TITLE 18-CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

CHAPTER 1⁠—GENERAL PROVISIONS (sections 1 to 28)

• § 1 — Repealed. Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 218(a)(1) , Oct. 12, 1984 , 98 Stat. 2027 ]
• § 2 — Principals
• § 3 — Accessory after the fact
• § 4 — Misprision of felony
• § 5 — United States defined
• § 6 — Department and agency defined
• § 7 — Special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States defined
• § 8 — Obligation or other security of the United States defined
• § 9 — Vessel of the United States defined
• § 10 — Interstate commerce and foreign commerce defined
• § 11 — Foreign government defined
• § 12 — United States Postal Service defined
• § 13 — Laws of States adopted for areas within Federal jurisdiction
• § 14 — Repealed. Pub. L. 107–273, div. B, title IV, § 4004(a) , Nov. 2, 2002 , 116 Stat. 1812 ]
• § 15 — Obligation or other security of foreign government defined
• § 16 — Crime of violence defined
• § 17 — Insanity defense
• § 18 — Organization defined
• § 19 — Petty offense defined
• § 20 — Financial institution defined
• § 21 — Stolen or counterfeit nature of property for certain crimes defined
• § 23 — Court of the United States defined
• § 24 — Definitions relating to Federal health care offense
• § 25 — Use of minors in crimes of violence
• § 26 — Definition of seaport
• § 27 — Mortgage lending business defined
• § 28 — Human trafficking defense

CHAPTER 2⁠—AIRCRAFT AND MOTOR VEHICLES (sections 31 to 40A)

• § 31 — Definitions
• § 32 — Destruction of aircraft or aircraft facilities
• § 33 — Destruction of motor vehicles or motor vehicle facilities
• § 34 — Penalty when death results
• § 35 — Imparting or conveying false information
• § 36 — Drive-by shooting
• § 37 — Violence at international airports
• § 38 — Fraud involving aircraft or space vehicle parts in interstate or foreign commerce
• § 39 — Traffic signal preemption transmitters
• § 39A — Aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft
• § 39B — Unsafe operation of unmanned aircraft
• § 40 — Commercial motor vehicles required to stop for inspections
• § 40A — Operation of unauthorized unmanned aircraft over wildfires

CHAPTER 3⁠—ANIMALS, BIRDS, FISH, AND PLANTS (sections 41 to 49)

• § 41 — Hunting, fishing, trapping; disturbance or injury on wildlife refuges
• § 42 — Importation or shipment of injurious mammals, birds, fish (including mollusks and crustacea), amphibia, and reptiles; permits, specimens for museums; regulations
• § 43 — Force, violence, and threats involving animal enterprises
• § 44 — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–79, § 9(b)(2) , Nov. 16, 1981 , 95 Stat. 1079 ]
• § 45 — Repealed. Pub. L. 101–647, title XII, § 1206(a) , Nov. 29, 1990 , 104 Stat. 4832 ]
• § 46 — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–260, div. O, title X, § 1002(1) , Dec. 27, 2020 , 134 Stat. 2155 ]
• § 47 — Use of aircraft or motor vehicles to hunt certain wild horses or burros; pollution of watering holes
• § 48 — Animal crushing
• § 49 — Enforcement of animal fighting prohibitions

CHAPTER 5⁠—ARSON (section 81)

• § 81 — Arson within special maritime and territorial jurisdiction

CHAPTER 7⁠—ASSAULT (sections 111 to 119)

• § 111 — Assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees
• § 112 — Protection of foreign officials, official guests, and internationally protected persons
• § 113 — Assaults within maritime and territorial jurisdiction
• § 114 — Maiming within maritime and territorial jurisdiction
• § 115 — Influencing, impeding, or retaliating against a Federal official by threatening or injuring a family member
• § 116 — Female genital mutilation
• § 117 — Domestic assault by an habitual offender
• § 118 — Interference with certain protective functions
• § 119 — Protection of individuals performing certain official duties

CHAPTER 9⁠—BANKRUPTCY (sections 151 to 158)

• § 151 — Definition
• § 152 — Concealment of assets; false oaths and claims; bribery
• § 153 — Embezzlement against estate
• § 154 — Adverse interest and conduct of officers
• § 155 — Fee agreements in cases under title 11 and receiverships
• § 156 — Knowing disregard of bankruptcy law or rule
• § 157 — Bankruptcy fraud
• § 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 (sections 175 to 178)

• § 175 — Prohibitions with respect to biological weapons
• § 175a — Requests for military assistance to enforce prohibition in certain emergencies
• § 175b — Possession by restricted persons
• § 175c — Variola virus
• § 176 — Seizure, forfeiture, and destruction
• § 177 — Injunctions
• § 178 — Definitions

CHAPTER 11⁠—BRIBERY, GRAFT, AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST (sections 201 to 227)

