2012 US Code
Title 18 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Part I - CRIMES (§§ 1 - 2725)
Chapter 35 - ESCAPE AND RESCUE (§§ 751 - 758)
Section 756 - Internee of belligerent nation
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, 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 35 - ESCAPE AND RESCUE Sec. 756 - Internee of belligerent nation |
Contains | section 756 |
Date | 2012 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 735; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147; Pub. L. 104-132, title VII, §705(a)(3), Apr. 24, 1996, 110 Stat. 1295. |
Statutes at Large References | 40 Stat. 223 62 Stat. 735 108 Stat. 2147 110 Stat. 1295 |
Public Law References | Public Law 103-322, Public Law 104-132 |
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Whoever, within the jurisdiction of the United States, aids or entices any person belonging to the armed forces of a belligerent nation or faction who is interned in the United States in accordance with the law of nations, to escape or attempt to escape from the jurisdiction of the United States or from the limits of internment prescribed, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 735; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147; Pub. L. 104–132, title VII, §705(a)(3), Apr. 24, 1996, 110 Stat. 1295.)
Historical and Revision NotesBased on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §37 (June 15, 1917, ch. 30, title V, §7, 40 Stat. 223).
Section was divided. Remaining provisions relating to arrest appear in section 3058 of this title.
Minor changes in phraseology were made.
Amendments1996—Pub. L. 104–132 substituted “five years” for “one year”.
1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $1,000”.
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