2260A - Penalties for registered sex offenders
• Chapter 110A - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND STALKING (§§ 2261 - 2266)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 2261 - Interstate domestic violence
  • Section 2261A - Stalking
  • Section 2262 - Interstate violation of protection order
  • Section 2263 - Pretrial release of defendant
  • Section 2264 - Restitution
  • Section 2265 - Full faith and credit given to protection orders
  • Section 2265A - Repeat offenders
  • Section 2266 - Definitions
• Chapter 111 - SHIPPING (§§ 2271 - 2285)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 2271 - Conspiracy to destroy vessels
  • Section 2272 - Destruction of vessel by owner
  • Section 2273 - Destruction of vessel by nonowner
  • Section 2274 - Destruction or misuse of vessel by person in charge
  • Section 2275 - Firing or tampering with vessels
  • Section 2276 - Breaking and entering vessel
  • Section 2277 - Explosives or dangerous weapons aboard vessels
  • Section 2278 - Explosives on vessels carrying steerage passengers
  • Section 2279 - Boarding vessels before arrival
  • Section 2280 - Violence against maritime navigation
  • Section 2281 - Violence against maritime fixed platforms
  • Section 2282A - 1 Devices or dangerous substances in waters of the United States likely to destroy or damage ships or to interfere with maritime commerce
  • Section 2282B - Violence against aids to maritime navigation
  • Section 2283 - Transportation of explosive, biological, chemical, or radioactive or nuclear materials
  • Section 2284 - Transportation of terrorists
  • Section 2285 - Operation of submersible vessel or semi-submersible vessel without nationality
• Chapter 111A - DESTRUCTION OF, OR INTERFERENCE WITH, VESSELS OR MARITIME FACILITIES (§§ 2290 - 2293)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 2290 - Jurisdiction and scope
  • Section 2291 - Destruction of vessel or maritime facility
  • Section 2292 - Imparting or conveying false information
  • Section 2293 - Bar to prosecution
• Chapter 113 - STOLEN PROPERTY (§§ 2311 - 2323)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 2311 - Definitions
  • Section 2312 - Transportation of stolen vehicles
  • Section 2313 - Sale or receipt of stolen vehicles
  • Section 2314 - Transportation of stolen goods, securities, moneys, fraudulent State tax stamps, or articles used in counterfeiting
  • Section 2315 - Sale or receipt of stolen goods, securities, moneys, or fraudulent State tax stamps
  • Section 2316 - Transportation of livestock
  • Section 2317 - Sale or receipt of livestock
  • Section 2318 - Trafficking in counterfeit labels, illicit labels, or counterfeit documentation or packaging
  • Section 2319 - Criminal infringement of a copyright
  • Section 2319A - Unauthorized fixation of and trafficking in sound recordings and music videos of live musical performances
  • Section 2319B - Unauthorized recording of Motion pictures in a Motion picture exhibition facility
  • Section 2320 - Trafficking in counterfeit goods or services
  • Section 2321 - Trafficking in certain motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts
  • Section 2322 - Chop shops
  • Section 2323 - Forfeiture, destruction, and restitution
• Chapter 113A - TELEMARKETING FRAUD (§§ 2325 - 2327)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 2325 - Definition
  • Section 2326 - Enhanced penalties
  • Section 2327 - Mandatory restitution
• Chapter 113B - TERRORISM (§§ 2331 - 2339D)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 2331 - Definitions
  • Section 2332 - Criminal penalties
  • Section 2332a - Use of weapons of mass destruction
  • Section 2332b - Acts of terrorism transcending national boundaries
  • Section 2332c - Repealed. Pub. L. 105-277, div. I, title II, §201(c)(1), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681-871
  • Section 2332d - Financial transactions
  • Section 2332e - Requests for military assistance to enforce prohibition in certain emergencies
  • Section 2332f - Bombings of places of public use, government facilities, public transportation systems and infrastructure facilities
  • Section 2332g - Missile systems designed to destroy aircraft
  • Section 2332h - Radiological dispersal devices
  • Section 2333 - Civil remedies
  • Section 2334 - Jurisdiction and venue
  • Section 2335 - Limitation of actions
  • Section 2336 - Other limitations
  • Section 2337 - Suits against Government officials
  • Section 2338 - Exclusive Federal jurisdiction
  • Section 2339 - Harboring or concealing terrorists
  • Section 2339A - Providing material support to terrorists
  • Section 2339B - Providing material support or resources to designated foreign terrorist organizations
  • Section 2339C - Prohibitions against the financing of terrorism
  • Section 2339D - Receiving military-type training from a foreign terrorist organization