• § 201 — Bribery of public officials and witnesses
• § 202 — Definitions
• § 203 — Compensation to Members of Congress, officers, and others in matters affecting the Government
• § 204 — Practice in United States Court of Federal Claims or the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit by Members of Congress
• § 205 — Activities of officers and employees in claims against and other matters affecting the Government
• § 206 — Exemption of retired officers of the uniformed services
• § 207 — Restrictions on former officers, employees, and elected officials of the executive and legislative branches
• § 208 — Acts affecting a personal financial interest
• § 209 — Salary of Government officials and employees payable only by United States
• § 210 — Offer to procure appointive public office
• § 211 — Acceptance or solicitation to obtain appointive public office
• § 212 — Offer of loan or gratuity to financial institution examiner
• § 213 — Acceptance of loan or gratuity by financial institution examiner
• § 214 — Offer for procurement of Federal Reserve bank loan and discount of commercial paper
• § 215 — Receipt of commissions or gifts for procuring loans
• § 216 — Penalties and injunctions
• § 217 — Acceptance of consideration for adjustment of farm indebtedness
• § 218 — Voiding transactions in violation of chapter; recovery by the United States
• § 219 — Officers and employees acting as agents of foreign principals
• § 220 — Illegal remunerations for referrals to recovery homes, clinical treatment facilities, and laboratories
• § 221 — Renumbered §§ 216, 217]
• § 223 — Repealed. Pub. L. 87–849, § 1(c) , Oct. 23, 1962 , 76 Stat. 1125 ]
• § 224 — Bribery in sporting contests
• § 225 — Continuing financial crimes enterprise
• § 226 — Bribery affecting port security
• § 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 (section 228)

• § 228 — Failure to pay legal child support obligations

CHAPTER 11B⁠—CHEMICAL WEAPONS (sections 229 to 229F)

• § 229 — Prohibited activities
• § 229A — Penalties
• § 229B — Criminal forfeitures; destruction of weapons
• § 229C — Individual self-defense devices
• § 229D — Injunctions
• § 229E — Requests for military assistance to enforce prohibition in certain emergencies
• § 229F — Definitions

CHAPTER 12⁠—CIVIL DISORDERS (sections 231 to 233)

• § 231 — Civil disorders
• § 232 — Definitions
• § 233 — Preemption

CHAPTER 13⁠—CIVIL RIGHTS (sections 241 to 250)

• § 241 — Conspiracy against rights
• § 242 — Deprivation of rights under color of law
• § 243 — Exclusion of jurors on account of race or color
• § 244 — Discrimination against person wearing uniform of armed forces
• § 245 — Federally protected activities
• § 246 — Deprivation of relief benefits
• § 247 — Damage to religious property; obstruction of persons in the free exercise of religious beliefs
• § 248 — Freedom of access to clinic entrances
• § 249 — Hate crime acts
• § 250 — Penalties for civil rights offenses involving sexual misconduct

CHAPTER 15⁠—CLAIMS AND SERVICES IN MATTERS AFFECTING GOVERNMENT (sections 281 to 293)

• § 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 ]
• § 282 — Repealed. Pub. L. 87–849, § 2 , Oct. 23, 1962 , 76 Stat. 1126 ]
• § 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 ]
• § 284 — Repealed. Pub. L. 87–849, § 2 , Oct. 23, 1962 , 76 Stat. 1126 ]
• § 285 — Taking or using papers relating to claims
• § 286 — Conspiracy to defraud the Government with respect to claims
• § 287 — False, fictitious or fraudulent claims
• § 288 — False claims for postal losses
• § 289 — False claims for pensions
• § 290 — Discharge papers withheld by claim agent
• § 291 — Purchase of claims for fees by court officials
• § 292 — Solicitation of employment and receipt of unapproved fees concerning Federal employees’ compensation
• § 293 — Repealed. Pub. L. 101–123, § 3(a) , Oct. 23, 1989 , 103 Stat. 760 ]

CHAPTER 17⁠—COINS AND CURRENCY (sections 331 to 337)

• § 331 — Mutilation, diminution, and falsification of coins
• § 332 — Debasement of coins; alteration of official scales, or embezzlement of metals
• § 333 — Mutilation of national bank obligations
• § 334 — Issuance of Federal Reserve or national bank notes
• § 335 — Circulation of obligations of expired corporations
• § 336 — Issuance of circulating obligations of less than $1
• § 337 — Coins as security for loans

CHAPTER 17A⁠—COMMON CARRIER OPERATION UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS (sections 341 to 343)

• § 341 — Definitions
• § 342 — Operation of a common carrier under the influence of alcohol or drugs
• § 343 — Presumptions

CHAPTER 18⁠—CONGRESSIONAL, CABINET, AND SUPREME COURT ASSASSINATION, KIDNAPPING, AND ASSAULT (section 351)

• § 351 — Congressional, Cabinet, and Supreme Court assassination, kidnapping, and assault; penalties

CHAPTER 19⁠—CONSPIRACY (sections 371 to 373)

• § 371 — Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud United States
• § 372 — Conspiracy to impede or injure officer
• § 373 — Solicitation to commit a crime of violence

CHAPTER 21⁠—CONTEMPTS (sections 401 to 403)

• § 401 — Power of court
• § 402 — Contempts constituting crimes
• § 403 — Protection of the privacy of child victims and child witnesses

CHAPTER 23⁠—CONTRACTS (sections 431 to 443)

• § 431 — Contracts by Member of Congress
• § 432 — Officer or employee contracting with Member of Congress
• § 433 — Exemptions with respect to certain contracts
• § 434 — Repealed. Pub. L. 87–849, § 2 , Oct. 23, 1962 , 76 Stat. 1126 ]
• § 435 — Contracts in excess of specific appropriation
• § 436 — Convict labor contracts
• § 437 — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–178, § 1(a) , Aug. 6, 1996 , 110 Stat. 1565 ]
• § 438 — Repealed. Pub. L. 106–568, title VIII, § 812(c)(2) , Dec. 27, 2000 , 114 Stat. 2917 ]
• § 440 — Mail contracts
• § 441 — Postal supply contracts
• § 442 — Government Publishing Office
• § 443 — War contracts

