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Title 18 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Publication Title | United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contains | Sections 1 to 6005 |
Date | 2019 |
Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 24, 2020 |
Positive Law | Yes |
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
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Part I - Crimes
(Sections 1 - 2725)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Chapter 1 - General Provisions (Sections 1 - 27)
- Chapter 2 - Aircraft and Motor Vehicles (Sections 31 - 40A)
- Chapter 3 - Animals, Birds, Fish, and Plants (Sections 41 - 49)
- Chapter 5 - Arson (Sections 81 - 81)
- Chapter 7 - Assault (Sections 111 - 119)
- Chapter 9 - Bankruptcy (Sections 151 - 158)
- Chapter 10 - Biological Weapons (Sections 175 - 178)
- Chapter 11 - Bribery, Graft, and Conflicts of Interest (Sections 201 - 227)
- Chapter 11A - Child Support (Sections 228 - 228)
- Chapter 11B - Chemical Weapons (Sections 229 - 229F)
- Chapter 12 - Civil Disorders (Sections 231 - 233)
- Chapter 13 - Civil Rights (Sections 241 - 249)
- Chapter 15 - Claims and Services in Matters Affecting Government (Sections 281 - 293)
- Chapter 17 - Coins and Currency (Sections 331 - 337)
- Chapter 17A - Common Carrier Operation Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs (Sections 341 - 343)
- Chapter 18 - Congressional, Cabinet, and Supreme Court Assassination, Kidnapping, and Assault (Sections 351 - 351)
- Chapter 19 - Conspiracy (Sections 371 - 373)
- Chapter 21 - Contempts (Sections 401 - 403)
- Chapter 23 - Contracts (Sections 431 - 443)
- Chapter 25 - Counterfeiting and Forgery (Sections 470 - 514)
- Chapter 26 - Criminal Street Gangs (Sections 521 - 521)
- Chapter 27 - Customs (Sections 541 - 555)
- Chapter 29 - Elections and Political Activities (Sections 591 - 617)
- Chapter 31 - Embezzlement and Theft (Sections 641 - 670)
- Chapter 33 - Emblems, Insignia, and Names (Sections 700 - 716)
- Chapter 35 - Escape and Rescue (Sections 751 - 758)
- Chapter 37 - Espionage and Censorship (Sections 791 - 799)
- Chapter 39 - Explosives and Other Dangerous Articles (Sections 831 - 837)
- Chapter 40 - Importation, Manufacture, Distribution and Storage of Explosive Materials (Sections 841 - 848)
- Chapter 41 - Extortion and Threats (Sections 871 - 880)
- Chapter 42 - Extortionate Credit Transactions (Sections 891 - 896)
- Chapter 43 - False Personation (Sections 911 - 917)
- Chapter 44 - Firearms (Sections 921 - 931)
- Chapter 45 - Foreign Relations (Sections 951 - 970)
- Chapter 46 - Forfeiture (Sections 981 - 987)
- Chapter 47 - Fraud and False Statements (Sections 1001 - 1040)
- Chapter 49 - Fugitives From Justice (Sections 1071 - 1074)
- Chapter 50 - Gambling (Sections 1081 - 1084)
- Chapter 50A - Genocide (Sections 1091 - 1093)
- Chapter 51 - Homicide (Sections 1111 - 1122)
- Chapter 53 - Indians (Sections 1151 - 1170)
- Chapter 55 - Kidnapping (Sections 1201 - 1204)
- Chapter 57 - Labor (Sections 1231 - 1232)
- Chapter 59 - Liquor Traffic (Sections 1261 - 1265)
- Chapter 61 - Lotteries (Sections 1301 - 1308)
- Chapter 63 - Mail Fraud and Other Fraud Offenses (Sections 1341 - 1351)
- Chapter 65 - Malicious Mischief (Sections 1361 - 1369)
- Chapter 67 - Military and Navy (Sections 1381 - 1389)
- Chapter 68 - Repealed (Sections 1401 - 1407)
