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2022 US Code
Title 18 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Part I - Crimes
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 4, 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 |
| Contains | sections 1 to 2725 |
| Date | 2022 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2023 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
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Chapter 1 - General Provisions
(Section 1 - 27)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 1 - Repealed. Pub. L. 98-473, title II, §218(a)(1), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2027
- Sec. 2 - Principals
- Sec. 3 - Accessory after the fact
- Sec. 4 - Misprision of felony
- Sec. 5 - United States defined
- Sec. 6 - Department and agency defined
- Sec. 7 - Special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States defined
- Sec. 8 - Obligation or other security of the United States defined
- Sec. 9 - Vessel of the United States defined
- Sec. 10 - Interstate commerce and foreign commerce defined
- Sec. 11 - Foreign government defined
- Sec. 12 - United States Postal Service defined
- Sec. 13 - Laws of States adopted for areas within Federal jurisdiction
- Sec. 14 - Repealed. Pub. L. 107-273, div. B, title IV, §4004(a), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1812
- Sec. 15 - Obligation or other security of foreign government defined
- Sec. 16 - Crime of violence defined
- Sec. 17 - Insanity defense
- Sec. 18 - Organization defined
- Sec. 19 - Petty offense defined
- Sec. 20 - Financial institution defined
- Sec. 21 - Stolen or counterfeit nature of property for certain crimes defined
- Sec. 23 - Court of the United States defined
- Sec. 24 - Definitions relating to Federal health care offense
- Sec. 25 - Use of minors in crimes of violence
- Sec. 26 - Definition of seaport
- Sec. 27 - Mortgage lending business defined
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Chapter 2 - Aircraft and Motor Vehicles
(Section 31 - 40A)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 31 - Definitions
- Sec. 32 - Destruction of aircraft or aircraft facilities
- Sec. 33 - Destruction of motor vehicles or motor vehicle facilities
- Sec. 34 - Penalty when death results
- Sec. 35 - Imparting or conveying false information
- Sec. 36 - Drive-by shooting
- Sec. 37 - Violence at international airports
- Sec. 38 - Fraud involving aircraft or space vehicle parts in interstate or foreign commerce
- Sec. 39 - Traffic signal preemption transmitters
- Sec. 39A - Aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft
- Sec. 39B - Unsafe operation of unmanned aircraft
- Sec. 40 - Commercial motor vehicles required to stop for inspections
- Sec. 40A - Operation of unauthorized unmanned aircraft over wildfires
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Chapter 3 - Animals, Birds, Fish, and Plants
(Section 41 - 49)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 41 - Hunting, fishing, trapping; disturbance or injury on wildlife refuges
- Sec. 42 - Importation or shipment of injurious mammals, birds, fish (including mollusks and crustacea), amphibia, and reptiles; permits, specimens for museums; regulations
- Sec. 43 - Force, violence, and threats involving animal enterprises
- Sec. 44 - Repealed. Pub. L. 97-79, §9(b)(2), Nov. 16, 1981, 95 Stat. 1079
- Sec. 45 - Repealed. Pub. L. 101-647, title XII, §1206(a), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4832
- Sec. 46 - Repealed. Pub. L. 116-260, div. O, title X, §1002(1), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2155
- Sec. 47 - Use of aircraft or motor vehicles to hunt certain wild horses or burros; pollution of watering holes
- Sec. 48 - Animal crushing
- Sec. 49 - Enforcement of animal fighting prohibitions
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Chapter 7 - Assault
(Section 111 - 119)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 111 - Assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees
- Sec. 112 - Protection of foreign officials, official guests, and internationally protected persons
- Sec. 113 - Assaults within maritime and territorial jurisdiction
- Sec. 114 - Maiming within maritime and territorial jurisdiction
- Sec. 115 - Influencing, impeding, or retaliating against a Federal official by threatening or injuring a family member
- Sec. 116 - Female genital mutilation
- Sec. 117 - Domestic assault by an habitual offender
- Sec. 118 - Interference with certain protective functions
- Sec. 119 - Protection of individuals performing certain official duties
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Chapter 9 - Bankruptcy
(Section 151 - 158)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 151 - Definition
- Sec. 152 - Concealment of assets; false oaths and claims; bribery
- Sec. 153 - Embezzlement against estate
- Sec. 154 - Adverse interest and conduct of officers
- Sec. 155 - Fee agreements in cases under title 11 and receiverships
- Sec. 156 - Knowing disregard of bankruptcy law or rule
- Sec. 157 - Bankruptcy fraud
- Sec. 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
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Chapter 10 - Biological Weapons
(Section 175 - 178)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 175 - Prohibitions with respect to biological weapons
- Sec. 175a - Requests for military assistance to enforce prohibition in certain emergencies
- Sec. 175b - Possession by restricted persons
- Sec. 175c - Variola virus
- Sec. 176 - Seizure, forfeiture, and destruction
- Sec. 177 - Injunctions
- Sec. 178 - Definitions
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Chapter 11 - Bribery, Graft, and Conflicts of Interest
(Section 201 - 227)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 201 - Bribery of public officials and witnesses
- Sec. 202 - Definitions
- Sec. 203 - Compensation to Members of Congress, officers, and others in matters affecting the Government
- Sec. 204 - Practice in United States Court of Federal Claims or the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit by Members of Congress
- Sec. 205 - Activities of officers and employees in claims against and other matters affecting the Government
- Sec. 206 - Exemption of retired officers of the uniformed services
- Sec. 207 - Restrictions on former officers, employees, and elected officials of the executive and legislative branches
- Sec. 208 - Acts affecting a personal financial interest
- Sec. 209 - Salary of Government officials and employees payable only by United States
- Sec. 210 - Offer to procure appointive public office
- Sec. 211 - Acceptance or solicitation to obtain appointive public office
- Sec. 212 - Offer of loan or gratuity to financial institution examiner
- Sec. 213 - Acceptance of loan or gratuity by financial institution examiner
- Sec. 214 - Offer for procurement of Federal Reserve bank loan and discount of commercial paper
- Sec. 215 - Receipt of commissions or gifts for procuring loans
- Sec. 216 - Penalties and injunctions
- Sec. 217 - Acceptance of consideration for adjustment of farm indebtedness
- Sec. 218 - Voiding transactions in violation of chapter; recovery by the United States
- Sec. 219 - Officers and employees acting as agents of foreign principals
- Sec. 220 - Illegal remunerations for referrals to recovery homes, clinical treatment facilities, and laboratories
- Secs. 221, 222 - Renumbered §§216, 217
- Sec. 223 - Repealed. Pub. L. 87-849, §1(c), Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1125
- Sec. 224 - Bribery in sporting contests
- Sec. 225 - Continuing financial crimes enterprise
- Sec. 226 - Bribery affecting port security
- Sec. 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
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Chapter 11B - Chemical Weapons
(Section 229 - 229F)
- Table of Contents
- Sec. 229 - Prohibited activities
- Sec. 229A - Penalties
- Sec. 229B - Criminal forfeitures; destruction of weapons
- Sec. 229C - Individual self-defense devices
- Sec. 229D - Injunctions