CHAPTER 25⁠—COUNTERFEITING AND FORGERY (sections 470 to 514)

• § 470 — Counterfeit acts committed outside the United States
• § 471 — Obligations or securities of United States
• § 472 — Uttering counterfeit obligations or securities
• § 473 — Dealing in counterfeit obligations or securities
• § 474 — Plates, stones, or analog, digital, or electronic images for counterfeiting obligations or securities
• § 474A — Deterrents to counterfeiting of obligations and securities
• § 475 — Imitating obligations or securities; advertisements
• § 476 — Taking impressions of tools used for obligations or securities
• § 477 — Possessing or selling impressions of tools used for obligations or securities
• § 478 — Foreign obligations or securities
• § 479 — Uttering counterfeit foreign obligations or securities
• § 480 — Possessing counterfeit foreign obligations or securities
• § 481 — Plates, stones, or analog, digital, or electronic images for counterfeiting foreign obligations or securities
• § 482 — Foreign bank notes
• § 483 — Uttering counterfeit foreign bank notes
• § 484 — Connecting parts of different notes
• § 485 — Coins or bars
• § 486 — Uttering coins of gold, silver or other metal
• § 487 — Making or possessing counterfeit dies for coins
• § 488 — Making or possessing counterfeit dies for foreign coins
• § 489 — Making or possessing likeness of coins
• § 490 — Minor coins
• § 491 — Tokens or paper used as money
• § 492 — Forfeiture of counterfeit paraphernalia
• § 493 — Bonds and obligations of certain lending agencies
• § 494 — Contractors’ bonds, bids, and public records
• § 495 — Contracts, deeds, and powers of attorney
• § 496 — Customs matters
• § 497 — Letters patent
• § 498 — Military or naval discharge certificates
• § 499 — Military, naval, or official passes
• § 500 — Money orders
• § 501 — Postage stamps, postage meter stamps, and postal cards
• § 502 — Postage and revenue stamps of foreign governments
• § 503 — Postmarking stamps
• § 504 — Printing and filming of United States and foreign obligations and securities
• § 505 — Seals of courts; signatures of judges or court officers
• § 506 — Seals of departments or agencies
• § 507 — Ship’s papers
• § 508 — Transportation requests of Government
• § 509 — Possessing and making plates or stones for Government transportation requests
• § 510 — Forging endorsements on Treasury checks or bonds or securities of the United States
• § 511 — Altering or removing motor vehicle identification numbers
• § 511A — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–260, div. O, title X, § 1002(2) , Dec. 27, 2020 , 134 Stat. 2155 ]
• § 512 — Forfeiture of certain motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts
• § 513 — Securities of the States and private entities
• § 514 — Fictitious obligations

CHAPTER 26⁠—CRIMINAL STREET GANGS (section 521)

• § 521 — Criminal street gangs

CHAPTER 27⁠—CUSTOMS (sections 541 to 555)

• § 541 — Entry of goods falsely classified
• § 542 — Entry of goods by means of false statements
• § 543 — Entry of goods for less than legal duty
• § 544 — Relanding of goods
• § 545 — Smuggling goods into the United States
• § 546 — Smuggling goods into foreign countries
• § 547 — Depositing goods in buildings on boundaries
• § 548 — Removing or repacking goods in warehouses
• § 549 — Removing goods from customs custody; breaking seals
• § 550 — False claim for refund of duties
• § 551 — Concealing or destroying invoices or other papers
• § 552 — Officers aiding importation of obscene or treasonous books and articles
• § 553 — Importation or exportation of stolen motor vehicles, off-highway mobile equipment, vessels, or aircraft
• § 554 — Smuggling goods from the United States
• § 555 — Border tunnels and passages

CHAPTER 29⁠—ELECTIONS AND POLITICAL ACTIVITIES (sections 591 to 612)

• § 591 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–187, title II, § 201(a)(1) , Jan. 8, 1980 , 93 Stat. 1367 ]
• § 592 — Troops at polls
• § 593 — Interference by armed forces
• § 594 — Intimidation of voters
• § 595 — Interference by administrative employees of Federal, State, or Territorial Governments
• § 596 — Polling armed forces
• § 597 — Expenditures to influence voting
• § 598 — Coercion by means of relief appropriations
• § 599 — Promise of appointment by candidate
• § 600 — Promise of employment or other benefit for political activity
• § 601 — Deprivation of employment or other benefit for political contribution
• § 602 — Solicitation of political contributions
• § 603 — Making political contributions
• § 604 — Solicitation from persons on relief
• § 605 — Disclosure of names of persons on relief
• § 606 — Intimidation to secure political contributions
• § 607 — Place of solicitation
• § 608 — Absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters
• § 609 — Use of military authority to influence vote of member of Armed Forces
• § 610 — Coercion of political activity
• § 611 — Voting by aliens
• § 612 — Repealed. Pub. L. 94–283, title II, § 201(a) , May 11, 1976 , 90 Stat. 496 ]

CHAPTER 31⁠—EMBEZZLEMENT AND THEFT (sections 641 to 670)

