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Title 18 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Part I - Crimes
Chapter 73 - Obstruction of Justice
Sec. 1518 - Obstruction of criminal investigations of health care offenses
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| 18 U.S.C. § 1518 (2017) |
| §1518. Obstruction of criminal investigations of health care offenses |
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(a) Whoever willfully prevents, obstructs, misleads, delays or attempts to prevent, obstruct, mislead, or delay the communication of information or records relating to a violation of a Federal health care offense to a criminal investigator shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both. (b) As used in this section the term "criminal investigator" means any individual duly authorized by a department, agency, or armed force of the United States to conduct or engage in investigations for prosecutions for violations of health care offenses. |
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(Added Pub. L. 104–191, title II, §245(a), Aug. 21, 1996, 110 Stat. 2017.) |
| United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE |
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| Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PART I - CRIMES CHAPTER 73 - OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE Sec. 1518 - Obstruction of criminal investigations of health care offenses |
| section 1518 |
| 2017 |
| January 12, 2018 |
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| 110 Stat. 2017 |
| Public Law 104-191 |
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