- Sec. 229E - Requests for military assistance to enforce prohibition in certain emergencies
- Sec. 229F - Definitions
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Chapter 13 - Civil Rights
(Section 241 - 250)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 241 - Conspiracy against rights
- Sec. 242 - Deprivation of rights under color of law
- Sec. 243 - Exclusion of jurors on account of race or color
- Sec. 244 - Discrimination against person wearing uniform of armed forces
- Sec. 245 - Federally protected activities
- Sec. 246 - Deprivation of relief benefits
- Sec. 247 - Damage to religious property; obstruction of persons in the free exercise of religious beliefs
- Sec. 248 - Freedom of access to clinic entrances
- Sec. 249 - Hate crime acts
- Sec. 250 - Penalties for civil rights offenses involving sexual misconduct
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Chapter 15 - Claims and Services in Matters Affecting Government
(Section 281 - 293)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 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
- Sec. 282 - Repealed. Pub. L. 87-849, §2, Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1126
- Sec. 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
- Sec. 284 - Repealed. Pub. L. 87-849, §2, Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1126
- Sec. 285 - Taking or using papers relating to claims
- Sec. 286 - Conspiracy to defraud the Government with respect to claims
- Sec. 287 - False, fictitious or fraudulent claims
- Sec. 288 - False claims for postal losses
- Sec. 289 - False claims for pensions
- Sec. 290 - Discharge papers withheld by claim agent
- Sec. 291 - Purchase of claims for fees by court officials
- Sec. 292 - Solicitation of employment and receipt of unapproved fees concerning Federal employees' compensation
- Sec. 293 - Repealed. Pub. L. 101-123, §3(a), Oct. 23, 1989, 103 Stat. 760
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Chapter 17 - Coins and Currency
(Section 331 - 337)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 331 - Mutilation, diminution, and falsification of coins
- Sec. 332 - Debasement of coins; alteration of official scales, or embezzlement of metals
- Sec. 333 - Mutilation of national bank obligations
- Sec. 334 - Issuance of Federal Reserve or national bank notes
- Sec. 335 - Circulation of obligations of expired corporations
- Sec. 336 - Issuance of circulating obligations of less than $1
- Sec. 337 - Coins as security for loans
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- + Chapter 18 - Congressional, Cabinet, and Supreme Court Assassination, Kidnapping, and Assault (Section 351 - 351)
- + Chapter 19 - Conspiracy (Section 371 - 373)
- + Chapter 21 - Contempts (Section 401 - 403)
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Chapter 23 - Contracts
(Section 431 - 443)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 431 - Contracts by Member of Congress
- Sec. 432 - Officer or employee contracting with Member of Congress
- Sec. 433 - Exemptions with respect to certain contracts
- Sec. 434 - Repealed. Pub. L. 87-849, §2, Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1126
- Sec. 435 - Contracts in excess of specific appropriation
- Sec. 436 - Convict labor contracts
- Sec. 437 - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-178, §1(a), Aug. 6, 1996, 110 Stat. 1565
- Secs. 438, 439 - Repealed. Pub. L. 106-568, title VIII, §812(c)(2), Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 2917
- Sec. 440 - Mail contracts
- Sec. 441 - Postal supply contracts
- Sec. 442 - Government Publishing Office
- Sec. 443 - War contracts
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Chapter 25 - Counterfeiting and Forgery
(Section 470 - 514)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 470 - Counterfeit acts committed outside the United States
- Sec. 471 - Obligations or securities of United States
- Sec. 472 - Uttering counterfeit obligations or securities
- Sec. 473 - Dealing in counterfeit obligations or securities
- Sec. 474 - Plates, stones, or analog, digital, or electronic images for counterfeiting obligations or securities
- Sec. 474A - Deterrents to counterfeiting of obligations and securities
- Sec. 475 - Imitating obligations or securities; advertisements
- Sec. 476 - Taking impressions of tools used for obligations or securities
- Sec. 477 - Possessing or selling impressions of tools used for obligations or securities
- Sec. 478 - Foreign obligations or securities
- Sec. 479 - Uttering counterfeit foreign obligations or securities
- Sec. 480 - Possessing counterfeit foreign obligations or securities
- Sec. 481 - Plates, stones, or analog, digital, or electronic images for counterfeiting foreign obligations or securities
- Sec. 482 - Foreign bank notes
- Sec. 483 - Uttering counterfeit foreign bank notes
- Sec. 484 - Connecting parts of different notes
- Sec. 485 - Coins or bars
- Sec. 486 - Uttering coins of gold, silver or other metal
- Sec. 487 - Making or possessing counterfeit dies for coins
- Sec. 488 - Making or possessing counterfeit dies for foreign coins
- Sec. 489 - Making or possessing likeness of coins
- Sec. 490 - Minor coins
- Sec. 491 - Tokens or paper used as money
- Sec. 492 - Forfeiture of counterfeit paraphernalia
- Sec. 493 - Bonds and obligations of certain lending agencies
- Sec. 494 - Contractors' bonds, bids, and public records
- Sec. 495 - Contracts, deeds, and powers of attorney
- Sec. 496 - Customs matters
- Sec. 497 - Letters patent
- Sec. 498 - Military or naval discharge certificates
- Sec. 499 - Military, naval, or official passes
- Sec. 500 - Money orders
- Sec. 501 - Postage stamps, postage meter stamps, and postal cards
- Sec. 502 - Postage and revenue stamps of foreign governments
- Sec. 503 - Postmarking stamps
- Sec. 504 - Printing and filming of United States and foreign obligations and securities
- Sec. 505 - Seals of courts; signatures of judges or court officers
- Sec. 506 - Seals of departments or agencies
- Sec. 507 - Ship's papers
- Sec. 508 - Transportation requests of Government
- Sec. 509 - Possessing and making plates or stones for Government transportation requests
- Sec. 510 - Forging endorsements on Treasury checks or bonds or securities of the United States
- Sec. 511 - Altering or removing motor vehicle identification numbers
- Sec. 511A - Repealed. Pub. L. 116-260, div. O, title X, §1002(2), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2155
- Sec. 512 - Forfeiture of certain motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts
- Sec. 513 - Securities of the States and private entities
- Sec. 514 - Fictitious obligations
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Chapter 27 - Customs
(Section 541 - 555)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 541 - Entry of goods falsely classified
- Sec. 542 - Entry of goods by means of false statements
- Sec. 543 - Entry of goods for less than legal duty
- Sec. 544 - Relanding of goods
- Sec. 545 - Smuggling goods into the United States
- Sec. 546 - Smuggling goods into foreign countries
- Sec. 547 - Depositing goods in buildings on boundaries
- Sec. 548 - Removing or repacking goods in warehouses
- Sec. 549 - Removing goods from customs custody; breaking seals
- Sec. 550 - False claim for refund of duties
- Sec. 551 - Concealing or destroying invoices or other papers
- Sec. 552 - Officers aiding importation of obscene or treasonous books and articles
- Sec. 553 - Importation or exportation of stolen motor vehicles, off-highway mobile equipment, vessels, or aircraft
- Sec. 554 - Smuggling goods from the United States
- Sec. 555 - Border tunnels and passages
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Chapter 29 - Elections and Political Activities
(Section 591 - 617)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 591 - Repealed. Pub. L. 96-187, title II, §201(a)(1), Jan. 8, 1980, 93 Stat. 1367
- Sec. 592 - Troops at polls
- Sec. 593 - Interference by armed forces
- Sec. 594 - Intimidation of voters
- Sec. 595 - Interference by administrative employees of Federal, State, or Territorial Governments