• § 641 — Public money, property or records
• § 642 — Tools and materials for counterfeiting purposes
• § 643 — Accounting generally for public money
• § 644 — Banker receiving unauthorized deposit of public money
• § 645 — Court officers generally
• § 646 — Court officers depositing registry moneys
• § 647 — Receiving loan from court officer
• § 648 — Custodians, generally, misusing public funds
• § 649 — Custodians failing to deposit moneys; persons affected
• § 650 — Depositaries failing to safeguard deposits
• § 651 — Disbursing officer falsely certifying full payment
• § 652 — Disbursing officer paying lesser in lieu of lawful amount
• § 653 — Disbursing officer misusing public funds
• § 654 — Officer or employee of United States converting property of another
• § 655 — Theft by bank examiner
• § 656 — Theft, embezzlement, or misapplication by bank officer or employee
• § 657 — Lending, credit and insurance institutions
• § 658 — Property mortgaged or pledged to farm credit agencies
• § 659 — Interstate or foreign shipments by carrier; State prosecutions
• § 660 — Carrier’s funds derived from commerce; State prosecutions
• § 661 — Within special maritime and territorial jurisdiction
• § 662 — Receiving stolen property within special maritime and territorial jurisdiction
• § 663 — Solicitation or use of gifts
• § 664 — Theft or embezzlement from employee benefit plan
• § 665 — Theft or embezzlement from employment and training funds; improper inducement; obstruction of investigations
• § 666 — Theft or bribery concerning programs receiving Federal funds
• § 667 — Theft of livestock
• § 668 — Theft of major artwork
• § 669 — Theft or embezzlement in connection with health care
• § 670 — Theft of medical products

CHAPTER 33⁠—EMBLEMS, INSIGNIA, AND NAMES (sections 700 to 716)

• § 700 — Desecration of the flag of the United States; penalties
• § 701 — Official badges, identification cards, other insignia
• § 702 — Uniform of armed forces and Public Health Service
• § 703 — Uniform of friendly nation
• § 704 — Military medals or decorations
• § 705 — Badge or medal of veterans’ organizations
• § 706 — Red Cross
• § 706a — Geneva distinctive emblems
• § 707 — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–260, div. O, title X, § 1002(3) , Dec. 27, 2020 , 134 Stat. 2155 ]
• § 708 — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–260, div. O, title X, § 1002(4) , Dec. 27, 2020 , 134 Stat. 2155 ]
• § 709 — False advertising or misuse of names to indicate Federal agency
• § 710 — Cremation urns for military use
• § 711 — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–260, div. O, title X, § 1002(5) , Dec. 27, 2020 , 134 Stat. 2155 ]
• § 711a — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–260, div. O, title X, § 1002(6) , Dec. 27, 2020 , 134 Stat. 2155 ]
• § 712 — Misuse of names, words, emblems, or insignia
• § 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
• § 714 — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–258, § 2(d)(1)(B) , Sept. 13, 1982 , 96 Stat. 1058 ]
• § 715 — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–260, div. O, title X, § 1002(7) , Dec. 27, 2020 , 134 Stat. 2155 ]
• § 716 — Public employee insignia and uniform

CHAPTER 35⁠—ESCAPE AND RESCUE (sections 751 to 758)

• § 751 — Prisoners in custody of institution or officer
• § 752 — Instigating or assisting escape
• § 753 — Rescue to prevent execution
• § 754 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330004(5) , Sept. 13, 1994 , 108 Stat. 2141 ]
• § 755 — Officer permitting escape
• § 756 — Internee of belligerent nation
• § 757 — Prisoners of war or enemy aliens
• § 758 — High speed flight from immigration checkpoint

CHAPTER 37⁠—ESPIONAGE AND CENSORSHIP (sections 791 to 799)

• § 791 — Repealed. Pub. L. 87–369, § 1 , Oct. 4, 1961 , 75 Stat. 795 ]
• § 792 — Harboring or concealing persons
• § 793 — Gathering, transmitting or losing defense information
• § 794 — Gathering or delivering defense information to aid foreign government
• § 795 — Photographing and sketching defense installations
• § 796 — Use of aircraft for photographing defense installations
• § 797 — Publication and sale of photographs of defense installations
• § 798 — Disclosure of classified information
• § 798A — Temporary extension of section 794
• § 798B — Unauthorized access to intelligence community property
• § 799 — Violation of regulations of National Aeronautics and Space Administration

CHAPTER 39⁠—EXPLOSIVES AND OTHER DANGEROUS ARTICLES (sections 831 to 837)

• § 831 — Prohibited transactions involving nuclear materials
• § 832 — Participation in nuclear and weapons of mass destruction threats to the United States
• § 833 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–129, title II, § 216(b) , Nov. 30, 1979 , 93 Stat. 1015 ]
• § 836 — Transportation of fireworks into State prohibiting sale or use
• § 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 (sections 841 to 848)

• § 841 — Definitions
• § 842 — Unlawful acts
• § 843 — Licenses and user permits
• § 844 — Penalties
• § 845 — Exceptions; relief from disabilities
• § 846 — Additional powers of the Attorney General
• § 847 — Rules and regulations
• § 848 — Effect on State law

CHAPTER 41⁠—EXTORTION AND THREATS (sections 871 to 880)