• Chapter 113C - TORTURE (§§ 2340 - 2340B)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 2340 - Definitions
  • Section 2340A - Torture
  • Section 2340B - Exclusive remedies
• Chapter 114 - TRAFFICKING IN CONTRABAND CIGARETTES AND SMOKELESS TOBACCO (§§ 2341 - 2346)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 2341 - Definitions
  • Section 2342 - Unlawful acts
  • Section 2343 - Recordkeeping, reporting, and inspection
  • Section 2344 - Penalties
  • Section 2345 - Effect on State and local law
  • Section 2346 - Enforcement and regulations
• Chapter 115 - TREASON, SEDITION, AND SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES (§§ 2381 - 2391)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 2381 - Treason
  • Section 2382 - Misprision of treason
  • Section 2383 - Rebellion or insurrection
  • Section 2384 - Seditious conspiracy
  • Section 2385 - Advocating overthrow of Government
  • Section 2386 - Registration of certain organizations
  • Section 2387 - Activities affecting armed forces generally
  • Section 2388 - Activities affecting armed forces during war
  • Section 2389 - Recruiting for service against United States
  • Section 2390 - Enlistment to serve against United States
  • Section 2391 - Repealed. Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, §330004(13), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2142
• Chapter 117 - TRANSPORTATION FOR ILLEGAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY AND RELATED CRIMES (§§ 2421 - 2428)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 2421 - Transportation generally
  • Section 2422 - Coercion and enticement
  • Section 2423 - Transportation of minors
  • Section 2424 - Filing factual statement about alien individual
  • Section 2425 - Use of interstate facilities to transmit information about a minor
  • Section 2426 - Repeat offenders
  • Section 2427 - Inclusion of offenses relating to child pornography in definition of sexual activity for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense
  • Section 2428 - Forfeitures
• Chapter 118 - WAR CRIMES (§§ 2441 - 2442)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 2441 - War crimes
  • Section 2442 - Recruitment or use of child soldiers
• Chapter 119 - WIRE AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS INTERCEPTION AND INTERCEPTION OF ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (§§ 2510 - 2522)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 2510 - Definitions
  • Section 2511 - Interception and disclosure of wire, oral, or electronic communications prohibited
  • Section 2512 - Manufacture, distribution, possession, and advertising of wire, oral, or electronic communication intercepting devices prohibited
  • Section 2513 - Confiscation of wire, oral, or electronic communication intercepting devices
  • Section 2514 - Repealed. Pub. L. 91-452, title II, §227(a), Oct. 15, 1970, 84 Stat. 930
  • Section 2515 - Prohibition of use as evidence of intercepted wire or oral communications
  • Section 2516 - Authorization for interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications
  • Section 2517 - Authorization for disclosure and use of intercepted wire, oral, or electronic communications
  • Section 2518 - Procedure for interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications
  • Section 2519 - Reports concerning intercepted wire, oral, or electronic communications
  • Section 2520 - Recovery of civil damages authorized
  • Section 2521 - Injunction against illegal interception
  • Section 2522 - Enforcement of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act
• Chapter 121 - STORED WIRE AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS AND TRANSACTIONAL RECORDS ACCESS (§§ 2701 - 2712)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 2701 - Unlawful access to stored communications
  • Section 2702 - Voluntary disclosure of customer communications or records
  • Section 2703 - Required disclosure of customer communications or records
  • Section 2704 - Backup preservation
  • Section 2705 - Delayed notice
  • Section 2706 - Cost reimbursement
  • Section 2707 - Civil action
  • Section 2708 - Exclusivity of remedies
  • Section 2709 - Counterintelligence access to telephone toll and transactional records
  • Section 2710 - Wrongful disclosure of video tape rental or sale records
  • Section 2711 - Definitions for chapter
  • Section 2712 - Civil actions against the United States
• Chapter 123 - PROHIBITION ON RELEASE AND USE OF CERTAIN PERSONAL INFORMATION FROM STATE MOTOR VEHICLE RECORDS (§§ 2721 - 2725)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Section 2721 - Prohibition on release and use of certain personal information from State motor vehicle records
  • Section 2722 - Additional unlawful acts
  • Section 2723 - Penalties
  • Section 2724 - Civil action
  • Section 2725 - Definitions