- Sec. 596 - Polling armed forces
- Sec. 597 - Expenditures to influence voting
- Sec. 598 - Coercion by means of relief appropriations
- Sec. 599 - Promise of appointment by candidate
- Sec. 600 - Promise of employment or other benefit for political activity
- Sec. 601 - Deprivation of employment or other benefit for political contribution
- Sec. 602 - Solicitation of political contributions
- Sec. 603 - Making political contributions
- Sec. 604 - Solicitation from persons on relief
- Sec. 605 - Disclosure of names of persons on relief
- Sec. 606 - Intimidation to secure political contributions
- Sec. 607 - Place of solicitation
- Sec. 608 - Absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters
- Sec. 609 - Use of military authority to influence vote of member of Armed Forces
- Sec. 610 - Coercion of political activity
- Sec. 611 - Voting by aliens
- Secs. 612 to 617 - Repealed. Pub. L. 94-283, title II, §201(a), May 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 496
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Chapter 31 - Embezzlement and Theft
(Section 641 - 670)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 641 - Public money, property or records
- Sec. 642 - Tools and materials for counterfeiting purposes
- Sec. 643 - Accounting generally for public money
- Sec. 644 - Banker receiving unauthorized deposit of public money
- Sec. 645 - Court officers generally
- Sec. 646 - Court officers depositing registry moneys
- Sec. 647 - Receiving loan from court officer
- Sec. 648 - Custodians, generally, misusing public funds
- Sec. 649 - Custodians failing to deposit moneys; persons affected
- Sec. 650 - Depositaries failing to safeguard deposits
- Sec. 651 - Disbursing officer falsely certifying full payment
- Sec. 652 - Disbursing officer paying lesser in lieu of lawful amount
- Sec. 653 - Disbursing officer misusing public funds
- Sec. 654 - Officer or employee of United States converting property of another
- Sec. 655 - Theft by bank examiner
- Sec. 656 - Theft, embezzlement, or misapplication by bank officer or employee
- Sec. 657 - Lending, credit and insurance institutions
- Sec. 658 - Property mortgaged or pledged to farm credit agencies
- Sec. 659 - Interstate or foreign shipments by carrier; State prosecutions
- Sec. 660 - Carrier's funds derived from commerce; State prosecutions
- Sec. 661 - Within special maritime and territorial jurisdiction
- Sec. 662 - Receiving stolen property within special maritime and territorial jurisdiction
- Sec. 663 - Solicitation or use of gifts
- Sec. 664 - Theft or embezzlement from employee benefit plan
- Sec. 665 - Theft or embezzlement from employment and training funds; improper inducement; obstruction of investigations
- Sec. 666 - Theft or bribery concerning programs receiving Federal funds
- Sec. 667 - Theft of livestock
- Sec. 668 - Theft of major artwork
- Sec. 669 - Theft or embezzlement in connection with health care
- Sec. 670 - Theft of medical products
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Chapter 33 - Emblems, Insignia, and Names
(Section 700 - 716)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 700 - Desecration of the flag of the United States; penalties
- Sec. 701 - Official badges, identification cards, other insignia
- Sec. 702 - Uniform of armed forces and Public Health Service
- Sec. 703 - Uniform of friendly nation
- Sec. 704 - Military medals or decorations
- Sec. 705 - Badge or medal of veterans' organizations
- Sec. 706 - Red Cross
- Sec. 706a - Geneva distinctive emblems
- Sec. 707 - Repealed. Pub. L. 116-260, div. O, title X, §1002(3), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2155
- Sec. 708 - Repealed. Pub. L. 116-260, div. O, title X, §1002(4), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2155
- Sec. 709 - False advertising or misuse of names to indicate Federal agency
- Sec. 710 - Cremation urns for military use
- Sec. 711 - Repealed. Pub. L. 116-260, div. O, title X, §1002(5), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2155
- Sec. 711a - Repealed. Pub. L. 116-260, div. O, title X, §1002(6), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2155
- Sec. 712 - Misuse of names, words, emblems, or insignia
- Sec. 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
- Sec. 714 - Repealed. Pub. L. 97-258, §2(d)(1)(B), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1058
- Sec. 715 - Repealed. Pub. L. 116-260, div. O, title X, §1002(7), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2155
- Sec. 716 - Public employee insignia and uniform
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Chapter 35 - Escape and Rescue
(Section 751 - 758)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 751 - Prisoners in custody of institution or officer
- Sec. 752 - Instigating or assisting escape
- Sec. 753 - Rescue to prevent execution
- Sec. 754 - Repealed. Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, §330004(5), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2141
- Sec. 755 - Officer permitting escape
- Sec. 756 - Internee of belligerent nation
- Sec. 757 - Prisoners of war or enemy aliens
- Sec. 758 - High speed flight from immigration checkpoint
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Chapter 37 - Espionage and Censorship
(Section 791 - 799)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 791 - Repealed. Pub. L. 87-369, §1, Oct. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 795
- Sec. 792 - Harboring or concealing persons
- Sec. 793 - Gathering, transmitting or losing defense information
- Sec. 794 - Gathering or delivering defense information to aid foreign government
- Sec. 795 - Photographing and sketching defense installations
- Sec. 796 - Use of aircraft for photographing defense installations
- Sec. 797 - Publication and sale of photographs of defense installations
- Sec. 798 - Disclosure of classified information
- Sec. 798A - Temporary extension of section 794
- Sec. 799 - Violation of regulations of National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Chapter 39 - Explosives and Other Dangerous Articles
(Section 831 - 837)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 831 - Prohibited transactions involving nuclear materials
- Sec. 832 - Participation in nuclear and weapons of mass destruction threats to the United States
- Secs. 833 to 835 - Repealed. Pub. L. 96-129, title II, §216(b), Nov. 30, 1979, 93 Stat. 1015
- Sec. 836 - Transportation of fireworks into State prohibiting sale or use
- Sec. 837 - Repealed. Pub. L. 91-452, title XI, §1106(b)(1), Oct. 15, 1970, 84 Stat. 960
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Chapter 40 - Importation, Manufacture, Distribution and Storage of Explosive Materials
(Section 841 - 848)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 841 - Definitions
- Sec. 842 - Unlawful acts
- Sec. 843 - Licenses and user permits
- Sec. 844 - Penalties
- Sec. 845 - Exceptions; relief from disabilities
- Sec. 846 - Additional powers of the Attorney General
- Sec. 847 - Rules and regulations
- Sec. 848 - Effect on State law
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Chapter 41 - Extortion and Threats
(Section 871 - 880)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 871 - Threats against President and successors to the Presidency
- Sec. 872 - Extortion by officers or employees of the United States
- Sec. 873 - Blackmail
- Sec. 874 - Kickbacks from public works employees
- Sec. 875 - Interstate communications
- Sec. 876 - Mailing threatening communications
- Sec. 877 - Mailing threatening communications from foreign country
- Sec. 878 - Threats and extortion against foreign officials, official guests, or internationally protected persons
- Sec. 879 - Threats against former Presidents and certain other persons
- Sec. 880 - Receiving the proceeds of extortion
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Chapter 42 - Extortionate Credit Transactions
(Section 891 - 896)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 891 - Definitions and rules of construction