• § 871 — Threats against President and successors to the Presidency
• § 872 — Extortion by officers or employees of the United States
• § 873 — Blackmail
• § 874 — Kickbacks from public works employees
• § 875 — Interstate communications
• § 876 — Mailing threatening communications
• § 877 — Mailing threatening communications from foreign country
• § 878 — Threats and extortion against foreign officials, official guests, or internationally protected persons
• § 879 — Threats against former Presidents and certain other persons
• § 880 — Receiving the proceeds of extortion

CHAPTER 42⁠—EXTORTIONATE CREDIT TRANSACTIONS (sections 891 to 896)

• § 891 — Definitions and rules of construction
• § 892 — Making extortionate extensions of credit
• § 893 — Financing extortionate extensions of credit
• § 894 — Collection of extensions of credit by extortionate means
• § 895 — Repealed. Pub. L. 91–452, title II, § 223(a) , Oct. 15, 1970 , 84 Stat. 929 ]
• § 896 — Effect on State laws

CHAPTER 43⁠—FALSE PERSONATION (sections 911 to 917)

• § 911 — Citizen of the United States
• § 912 — Officer or employee of the United States
• § 913 — Impersonator making arrest or search
• § 914 — Creditors of the United States
• § 915 — Foreign diplomats, consuls or officers
• § 916 — 4–H Club members or agents
• § 917 — Red Cross members or agents

CHAPTER 44⁠—FIREARMS (sections 921 to 934)

• § 921 — Definitions
• § 922 — Unlawful acts
• § 923 — Licensing
• § 924 — Penalties
• § 925 — Exceptions: Relief from disabilities
• § 925A — Remedy for erroneous denial of firearm
• § 925B — Reporting of background check denials to State authorities
• § 925C — Annual report to Congress
• § 925D — Special assistant U.S. attorneys and cross-deputized attorneys
• § 926 — Rules and regulations
• § 926A — Interstate transportation of firearms
• § 926B — Carrying of concealed firearms by qualified law enforcement officers
• § 926C — Carrying of concealed firearms by qualified retired law enforcement officers
• § 927 — Effect on State law
• § 928 — Separability
• § 929 — Use of restricted ammunition
• § 930 — Possession of firearms and dangerous weapons in Federal facilities
• § 931 — Prohibition on purchase, ownership, or possession of body armor by violent felons
• § 932 — Straw purchasing of firearms
• § 933 — Trafficking in firearms
• § 934 — Forfeiture and fines

CHAPTER 45⁠—FOREIGN RELATIONS (sections 951 to 970)

• § 951 — Agents of foreign governments
• § 952 — Diplomatic codes and correspondence
• § 953 — Private correspondence with foreign governments
• § 954 — False statements influencing foreign government
• § 955 — Financial transactions with foreign governments
• § 956 — Conspiracy to kill, kidnap, maim, or injure persons or damage property in a foreign country
• § 957 — Possession of property in aid of foreign government
• § 958 — Commission to serve against friendly nation
• § 959 — Enlistment in foreign service
• § 960 — Expedition against friendly nation
• § 961 — Strengthening armed vessel of foreign nation
• § 962 — Arming vessel against friendly nation
• § 963 — Detention of armed vessel
• § 964 — Delivering armed vessel to belligerent nation
• § 965 — Verified statements as prerequisite to vessel’s departure
• § 966 — Departure of vessel forbidden for false statements
• § 967 — Departure of vessel forbidden in aid of neutrality
• § 968 — Repealed. Aug. 26, 1954, ch. 937 , title V, § 542(a)(14), 68 Stat. 861 ]
• § 969 — Repealed. Pub. L. 101–647, title XII, § 1207(a) , Nov. 29, 1990 , 104 Stat. 4832 ]
• § 970 — Protection of property occupied by foreign governments

CHAPTER 46⁠—FORFEITURE (sections 981 to 987)

• § 981 — Civil forfeiture
• § 982 — Criminal forfeiture
• § 983 — General rules for civil forfeiture proceedings
• § 984 — Civil forfeiture of fungible property
• § 985 — Civil forfeiture of real property
• § 986 — Subpoenas for bank records
• § 987 — Anti-terrorist forfeiture protection

CHAPTER 47⁠—FRAUD AND FALSE STATEMENTS (sections 1001 to 1040)