- Chapter 69 - Nationality and Citizenship (Sections 1421 - 1429)
- Chapter 71 - Obscenity (Sections 1460 - 1470)
- Chapter 73 - Obstruction of Justice (Sections 1501 - 1521)
- Chapter 74 - Partial-Birth Abortions (Sections 1531 - 1531)
- Chapter 75 - Passports and Visas (Sections 1541 - 1547)
- Chapter 77 - Peonage, Slavery, and Trafficking in Persons (Sections 1581 - 1597)
- Chapter 79 - Perjury (Sections 1621 - 1623)
- Chapter 81 - Piracy and Privateering (Sections 1651 - 1661)
- Chapter 83 - Postal Service (Sections 1691 - 1738)
- Chapter 84 - Presidential and Presidential Staff Assassination, Kidnapping, and Assault (Sections 1751 - 1752)
- Chapter 85 - Prison-Made Goods (Sections 1761 - 1762)
- Chapter 87 - Prisons (Sections 1791 - 1793)
- Chapter 88 - Privacy (Sections 1801 - 1801)
- Chapter 89 - Professions and Occupations (Sections 1821 - 1821)
- Chapter 90 - Protection of Trade Secrets (Sections 1831 - 1839)
- Chapter 90A - Protection of Unborn Children (Sections 1841 - 1841)
- Chapter 91 - Public Lands (Sections 1851 - 1866)
- Chapter 93 - Public Officers and Employees (Sections 1901 - 1924)
- Chapter 95 - Racketeering (Sections 1951 - 1960)
- Chapter 96 - Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (Sections 1961 - 1968)
- Chapter 97 - Railroad Carriers and Mass Transportation Systems on Land, on Water, or Through the Air (Sections 1991 - 1993)
- Chapter 99 - Repealed (Sections 2031 - 2032)
- Chapter 101 - Records and Reports (Sections 2071 - 2076)
- Chapter 102 - Riots (Sections 2101 - 2102)
- Chapter 103 - Robbery and Burglary (Sections 2111 - 2119)
- Chapter 105 - Sabotage (Sections 2151 - 2157)
- Chapter 107 - Seamen and Stowaways (Sections 2191 - 2199)
- Chapter 109 - Searches and Seizures (Sections 2231 - 2237)
- Chapter 109A - Sexual Abuse (Sections 2241 - 2248)
- Chapter 109B - Sex Offender and Crimes Against Children Registry (Sections 2250 - 2250)
- Chapter 110 - Sexual Exploitation and Other Abuse of Children (Sections 2251 - 2260A)
- Chapter 110A - Domestic Violence and Stalking (Sections 2261 - 2266)
- Chapter 111 - Shipping (Sections 2271 - 2285)
- Chapter 111A - Destruction Of, or Interference With, Vessels or Maritime Facilities (Sections 2290 - 2293)
- Chapter 113 - Stolen Property (Sections 2311 - 2323)
- Chapter 113A - Telemarketing and Email Marketing Fraud (Sections 2325 - 2328)
- Chapter 113B - Terrorism (Sections 2331 - 2339D)
- Chapter 113C - Torture (Sections 2340 - 2340B)
- Chapter 114 - Trafficking in Contraband Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco (Sections 2341 - 2346)
- Chapter 115 - Treason, Sedition, and Subversive Activities (Sections 2381 - 2391)
- Chapter 117 - Transportation for Illegal Sexual Activity and Related Crimes (Sections 2421 - 2429)
- Chapter 118 - War Crimes (Sections 2441 - 2442)
- Chapter 119 - Wire and Electronic Communications Interception and Interception of Oral Communications (Sections 2510 - 2523)
- Chapter 121 - Stored Wire and Electronic Communications and Transactional Records Access (Sections 2701 - 2713)
- Chapter 123 - Prohibition on Release and Use of Certain Personal Information From State Motor Vehicle Records (Sections 2721 - 2725)
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Part II - Criminal Procedure
(Sections 3001 - 3772)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Chapter 201 - General Provisions (Sections 3001 - 3014)
- Chapter 203 - Arrest and Commitment (Sections 3041 - 3064)