- Sec. 892 - Making extortionate extensions of credit
- Sec. 893 - Financing extortionate extensions of credit
- Sec. 894 - Collection of extensions of credit by extortionate means
- Sec. 895 - Repealed. Pub. L. 91-452, title II, §223(a), Oct. 15, 1970, 84 Stat. 929
- Sec. 896 - Effect on State laws
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Chapter 43 - False Personation
(Section 911 - 917)
- Table of Contents
- Sec. 911 - Citizen of the United States
- Sec. 912 - Officer or employee of the United States
- Sec. 913 - Impersonator making arrest or search
- Sec. 914 - Creditors of the United States
- Sec. 915 - Foreign diplomats, consuls or officers
- Sec. 916 - 4-H Club members or agents
- Sec. 917 - Red Cross members or agents
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Chapter 44 - Firearms
(Section 921 - 934)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 921 - Definitions
- Sec. 922 - Unlawful acts
- Sec. 923 - Licensing
- Sec. 924 - Penalties
- Sec. 925 - Exceptions: Relief from disabilities
- Sec. 925A - Remedy for erroneous denial of firearm
- Sec. 925B - Reporting of background check denials to State authorities
- Sec. 925C - Annual report to Congress
- Sec. 925D - Special assistant U.S. attorneys and cross-deputized attorneys
- Sec. 926 - Rules and regulations
- Sec. 926A - Interstate transportation of firearms
- Sec. 926B - Carrying of concealed firearms by qualified law enforcement officers
- Sec. 926C - Carrying of concealed firearms by qualified retired law enforcement officers
- Sec. 927 - Effect on State law
- Sec. 928 - Separability
- Sec. 929 - Use of restricted ammunition
- Sec. 930 - Possession of firearms and dangerous weapons in Federal facilities
- Sec. 931 - Prohibition on purchase, ownership, or possession of body armor by violent felons
- Sec. 932 - Straw purchasing of firearms
- Sec. 933 - Trafficking in firearms
- Sec. 934 - Forfeiture and fines
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Chapter 45 - Foreign Relations
(Section 951 - 970)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 951 - Agents of foreign governments
- Sec. 952 - Diplomatic codes and correspondence
- Sec. 953 - Private correspondence with foreign governments
- Sec. 954 - False statements influencing foreign government
- Sec. 955 - Financial transactions with foreign governments
- Sec. 956 - Conspiracy to kill, kidnap, maim, or injure persons or damage property in a foreign country
- Sec. 957 - Possession of property in aid of foreign government
- Sec. 958 - Commission to serve against friendly nation
- Sec. 959 - Enlistment in foreign service
- Sec. 960 - Expedition against friendly nation
- Sec. 961 - Strengthening armed vessel of foreign nation
- Sec. 962 - Arming vessel against friendly nation
- Sec. 963 - Detention of armed vessel
- Sec. 964 - Delivering armed vessel to belligerent nation
- Sec. 965 - Verified statements as prerequisite to vessel's departure
- Sec. 966 - Departure of vessel forbidden for false statements
- Sec. 967 - Departure of vessel forbidden in aid of neutrality
- Sec. 968 - Repealed. Aug. 26, 1954, ch. 937, title V, §542(a)(14), 68 Stat. 861
- Sec. 969 - Repealed. Pub. L. 101-647, title XII, §1207(a), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4832
- Sec. 970 - Protection of property occupied by foreign governments
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Chapter 46 - Forfeiture
(Section 981 - 987)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 981 - Civil forfeiture
- Sec. 982 - Criminal forfeiture
- Sec. 983 - General rules for civil forfeiture proceedings
- Sec. 984 - Civil forfeiture of fungible property
- Sec. 985 - Civil forfeiture of real property
- Sec. 986 - Subpoenas for bank records
- Sec. 987 - Anti-terrorist forfeiture protection
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Chapter 47 - Fraud and False Statements
(Section 1001 - 1040)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 1001 - Statements or entries generally
- Sec. 1002 - Possession of false papers to defraud United States
- Sec. 1003 - Demands against the United States
- Sec. 1004 - Certification of checks
- Sec. 1005 - Bank entries, reports and transactions
- Sec. 1006 - Federal credit institution entries, reports and transactions
- Sec. 1007 - Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation transactions
- Secs. 1008, 1009 - Repealed. Pub. L. 101-73, title IX, §§961(g)(1), 962(a)(3), Aug. 9, 1989, 103 Stat. 500, 502
- Sec. 1010 - Department of Housing and Urban Development and Federal Housing Administration transactions
- Sec. 1011 - Federal land bank mortgage transactions
- Sec. 1012 - Department of Housing and Urban Development transactions
- Sec. 1013 - Farm loan bonds and credit bank debentures
- Sec. 1014 - Loan and credit applications generally; renewals and discounts; crop insurance
- Sec. 1015 - Naturalization, citizenship or alien registry
- Sec. 1016 - Acknowledgment of appearance or oath
- Sec. 1017 - Government seals wrongfully used and instruments wrongfully sealed
- Sec. 1018 - Official certificates or writings
- Sec. 1019 - Certificates by consular officers
- Sec. 1020 - Highway projects
- Sec. 1021 - Title records
- Sec. 1022 - Delivery of certificate, voucher, receipt for military or naval property
- Sec. 1023 - Insufficient delivery of money or property for military or naval service
- Sec. 1024 - Purchase or receipt of military, naval, or veteran's facilities property
- Sec. 1025 - False pretenses on high seas and other waters
- Sec. 1026 - Compromise, adjustment, or cancellation of farm indebtedness
- Sec. 1027 - False statements and concealment of facts in relation to documents required by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
- Sec. 1028 - Fraud and related activity in connection with identification documents, authentication features, and information
- Sec. 1028A - Aggravated identity theft
- Sec. 1029 - Fraud and related activity in connection with access devices
- Sec. 1030 - Fraud and related activity in connection with computers
- Sec. 1031 - Major fraud against the United States
- Sec. 1032 - Concealment of assets from conservator, receiver, or liquidating agent
- Sec. 1033 - Crimes by or affecting persons engaged in the business of insurance whose activities affect interstate commerce
- Sec. 1034 - Civil penalties and injunctions for violations of section 1033
- Sec. 1035 - False statements relating to health care matters
- Sec. 1036 - Entry by false pretenses to any real property, vessel, or aircraft of the United States or secure area of any airport or seaport
- Sec. 1037 - Fraud and related activity in connection with electronic mail
- Sec. 1038 - False information and hoaxes
- Sec. 1039 - Fraud and related activity in connection with obtaining confidential phone records information of a covered entity
- Sec. 1040 - Fraud in connection with major disaster or emergency benefits
- + Chapter 49 - Fugitives From Justice (Section 1071 - 1074)
- + Chapter 50 - Gambling (Section 1081 - 1084)
- + Chapter 50A - Genocide (Section 1091 - 1093)
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Chapter 51 - Homicide
(Section 1111 - 1122)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 1111 - Murder
- Sec. 1112 - Manslaughter
- Sec. 1113 - Attempt to commit murder or manslaughter
- Sec. 1114 - Protection of officers and employees of the United States
- Sec. 1115 - Misconduct or neglect of ship officers
- Sec. 1116 - Murder or manslaughter of foreign officials, official guests, or internationally protected persons
- Sec. 1117 - Conspiracy to murder
- Sec. 1118 - Murder by a Federal prisoner
- Sec. 1119 - Foreign murder of United States nationals
- Sec. 1120 - Murder by escaped prisoners
- Sec. 1121 - Killing persons aiding Federal investigations or State correctional officers
- Sec. 1122 - Protection against the human immunodeficiency virus
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Chapter 53 - Indians
(Section 1151 - 1170)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 1151 - Indian country defined
- Sec. 1152 - Laws governing