• § 1001 — Statements or entries generally
• § 1002 — Possession of false papers to defraud United States
• § 1003 — Demands against the United States
• § 1004 — Certification of checks
• § 1005 — Bank entries, reports and transactions
• § 1006 — Federal credit institution entries, reports and transactions
• § 1007 — Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation transactions
• § 1008 — Repealed. Pub. L. 101–73, title IX , §§ 961(g)(1), 962(a)(3), Aug. 9, 1989 , 103 Stat. 500 , 502]
• § 1010 — Department of Housing and Urban Development and Federal Housing Administration transactions
• § 1011 — Federal land bank mortgage transactions
• § 1012 — Department of Housing and Urban Development transactions
• § 1013 — Farm loan bonds and credit bank debentures
• § 1014 — Loan and credit applications generally; renewals and discounts; crop insurance
• § 1015 — Naturalization, citizenship or alien registry
• § 1016 — Acknowledgment of appearance or oath
• § 1017 — Government seals wrongfully used and instruments wrongfully sealed
• § 1018 — Official certificates or writings
• § 1019 — Certificates by consular officers
• § 1020 — Highway projects
• § 1021 — Title records
• § 1022 — Delivery of certificate, voucher, receipt for military or naval property
• § 1023 — Insufficient delivery of money or property for military or naval service
• § 1024 — Purchase or receipt of military, naval, or veteran’s facilities property
• § 1025 — False pretenses on high seas and other waters
• § 1026 — Compromise, adjustment, or cancellation of farm indebtedness
• § 1027 — False statements and concealment of facts in relation to documents required by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
• § 1028 — Fraud and related activity in connection with identification documents, authentication features, and information
• § 1028A — Aggravated identity theft
• § 1029 — Fraud and related activity in connection with access devices
• § 1030 — Fraud and related activity in connection with computers
• § 1031 — Major fraud against the United States
• § 1032 — Concealment of assets from conservator, receiver, or liquidating agent
• § 1033 — Crimes by or affecting persons engaged in the business of insurance whose activities affect interstate commerce
• § 1034 — Civil penalties and injunctions for violations of section 1033
• § 1035 — False statements relating to health care matters
• § 1036 — Entry by false pretenses to any real property, vessel, or aircraft of the United States or secure area of any airport or seaport
• § 1037 — Fraud and related activity in connection with electronic mail
• § 1038 — False information and hoaxes
• § 1039 — Fraud and related activity in connection with obtaining confidential phone records information of a covered entity
• § 1040 — Fraud in connection with major disaster or emergency benefits

CHAPTER 49⁠—FUGITIVES FROM JUSTICE (sections 1071 to 1074)

• § 1071 — Concealing person from arrest
• § 1072 — Concealing escaped prisoner
• § 1073 — Flight to avoid prosecution or giving testimony
• § 1074 — Flight to avoid prosecution for damaging or destroying any building or other real or personal property

CHAPTER 50⁠—GAMBLING (sections 1081 to 1084)

• § 1081 — Definitions
• § 1082 — Gambling ships
• § 1083 — Transportation between shore and ship; penalties
• § 1084 — Transmission of wagering information; penalties

CHAPTER 50A⁠—GENOCIDE (sections 1091 to 1093)

• § 1091 — Genocide
• § 1092 — Exclusive remedies
• § 1093 — Definitions

CHAPTER 51⁠—HOMICIDE (sections 1111 to 1122)

• § 1111 — Murder
• § 1112 — Manslaughter
• § 1113 — Attempt to commit murder or manslaughter
• § 1114 — Protection of officers and employees of the United States
• § 1115 — Misconduct or neglect of ship officers
• § 1116 — Murder or manslaughter of foreign officials, official guests, or internationally protected persons
• § 1117 — Conspiracy to murder
• § 1118 — Murder by a Federal prisoner
• § 1119 — Foreign murder of United States nationals
• § 1120 — Murder by escaped prisoners
• § 1121 — Killing persons aiding Federal investigations or State correctional officers
• § 1122 — Protection against the human immunodeficiency virus

CHAPTER 53⁠—INDIANS (sections 1151 to 1170)

• § 1151 — Indian country defined
• § 1152 — Laws governing
• § 1153 — Offenses committed within Indian country
• § 1154 — Intoxicants dispensed in Indian country
• § 1155 — Intoxicants dispensed on school site
• § 1156 — Intoxicants possessed unlawfully
• § 1157 — Repealed. Pub. L. 85–86 , July 10, 1957 , 71 Stat. 277 ]
• § 1158 — Counterfeiting Indian Arts and Crafts Board trade mark
• § 1159 — Misrepresentation of Indian produced goods and products
• § 1160 — Property damaged in committing offense
• § 1161 — Application of Indian liquor laws
• § 1162 — State jurisdiction over offenses committed by or against Indians in the Indian country
• § 1163 — Embezzlement and theft from Indian tribal organizations
• § 1164 — Destroying boundary and warning signs
• § 1165 — Hunting, trapping, or fishing on Indian land
• § 1166 — Gambling in Indian country
• § 1167 — Theft from gaming establishments on Indian lands
• § 1168 — Theft by officers or employees of gaming establishments on Indian lands
• § 1169 — Reporting of child abuse
• § 1170 — Illegal trafficking in Native American human remains and cultural items

CHAPTER 55⁠—KIDNAPPING (sections 1201 to 1204)

• § 1201 — Kidnapping
• § 1202 — Ransom money
• § 1203 — Hostage taking
• § 1204 — International parental kidnapping

CHAPTER 57⁠—LABOR (sections 1231 to 1232)

• § 1231 — Transportation of strikebreakers
• § 1232 — Repealed. Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 53 , 70A Stat. 641 ]

CHAPTER 59⁠—LIQUOR TRAFFIC (sections 1261 to 1265)

• § 1261 — Enforcement, regulations, and scope
• § 1262 — Transportation into State prohibiting sale
• § 1263 — Marks and labels on packages
• § 1264 — Delivery to consignee
• § 1265 — C.O.D. shipments prohibited

CHAPTER 61⁠—LOTTERIES (sections 1301 to 1308)

• § 1301 — Importing or transporting lottery tickets
• § 1302 — Mailing lottery tickets or related matter
• § 1303 — Postmaster or employee as lottery agent  1 1  Section catchline was not amended to conform to change made in the text by Pub. L. 91–375 .
• § 1304 — Broadcasting lottery information
• § 1305 — Fishing contests
• § 1306 — Participation by financial institutions
• § 1307 — Exceptions relating to certain advertisements and other information and to State-conducted lotteries
• § 1308 — Limitation of applicability