- Chapter 204 - Rewards for Information Concerning Terrorist Acts and Espionage (Sections 3071 - 3077)
- Chapter 205 - Searches and Seizures (Sections 3101 - 3118)
- Chapter 206 - Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices (Sections 3121 - 3127)
- Chapter 207 - Release and Detention Pending Judicial Proceedings (Sections 3141 - 3156)
- Chapter 208 - Speedy Trial (Sections 3161 - 3174)
- Chapter 209 - Extradition (Sections 3181 - 3196)
- Chapter 211 - Jurisdiction and Venue (Sections 3231 - 3244)
- Chapter 212 - Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (Sections 3261 - 3267)
- Chapter 212A - Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Over Certain Offenses (Sections 3271 - 3273)
- Chapter 213 - Limitations (Sections 3281 - 3301)
- Chapter 215 - Grand Jury (Sections 3321 - 3328)
- Chapter 216 - Special Grand Jury (Sections 3331 - 3334)
- Chapter 217 - Indictment and Information (Sections 3361 - 3367)
- Chapter 219 - Trial by United States Magistrate Judges (Sections 3401 - 3402)
- Chapter 221 - Arraignment, Pleas and Trial (Sections 3431 - 3446)
- Chapter 223 - Witnesses and Evidence (Sections 3481 - 3512)
- Chapter 224 - Protection of Witnesses (Sections 3521 - 3528)
- Chapter 225 - Verdict (Sections 3531 - 3532)
- Chapter 227 - Sentences (Sections 3551 - 3586)
- Chapter 228 - Death Sentence (Sections 3591 - 3599)
- Chapter 228A - Post-Conviction DNA Testing (Sections 3600 - 3600A)
- Chapter 229 - Postsentence Administration (Sections 3601 - 3635)
- Chapter 231 - Repealed (Sections 3651 - 3656)
- Chapter 232 - Miscellaneous Sentencing Provisions (Sections 3661 - 3673)
- Chapter 232A - Special Forfeiture of Collateral Profits of Crime (Sections 3681 - 3682)
- Chapter 233 - Contempts (Sections 3691 - 3693)
- Chapter 235 - Appeal (Sections 3731 - 3742)
- Chapter 237 - Crime Victims' Rights (Sections 3771 - 3771)
- Chapter 238 - Sexual Assault Survivors' Rights (Sections 3772 - 3772)
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Part III - Prisons and Prisoners
(Sections 4001 - 4353)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Chapter 301 - General Provisions (Sections 4001 - 4014)
- Chapter 303 - Bureau of Prisons (Sections 4041 - 4050)
- Chapter 305 - Commitment and Transfer (Sections 4081 - 4086)
- Chapter 306 - Transfer to or From Foreign Countries (Sections 4100 - 4115)
- Chapter 307 - Employment (Sections 4121 - 4130)
- Chapter 309 - Repealed (Sections 4161 - 4166)
- Chapter 311 - Repealed (Sections 4201 - 4218)
- Chapter 313 - Offenders With Mental Disease or Defect (Sections 4241 - 4248)
- Chapter 314 - Repealed (Sections 4251 - 4255)
- Chapter 315 - Discharge and Release Payments (Sections 4281 - 4285)
- Chapter 317 - Institutions for Women (Sections 4321 - 4322)
- Chapter 319 - National Institute of Corrections (Sections 4351 - 4353)
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Part IV - Correction of Youthful Offenders
(Sections 5001 - 5043)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Chapter 401 - General Provisions (Sections 5001 - 5003)
- Chapter 402 - Repealed (Sections 5005 - 5026)
- Chapter 403 - Juvenile Delinquency (Sections 5031 - 5043)
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Part V - Immunity of Witnesses
(Sections 6001 - 6005)
- Chapter 601 - Immunity of Witnesses (Sections 6001 - 6005)
- Appendix 18 - Appendix (Sections 1201 - 61)
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