- Sec. 1153 - Offenses committed within Indian country
- Sec. 1154 - Intoxicants dispensed in Indian country
- Sec. 1155 - Intoxicants dispensed on school site
- Sec. 1156 - Intoxicants possessed unlawfully
- Sec. 1157 - Repealed. Pub. L. 85-86, July 10, 1957, 71 Stat. 277
- Sec. 1158 - Counterfeiting Indian Arts and Crafts Board trade mark
- Sec. 1159 - Misrepresentation of Indian produced goods and products
- Sec. 1160 - Property damaged in committing offense
- Sec. 1161 - Application of Indian liquor laws
- Sec. 1162 - State jurisdiction over offenses committed by or against Indians in the Indian country
- Sec. 1163 - Embezzlement and theft from Indian tribal organizations
- Sec. 1164 - Destroying boundary and warning signs
- Sec. 1165 - Hunting, trapping, or fishing on Indian land
- Sec. 1166 - Gambling in Indian country
- Sec. 1167 - Theft from gaming establishments on Indian lands
- Sec. 1168 - Theft by officers or employees of gaming establishments on Indian lands
- Sec. 1169 - Reporting of child abuse
- Sec. 1170 - Illegal trafficking in Native American human remains and cultural items
- + Chapter 55 - Kidnapping (Section 1201 - 1204)
- + Chapter 57 - Labor (Section 1231 - 1232)
- + Chapter 59 - Liquor Traffic (Section 1261 - 1265)
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Chapter 61 - Lotteries
(Section 1301 - 1308)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 1301 - Importing or transporting lottery tickets
- Sec. 1302 - Mailing lottery tickets or related matter
- Sec. 1303 - Postmaster or employee as lottery agent 1
- Sec. 1304 - Broadcasting lottery information
- Sec. 1305 - Fishing contests
- Sec. 1306 - Participation by financial institutions
- Sec. 1307 - Exceptions relating to certain advertisements and other information and to State-conducted lotteries
- Sec. 1308 - Limitation of applicability
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Chapter 63 - Mail Fraud and Other Fraud Offenses
(Section 1341 - 1351)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 1341 - Frauds and swindles
- Sec. 1342 - Fictitious name or address
- Sec. 1343 - Fraud by wire, radio, or television
- Sec. 1344 - Bank fraud
- Sec. 1345 - Injunctions against fraud
- Sec. 1346 - Definition of "scheme or artifice to defraud"
- Sec. 1347 - Health care fraud
- Sec. 1348 - Securities and commodities fraud
- Sec. 1349 - Attempt and conspiracy
- Sec. 1350 - Failure of corporate officers to certify financial reports
- Sec. 1351 - Fraud in foreign labor contracting
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Chapter 65 - Malicious Mischief
(Section 1361 - 1369)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 1361 - Government property or contracts
- Sec. 1362 - Communication lines, stations or systems
- Sec. 1363 - Buildings or property within special maritime and territorial jurisdiction
- Sec. 1364 - Interference with foreign commerce by violence
- Sec. 1365 - Tampering with consumer products
- Sec. 1366 - Destruction of an energy facility
- Sec. 1367 - Interference with the operation of a satellite
- Sec. 1368 - Harming animals used in law enforcement
- Sec. 1369 - Destruction of veterans' memorials
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Chapter 67 - Military and Navy
(Section 1381 - 1389)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 1381 - Enticing desertion and harboring deserters
- Sec. 1382 - Entering military, naval, or Coast Guard property
- Sec. 1383 - Repealed. Pub. L. 94-412, title V, §501(e), Sept. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1258
- Sec. 1384 - Prostitution near military and naval establishments
- Sec. 1385 - Use of Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force as posse comitatus
- Sec. 1386 - Keys and keyways used in security applications by the Department of Defense
- Sec. 1387 - Demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery
- Sec. 1388 - Prohibition on disruptions of funerals of members or former members of the Armed Forces
- Sec. 1389 - Prohibition on attacks on United States servicemen on account of service
- + Chapter 68 - Repealed (Section 1401 - 1407)
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Chapter 69 - Nationality and Citizenship
(Section 1421 - 1429)
- Table of Contents
- Sec. 1421 - Accounts of court officers
- Sec. 1422 - Fees in naturalization proceedings
- Sec. 1423 - Misuse of evidence of citizenship or naturalization
- Sec. 1424 - Personation or misuse of papers in naturalization proceedings
- Sec. 1425 - Procurement of citizenship or naturalization unlawfully
- Sec. 1426 - Reproduction of naturalization or citizenship papers
- Sec. 1427 - Sale of naturalization or citizenship papers
- Sec. 1428 - Surrender of canceled naturalization certificate
- Sec. 1429 - Penalties for neglect or refusal to answer subpena
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Chapter 71 - Obscenity
(Section 1460 - 1470)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 1460 - Possession with intent to sell, and sale, of obscene matter on Federal property
- Sec. 1461 - Mailing obscene or crime-inciting matter
- Sec. 1462 - Importation or transportation of obscene matters
- Sec. 1463 - Mailing indecent matter on wrappers or envelopes
- Sec. 1464 - Broadcasting obscene language
- Sec. 1465 - Production and transportation of obscene matters for sale or distribution
- Sec. 1466 - Engaging in the business of selling or transferring obscene matter
- Sec. 1466A - Obscene visual representations of the sexual abuse of children
- Sec. 1467 - Criminal forfeiture
- Sec. 1468 - Distributing obscene material by cable or subscription television
- Sec. 1469 - Presumptions
- Sec. 1470 - Transfer of obscene material to minors
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Chapter 73 - Obstruction of Justice
(Section 1501 - 1521)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 1501 - Assault on process server
- Sec. 1502 - Resistance to extradition agent
- Sec. 1503 - Influencing or injuring officer or juror generally
- Sec. 1504 - Influencing juror by writing
- Sec. 1505 - Obstruction of proceedings before departments, agencies, and committees
- Sec. 1506 - Theft or alteration of record or process; false bail
- Sec. 1507 - Picketing or parading
- Sec. 1508 - Recording, listening to, or observing proceedings of grand or petit juries while deliberating or voting
- Sec. 1509 - Obstruction of court orders
- Sec. 1510 - Obstruction of criminal investigations
- Sec. 1511 - Obstruction of State or local law enforcement
- Sec. 1512 - Tampering with a witness, victim, or an informant
- Sec. 1513 - Retaliating against a witness, victim, or an informant
- Sec. 1514 - Civil action to restrain harassment of a victim or witness
- Sec. 1514A - Civil action to protect against retaliation in fraud cases
- Sec. 1515 - Definitions for certain provisions; general provision
- Sec. 1516 - Obstruction of Federal audit
- Sec. 1517 - Obstructing examination of financial institution
- Sec. 1518 - Obstruction of criminal investigations of health care offenses
- Sec. 1519 - Destruction, alteration, or falsification of records in Federal investigations and bankruptcy
- Sec. 1520 - Destruction of corporate audit records
- Sec. 1521 - Retaliating against a Federal judge or Federal law enforcement officer by false claim or slander of title
- + Chapter 74 - Partial-Birth Abortions (Section 1531 - 1531)
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Chapter 75 - Passports and Visas
(Section 1541 - 1547)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 1541 - Issuance without authority
- Sec. 1542 - False statement in application and use of passport
- Sec. 1543 - Forgery or false use of passport
- Sec. 1544 - Misuse of passport
- Sec. 1545 - Safe conduct violation
- Sec. 1546 - Fraud and misuse of visas, permits, and other documents
- Sec. 1547 - Alternative imprisonment maximum for certain offenses
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Chapter 77 - Peonage, Slavery, and Trafficking in Persons
(Section 1581 - 1597)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 1581 - Peonage; obstructing enforcement