CHAPTER 63⁠—MAIL FRAUD AND OTHER FRAUD OFFENSES (sections 1341 to 1352)

• § 1341 — Frauds and swindles
• § 1342 — Fictitious name or address
• § 1343 — Fraud by wire, radio, or television
• § 1344 — Bank fraud
• § 1345 — Injunctions against fraud
• § 1346 — Definition of “scheme or artifice to defraud”
• § 1347 — Health care fraud
• § 1348 — Securities and commodities fraud
• § 1349 — Attempt and conspiracy
• § 1350 — Failure of corporate officers to certify financial reports
• § 1351 — Fraud in foreign labor contracting
• § 1352 — Demands by foreign officials for bribes

CHAPTER 65⁠—MALICIOUS MISCHIEF (sections 1361 to 1369)

• § 1361 — Government property or contracts
• § 1362 — Communication lines, stations or systems
• § 1363 — Buildings or property within special maritime and territorial jurisdiction
• § 1364 — Interference with foreign commerce by violence
• § 1365 — Tampering with consumer products
• § 1366 — Destruction of an energy facility
• § 1367 — Interference with the operation of a satellite
• § 1368 — Harming animals used in law enforcement
• § 1369 — Destruction of veterans’ memorials

CHAPTER 67⁠—MILITARY AND NAVY (sections 1381 to 1389)

• § 1381 — Enticing desertion and harboring deserters
• § 1382 — Entering military, naval, or Coast Guard property
• § 1383 — Repealed. Pub. L. 94–412, title V, § 501(e) , Sept. 14, 1976 , 90 Stat. 1258 ]
• § 1384 — Prostitution near military and naval establishments
• § 1385 — Use of Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force as posse comitatus
• § 1386 — Keys and keyways used in security applications by the Department of Defense
• § 1387 — Demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery
• § 1388 — Prohibition on disruptions of funerals of members or former members of the Armed Forces
• § 1389 — Prohibition on attacks on United States servicemen on account of service

[CHAPTER 68⁠—REPEALED] (section 1401)

• § 1401 — Repealed. Pub. L. 91–513, title III, § 1101(b)(1)(A) , Oct. 27, 1970 , 84 Stat. 1292 ]

CHAPTER 69⁠—NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP (sections 1421 to 1429)

• § 1421 — Accounts of court officers
• § 1422 — Fees in naturalization proceedings
• § 1423 — Misuse of evidence of citizenship or naturalization
• § 1424 — Personation or misuse of papers in naturalization proceedings
• § 1425 — Procurement of citizenship or naturalization unlawfully
• § 1426 — Reproduction of naturalization or citizenship papers
• § 1427 — Sale of naturalization or citizenship papers
• § 1428 — Surrender of canceled naturalization certificate
• § 1429 — Penalties for neglect or refusal to answer subpena

CHAPTER 71⁠—OBSCENITY (sections 1460 to 1470)

• § 1460 — Possession with intent to sell, and sale, of obscene matter on Federal property
• § 1461 — Mailing obscene or crime-inciting matter
• § 1462 — Importation or transportation of obscene matters
• § 1463 — Mailing indecent matter on wrappers or envelopes
• § 1464 — Broadcasting obscene language
• § 1465 — Production and transportation of obscene matters for sale or distribution
• § 1466 — Engaging in the business of selling or transferring obscene matter
• § 1466A — Obscene visual representations of the sexual abuse of children
• § 1467 — Criminal forfeiture
• § 1468 — Distributing obscene material by cable or subscription television
• § 1469 — Presumptions
• § 1470 — Transfer of obscene material to minors

CHAPTER 73⁠—OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE (sections 1501 to 1521)

• § 1501 — Assault on process server
• § 1502 — Resistance to extradition agent
• § 1503 — Influencing or injuring officer or juror generally
• § 1504 — Influencing juror by writing
• § 1505 — Obstruction of proceedings before departments, agencies, and committees
• § 1506 — Theft or alteration of record or process; false bail
• § 1507 — Picketing or parading
• § 1508 — Recording, listening to, or observing proceedings of grand or petit juries while deliberating or voting
• § 1509 — Obstruction of court orders
• § 1510 — Obstruction of criminal investigations
• § 1511 — Obstruction of State or local law enforcement
• § 1512 — Tampering with a witness, victim, or an informant
• § 1513 — Retaliating against a witness, victim, or an informant
• § 1514 — Civil action to restrain harassment of a victim or witness
• § 1514A — Civil action to protect against retaliation in fraud cases
• § 1515 — Definitions for certain provisions; general provision
• § 1516 — Obstruction of Federal audit
• § 1517 — Obstructing examination of financial institution
• § 1518 — Obstruction of criminal investigations of health care offenses
• § 1519 — Destruction, alteration, or falsification of records in Federal investigations and bankruptcy
• § 1520 — Destruction of corporate audit records
• § 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 — Partial-birth abortions prohibited

CHAPTER 75⁠—PASSPORTS AND VISAS (sections 1541 to 1547)

• § 1541 — Issuance without authority
• § 1542 — False statement in application and use of passport
• § 1543 — Forgery or false use of passport
• § 1544 — Misuse of passport
• § 1545 — Safe conduct violation
• § 1546 — Fraud and misuse of visas, permits, and other documents
• § 1547 — Alternative imprisonment maximum for certain offenses