- Sec. 1582 - Vessels for slave trade
- Sec. 1583 - Enticement into slavery
- Sec. 1584 - Sale into involuntary servitude
- Sec. 1585 - Seizure, detention, transportation or sale of slaves
- Sec. 1586 - Service on vessels in slave trade
- Sec. 1587 - Possession of slaves aboard vessel
- Sec. 1588 - Transportation of slaves from United States
- Sec. 1589 - Forced labor
- Sec. 1590 - Trafficking with respect to peonage, slavery, involuntary servitude, or forced labor
- Sec. 1591 - Sex trafficking of children or by force, fraud, or coercion
- Sec. 1592 - Unlawful conduct with respect to documents in furtherance of trafficking, peonage, slavery, involuntary servitude, or forced labor
- Sec. 1593 - Mandatory restitution
- Sec. 1593A - Benefitting financially from peonage, slavery, and trafficking in persons
- Sec. 1594 - General provisions
- Sec. 1595 - Civil remedy
- Sec. 1595A - Civil injunctions
- Sec. 1596 - Additional jurisdiction in certain trafficking offenses
- Sec. 1597 - Unlawful conduct with respect to immigration documents
- + Chapter 79 - Perjury (Section 1621 - 1623)
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Chapter 81 - Piracy and Privateering
(Section 1651 - 1661)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 1651 - Piracy under law of nations
- Sec. 1652 - Citizens as pirates
- Sec. 1653 - Aliens as pirates
- Sec. 1654 - Arming or serving on privateers
- Sec. 1655 - Assault on commander as piracy
- Sec. 1656 - Conversion or surrender of vessel
- Sec. 1657 - Corruption of seamen and confederating with pirates
- Sec. 1658 - Plunder of distressed vessel
- Sec. 1659 - Attack to plunder vessel
- Sec. 1660 - Receipt of pirate property
- Sec. 1661 - Robbery ashore
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Chapter 83 - Postal Service
(Section 1691 - 1738)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 1691 - Laws governing postal savings
- Sec. 1692 - Foreign mail as United States mail
- Sec. 1693 - Carriage of mail generally
- Sec. 1694 - Carriage of matter out of mail over post routes
- Sec. 1695 - Carriage of matter out of mail on vessels
- Sec. 1696 - Private express for letters and packets
- Sec. 1697 - Transportation of persons acting as private express
- Sec. 1698 - Prompt delivery of mail from vessel
- Sec. 1699 - Certification of delivery from vessel
- Sec. 1700 - Desertion of mails
- Sec. 1701 - Obstruction of mails generally
- Sec. 1702 - Obstruction of correspondence
- Sec. 1703 - Delay or destruction of mail or newspapers
- Sec. 1704 - Keys or locks stolen or reproduced
- Sec. 1705 - Destruction of letter boxes or mail
- Sec. 1706 - Injury to mail bags
- Sec. 1707 - Theft of property used by Postal Service
- Sec. 1708 - Theft or receipt of stolen mail matter generally
- Sec. 1709 - Theft of mail matter by officer or employee
- Sec. 1710 - Theft of newspapers
- Sec. 1711 - Misappropriation of postal funds
- Sec. 1712 - Falsification of postal returns to increase compensation
- Sec. 1713 - Issuance of money orders without payment
- Sec. 1714 - Repealed. Pub. L. 101-647, title XII, §1210(b), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4832
- Sec. 1715 - Firearms as nonmailable; regulations
- Sec. 1716 - Injurious articles as nonmailable
- Sec. 1716A - Nonmailable locksmithing devices and motor vehicle master keys
- Sec. 1716B - Nonmailable plants
- Sec. 1716C - Forged agricultural certifications
- Sec. 1716D - Nonmailable injurious animals, plant pests, plants, and illegally taken fish, wildlife, and plants
- Sec. 1716E - Tobacco products as nonmailable
- Sec. 1717 - Letters and writings as nonmailable
- Sec. 1718 - Repealed. Pub. L. 101-647, title XII, §1210(c), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4832
- Sec. 1719 - Franking privilege
- Sec. 1720 - Canceled stamps and envelopes
- Sec. 1721 - Sale or pledge of stamps
- Sec. 1722 - False evidence to secure second-class rate
- Sec. 1723 - Avoidance of postage by using lower class matter
- Sec. 1724 - Postage on mail delivered by foreign vessels
- Sec. 1725 - Postage unpaid on deposited mail matter
- Sec. 1726 - Postage collected unlawfully
- Sec. 1727 - Repealed. Pub. L. 90-384, §1(a), July 5, 1968, 82 Stat. 292
- Sec. 1728 - Weight of mail increased fraudulently
- Sec. 1729 - Post office conducted without authority
- Sec. 1730 - Uniforms of carriers
- Sec. 1731 - Vehicles falsely labeled as carriers
- Sec. 1732 - Approval of bond or sureties by postmaster
- Sec. 1733 - Mailing periodical publications without prepayment of postage
- Sec. 1734 - Editorials and other matter as "advertisements"
- Sec. 1735 - Sexually oriented advertisements
- Sec. 1736 - Restrictive use of information
- Sec. 1737 - Manufacturer of sexually related mail matter
- Sec. 1738 - Repealed. Pub. L. 106-578, §4, Dec. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 3076
- + Chapter 84 - Presidential and Presidential Staff Assassination, Kidnapping, and Assault (Section 1751 - 1752)
- + Chapter 85 - Prison-Made Goods (Section 1761 - 1762)
- + Chapter 87 - Prisons (Section 1791 - 1793)
- + Chapter 88 - Privacy (Section 1801 - 1801)
- + Chapter 89 - Repealed (Section 1821 - 1821)
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Chapter 90 - Protection of Trade Secrets
(Section 1831 - 1839)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 1831 - Economic espionage
- Sec. 1832 - Theft of trade secrets
- Sec. 1833 - Exceptions to prohibitions
- Sec. 1834 - Criminal forfeiture
- Sec. 1835 - Orders to preserve confidentiality
- Sec. 1836 - Civil proceedings
- Sec. 1837 - Applicability to conduct outside the United States
- Sec. 1838 - Construction with other laws
- Sec. 1839 - Definitions
- + Chapter 90A - Protection of Unborn Children (Section 1841 - 1841)
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Chapter 91 - Public Lands
(Section 1851 - 1866)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 1851 - Coal depredations
- Sec. 1852 - Timber removed or transported
- Sec. 1853 - Trees cut or injured
- Sec. 1854 - Trees boxed for pitch or turpentine
- Sec. 1855 - Timber set afire
- Sec. 1856 - Fires left unattended and unextinguished
- Sec. 1857 - Fences destroyed; livestock entering
- Sec. 1858 - Survey marks destroyed or removed
- Sec. 1859 - Surveys interrupted
- Sec. 1860 - Bids at land sales
- Sec. 1861 - Deception of prospective purchasers
- Sec. 1862 - Repealed. Pub. L. 95-200, §3(c), Nov. 23, 1977, 91 Stat. 1428
- Sec. 1863 - Trespass on national forest lands
- Sec. 1864 - Hazardous or injurious devices on Federal lands
- Sec. 1865 - National Park Service
- Sec. 1866 - Historic, archeologic, or prehistoric items and antiquities
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Chapter 93 - Public Officers and Employees
(Section 1901 - 1924)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 1901 - Collecting or disbursing officer trading in public property
- Sec. 1902 - Disclosure of crop information and speculation thereon
- Sec. 1903 - Speculation in stocks or commodities affecting crop insurance
- Sec. 1904 - Repealed. Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, §330004(11), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2141
- Sec. 1905 - Disclosure of confidential information generally
- Sec. 1906 - Disclosure of information from a bank examination report
- Sec. 1907 - Disclosure of information by farm credit examiner
- Sec. 1908 - Repealed. Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, §330004(11), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2141
- Sec. 1909 - Examiner performing other services
- Sec. 1910 - Nepotism in appointment of receiver or trustee
- Sec. 1911 - Receiver mismanaging property
- Sec. 1912 - Unauthorized fees for inspection of vessels
- Sec. 1913 - Lobbying with appropriated moneys
- Sec. 1914 - Repealed. Pub. L. 87-849, §2, Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1126
- Sec. 1915 - Compromise of customs liabilities
- Sec. 1916 - Unauthorized employment and disposition of lapsed appropriations
- Sec. 1917 - Interference with civil service examinations
- Sec. 1918 - Disloyalty and asserting the right to strike against the Government
- Sec. 1919 - False statement to obtain unemployment compensation for Federal service
- Sec. 1920 - False statement or fraud to obtain Federal employees' compensation
- Sec. 1921 - Repealed. Pub. L. 116-260, div. O, title X, §1002(9), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2155
- Sec. 1922 - False or withheld report concerning Federal employees' compensation
- Sec. 1923 - Fraudulent receipt of payments of missing persons
- Sec. 1924 - Unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents or material
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Chapter 95 - Racketeering
(Section 1951 - 1960)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 1951 - Interference with commerce by threats or violence
- Sec. 1952 - Interstate and foreign travel or transportation in aid of racketeering enterprises
- Sec. 1952A - Renumbered §1958
- Sec. 1952B - Renumbered §1959
- Sec. 1953 - Interstate transportation of wagering paraphernalia
- Sec. 1954 - Offer, acceptance, or solicitation to influence operations of employee benefit plan
- Sec. 1955 - Prohibition of illegal gambling businesses
- Sec. 1956 - Laundering of monetary instruments
- Sec. 1957 - Engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity
- Sec. 1958 - Use of interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire
- Sec. 1959 - Violent crimes in aid of racketeering activity
- Sec. 1960 - Prohibition of unlicensed money transmitting businesses
- + Chapter 96 - Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (Section 1961 - 1968)
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Chapter 97 - Railroad Carriers and Mass Transportation Systems on Land, on Water, or Through the Air
(Section 1991 - 1993)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 1991 - Entering train to commit crime
- Sec. 1992 - Terrorist attacks and other violence against railroad carriers and against mass transportation systems on land, on water, or through the air
- Sec. 1993 - Repealed. Pub. L. 109-177, title I, §110(a), Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 205
- + Chapter 99 - Repealed (Section 2031 - 2032)
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Chapter 101 - Records and Reports
(Section 2071 - 2076)
- Table of Contents
- Sec. 2071 - Concealment, removal, or mutilation generally
- Sec. 2072 - False crop reports
- Sec. 2073 - False entries and reports of moneys or securities
- Sec. 2074 - False weather reports
- Sec. 2075 - Officer failing to make returns or reports
- Sec. 2076 - Clerk of United States District Court
- + Chapter 102 - Riots (Section 2101 - 2102)
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Chapter 103 - Robbery and Burglary
(Section 2111 - 2119)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 2111 - Special maritime and territorial jurisdiction
- Sec. 2112 - Personal property of United States
- Sec. 2113 - Bank robbery and incidental crimes
- Sec. 2114 - Mail, money, or other property of United States
- Sec. 2115 - Post office
- Sec. 2116 - Railway or steamboat post office
- Sec. 2117 - Breaking or entering carrier facilities
- Sec. 2118 - Robberies and burglaries involving controlled substances
- Sec. 2119 - Motor vehicles
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Chapter 105 - Sabotage
(Section 2151 - 2157)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 2151 - Definitions
- Sec. 2152 - Fortifications, harbor defenses, or defensive sea areas
- Sec. 2153 - Destruction of war material, war premises, or war utilities
- Sec. 2154 - Production of defective war material, war premises, or war utilities
- Sec. 2155 - Destruction of national-defense materials, national-defense premises, or national-defense utilities
- Sec. 2156 - Production of defective national-defense material, national-defense premises, or national-defense utilities
- Sec. 2157 - Repealed. Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, §330004(13), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2142
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Chapter 107 - Seamen and Stowaways
(Section 2191 - 2199)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 2191 - Cruelty to seamen
- Sec. 2192 - Incitation of seamen to revolt or mutiny
- Sec. 2193 - Revolt or mutiny of seamen
- Sec. 2194 - Shanghaiing sailors
- Sec. 2195 - Abandonment of sailors
- Sec. 2196 - Drunkenness or neglect of duty by seamen
- Sec. 2197 - Misuse of Federal certificate, license or document
- Sec. 2198 - Repealed. Pub. L. 101-647, title XII, §1207(b), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4832
- Sec. 2199 - Stowaways on vessels or aircraft
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Chapter 109 - Searches and Seizures
(Section 2231 - 2237)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 2231 - Assault or resistance
- Sec. 2232 - Destruction or removal of property to prevent seizure
- Sec. 2233 - Rescue of seized property
- Sec. 2234 - Authority exceeded in executing warrant
- Sec. 2235 - Search warrant procured maliciously
- Sec. 2236 - Searches without warrant
- Sec. 2237 - Criminal sanctions for failure to heave to, obstruction of boarding, or providing false information
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Chapter 109A - Sexual Abuse
(Section 2241 - 2248)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 2241 - Aggravated sexual abuse
- Sec. 2242 - Sexual abuse
- Sec. 2243 - Sexual abuse of a minor, a ward, or an individual in Federal custody
- Sec. 2244 - Abusive sexual contact
- Sec. 2245 - Offenses resulting in death
- Sec. 2246 - Definitions for chapter
- Sec. 2247 - Repeat offenders
- Sec. 2248 - Mandatory restitution
- + Chapter 109B - Sex Offender and Crimes Against Children Registry (Section 2250 - 2250)
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Chapter 110 - Sexual Exploitation and Other Abuse of Children
(Section 2251 - 2260A)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 2251 - Sexual exploitation of children
- Sec. 2251A - Selling or buying of children
- Sec. 2252 - Certain activities relating to material involving the sexual exploitation of minors
- Sec. 2252A - Certain activities relating to material constituting or containing child pornography
- Sec. 2252B - Misleading domain names on the Internet
- Sec. 2252C - Misleading words or digital images on the Internet
- Sec. 2253 - Criminal forfeiture
- Sec. 2254 - Civil forfeiture
- Sec. 2255 - Civil remedy for personal injuries
- Sec. 2256 - Definitions for chapter
- Sec. 2257 - Record keeping requirements
- Sec. 2257A - Record keeping requirements for simulated sexual conduct
- Sec. 2258 - Failure to report child abuse
- Sec. 2258A - Reporting requirements of providers
- Sec. 2258B - Limited liability for providers or domain name registrars
- Sec. 2258C - Use to combat child pornography of technical elements relating to reports made to the CyberTipline
- Sec. 2258D - Limited liability for NCMEC
- Sec. 2258E - Definitions
- Sec. 2259 - Mandatory restitution
- Sec. 2259A - Assessments in child pornography cases
- Sec. 2259B - Child pornography victims reserve
- Sec. 2260 - Production of sexually explicit depictions of a minor for importation into the United States
- Sec. 2260A - Penalties for registered sex offenders
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Chapter 110A - Domestic Violence and Stalking
(Section 2261 - 2266)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 2261 - Interstate domestic violence
- Sec. 2261A - Stalking
- Sec. 2261B - Enhanced penalty for stalkers of children
- Sec. 2262 - Interstate violation of protection order
- Sec. 2263 - Pretrial release of defendant
- Sec. 2264 - Restitution
- Sec. 2265 - Full faith and credit given to protection orders
- Sec. 2265A - Repeat offenders
- Sec. 2266 - Definitions
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Chapter 111 - Shipping
(Section 2271 - 2285)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 2271 - Conspiracy to destroy vessels
- Sec. 2272 - Destruction of vessel by owner
- Sec. 2273 - Destruction of vessel by nonowner
- Sec. 2274 - Destruction or misuse of vessel by person in charge
- Sec. 2275 - Firing or tampering with vessels
- Sec. 2276 - Breaking and entering vessel
- Sec. 2277 - Explosives or dangerous weapons aboard vessels
- Sec. 2278 - Explosives on vessels carrying steerage passengers
- Sec. 2279 - Boarding vessels before arrival
- Sec. 2280 - Violence against maritime navigation
- Sec. 2280a - Violence against maritime navigation and maritime transport involving weapons of mass destruction
- Sec. 2281 - Violence against maritime fixed platforms
- Sec. 2281a - Additional offenses against maritime fixed platforms
- Sec. 2282A - Devices or dangerous substances in waters of the United States likely to destroy or damage ships or to interfere with maritime commerce
- Sec. 2282B - Violence against aids to maritime navigation
- Sec. 2283 - Transportation of explosive, biological, chemical, or radioactive or nuclear materials
- Sec. 2284 - Transportation of terrorists
- Sec. 2285 - Operation of submersible vessel or semi-submersible vessel without nationality
- + Chapter 111A - Destruction Of, or Interference With, Vessels or Maritime Facilities (Section 2290 - 2293)
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Chapter 113 - Stolen Property
(Section 2311 - 2323)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 2311 - Definitions
- Sec. 2312 - Transportation of stolen vehicles
- Sec. 2313 - Sale or receipt of stolen vehicles
- Sec. 2314 - Transportation of stolen goods, securities, moneys, fraudulent State tax stamps, or articles used in counterfeiting
- Sec. 2315 - Sale or receipt of stolen goods, securities, moneys, or fraudulent State tax stamps
- Sec. 2316 - Transportation of livestock
- Sec. 2317 - Sale or receipt of livestock
- Sec. 2318 - Trafficking in counterfeit labels, illicit labels, or counterfeit documentation or packaging
- Sec. 2319 - Criminal infringement of a copyright
- Sec. 2319A - Unauthorized fixation of and trafficking in sound recordings and music videos of live musical performances
- Sec. 2319B - Unauthorized recording of Motion pictures in a Motion picture exhibition facility
- Sec. 2319C - Illicit digital transmission services
- Sec. 2320 - Trafficking in counterfeit goods or services
- Sec. 2321 - Trafficking in certain motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts
- Sec. 2322 - Chop shops
- Sec. 2323 - Forfeiture, destruction, and restitution
- + Chapter 113A - Telemarketing and Email Marketing Fraud (Section 2325 - 2328)
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Chapter 113B - Terrorism
(Section 2331 - 2339D)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 2331 - Definitions
- Sec. 2332 - Criminal penalties
- Sec. 2332a - Use of weapons of mass destruction
- Sec. 2332b - Acts of terrorism transcending national boundaries
- Sec. 2332c - Repealed. Pub. L. 105-277, div. I, title II, §201(c)(1), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681-871
- Sec. 2332d - Financial transactions
- Sec. 2332e - Requests for military assistance to enforce prohibition in certain emergencies
- Sec. 2332f - Bombings of places of public use, government facilities, public transportation systems and infrastructure facilities
- Sec. 2332g - Missile systems designed to destroy aircraft
- Sec. 2332h - Radiological dispersal devices
- Sec. 2332i - Acts of nuclear terrorism
- Sec. 2333 - Civil remedies
- Sec. 2334 - Jurisdiction and venue
- Sec. 2335 - Limitation of actions
- Sec. 2336 - Other limitations
- Sec. 2337 - Suits against Government officials
- Sec. 2338 - Exclusive Federal jurisdiction
- Sec. 2339 - Harboring or concealing terrorists
- Sec. 2339A - Providing material support to terrorists
- Sec. 2339B - Providing material support or resources to designated foreign terrorist organizations
- Sec. 2339C - Prohibitions against the financing of terrorism
- Sec. 2339D - Receiving military-type training from a foreign terrorist organization
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- + Chapter 114 - Trafficking in Contraband Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco (Section 2341 - 2346)
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Chapter 115 - Treason, Sedition, and Subversive Activities
(Section 2381 - 2391)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 2381 - Treason
- Sec. 2382 - Misprision of treason
- Sec. 2383 - Rebellion or insurrection
- Sec. 2384 - Seditious conspiracy
- Sec. 2385 - Advocating overthrow of Government
- Sec. 2386 - Registration of certain organizations
- Sec. 2387 - Activities affecting armed forces generally
- Sec. 2388 - Activities affecting armed forces during war
- Sec. 2389 - Recruiting for service against United States
- Sec. 2390 - Enlistment to serve against United States
- Sec. 2391 - Repealed. Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, §330004(13), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2142
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Chapter 117 - Transportation for Illegal Sexual Activity and Related Crimes
(Section 2421 - 2429)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 2421 - Transportation generally
- Sec. 2421A - Promotion or facilitation of prostitution and reckless disregard of sex trafficking
- Sec. 2422 - Coercion and enticement
- Sec. 2423 - Transportation of minors
- Sec. 2424 - Filing factual statement about alien individual
- Sec. 2425 - Use of interstate facilities to transmit information about a minor
- Sec. 2426 - Repeat offenders
- Sec. 2427 - Inclusion of offenses relating to child pornography in definition of sexual activity for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense
- Sec. 2428 - Forfeitures
- Sec. 2429 - Mandatory restitution
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Chapter 119 - Wire and Electronic Communications Interception and Interception of Oral Communications
(Section 2510 - 2523)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 2510 - Definitions
- Sec. 2511 - Interception and disclosure of wire, oral, or electronic communications prohibited
- Sec. 2512 - Manufacture, distribution, possession, and advertising of wire, oral, or electronic communication intercepting devices prohibited
- Sec. 2513 - Confiscation of wire, oral, or electronic communication intercepting devices
- Sec. 2514 - Repealed. Pub. L. 91-452, title II, §227(a), Oct. 15, 1970, 84 Stat. 930
- Sec. 2515 - Prohibition of use as evidence of intercepted wire or oral communications
- Sec. 2516 - Authorization for interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications
- Sec. 2517 - Authorization for disclosure and use of intercepted wire, oral, or electronic communications
- Sec. 2518 - Procedure for interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications
- Sec. 2519 - Reports concerning intercepted wire, oral, or electronic communications
- Sec. 2520 - Recovery of civil damages authorized
- Sec. 2521 - Injunction against illegal interception
- Sec. 2522 - Enforcement of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act
- Sec. 2523 - Executive agreements on access to data by foreign governments
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Chapter 121 - Stored Wire and Electronic Communications and Transactional Records Access
(Section 2701 - 2713)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Sec. 2701 - Unlawful access to stored communications
- Sec. 2702 - Voluntary disclosure of customer communications or records
- Sec. 2703 - Required disclosure of customer communications or records
- Sec. 2704 - Backup preservation
- Sec. 2705 - Delayed notice
- Sec. 2706 - Cost reimbursement
- Sec. 2707 - Civil action
- Sec. 2708 - Exclusivity of remedies
- Sec. 2709 - Counterintelligence access to telephone toll and transactional records
- Sec. 2710 - Wrongful disclosure of video tape rental or sale records
- Sec. 2711 - Definitions for chapter
- Sec. 2712 - Civil actions against the United States
- Sec. 2713 - Required preservation and disclosure of communications and records
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