CHAPTER 77⁠—PEONAGE, SLAVERY, AND TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (sections 1581 to 1597)

• § 1581 — Peonage; obstructing enforcement
• § 1582 — Vessels for slave trade
• § 1583 — Enticement into slavery
• § 1584 — Sale into involuntary servitude
• § 1585 — Seizure, detention, transportation or sale of slaves
• § 1586 — Service on vessels in slave trade
• § 1587 — Possession of slaves aboard vessel
• § 1588 — Transportation of slaves from United States
• § 1589 — Forced labor
• § 1590 — Trafficking with respect to peonage, slavery, involuntary servitude, or forced labor
• § 1591 — Sex trafficking of children or by force, fraud, or coercion
• § 1592 — Unlawful conduct with respect to documents in furtherance of trafficking, peonage, slavery, involuntary servitude, or forced labor
• § 1593 — Mandatory restitution
• § 1593A — Benefitting financially from peonage, slavery, and trafficking in persons
• § 1594 — General provisions
• § 1595 — Civil remedy
• § 1595A — Civil injunctions
• § 1596 — Additional jurisdiction in certain trafficking offenses
• § 1597 — Unlawful conduct with respect to immigration documents

CHAPTER 79⁠—PERJURY (sections 1621 to 1623)

• § 1621 — Perjury generally
• § 1622 — Subornation of perjury
• § 1623 — False declarations before grand jury or court

CHAPTER 81⁠—PIRACY AND PRIVATEERING (sections 1651 to 1661)

• § 1651 — Piracy under law of nations
• § 1652 — Citizens as pirates
• § 1653 — Aliens as pirates
• § 1654 — Arming or serving on privateers
• § 1655 — Assault on commander as piracy
• § 1656 — Conversion or surrender of vessel
• § 1657 — Corruption of seamen and confederating with pirates
• § 1658 — Plunder of distressed vessel
• § 1659 — Attack to plunder vessel
• § 1660 — Receipt of pirate property
• § 1661 — Robbery ashore

CHAPTER 83⁠—POSTAL SERVICE (sections 1691 to 1738)

• § 1691 — Laws governing postal savings
• § 1692 — Foreign mail as United States mail
• § 1693 — Carriage of mail generally
• § 1694 — Carriage of matter out of mail over post routes
• § 1695 — Carriage of matter out of mail on vessels
• § 1696 — Private express for letters and packets
• § 1697 — Transportation of persons acting as private express
• § 1698 — Prompt delivery of mail from vessel
• § 1699 — Certification of delivery from vessel
• § 1700 — Desertion of mails
• § 1701 — Obstruction of mails generally
• § 1702 — Obstruction of correspondence
• § 1703 — Delay or destruction of mail or newspapers
• § 1704 — Keys or locks stolen or reproduced
• § 1705 — Destruction of letter boxes or mail
• § 1706 — Injury to mail bags
• § 1707 — Theft of property used by Postal Service
• § 1708 — Theft or receipt of stolen mail matter gen­erally
• § 1709 — Theft of mail matter by officer or employee
• § 1710 — Theft of newspapers
• § 1711 — Misappropriation of postal funds
• § 1712 — Falsification of postal returns to increase compensation
• § 1713 — Issuance of money orders without payment
• § 1714 — Repealed. Pub. L. 101–647, title XII, § 1210(b) , Nov. 29, 1990 , 104 Stat. 4832 ]
• § 1715 — Firearms as nonmailable; regulations
• § 1716 — Injurious articles as nonmailable
• § 1716A — Nonmailable locksmithing devices and motor vehicle master keys
• § 1716B — Nonmailable plants
• § 1716C — Forged agricultural certifications
• § 1716D — Nonmailable injurious animals, plant pests, plants, and illegally taken fish, wildlife, and plants
• § 1716E — Tobacco products as nonmailable
• § 1717 — Letters and writings as nonmailable
• § 1718 — Repealed. Pub. L. 101–647, title XII, § 1210(c) , Nov. 29, 1990 , 104 Stat. 4832 ]
• § 1719 — Franking privilege
• § 1720 — Canceled stamps and envelopes
• § 1721 — Sale or pledge of stamps
• § 1722 — False evidence to secure second-class rate
• § 1723 — Avoidance of postage by using lower class matter
• § 1724 — Postage on mail delivered by foreign vessels
• § 1725 — Postage unpaid on deposited mail matter
• § 1726 — Postage collected unlawfully
• § 1727 — Repealed. Pub. L. 90–384, § 1(a) , July 5, 1968 , 82 Stat. 292 ]
• § 1728 — Weight of mail increased fraudulently
• § 1729 — Post office conducted without authority
• § 1730 — Uniforms of carriers
• § 1731 — Vehicles falsely labeled as carriers
• § 1732 — Approval of bond or sureties by postmaster
• § 1733 — Mailing periodical publications without prepayment of postage
• § 1734 — Editorials and other matter as “advertisements”
• § 1735 — Sexually oriented advertisements
• § 1736 — Restrictive use of information
• § 1737 — Manufacturer of sexually related mail matter
• § 1738 — Repealed. Pub. L. 106–578, § 4 , Dec. 28, 2000 , 114 Stat. 3076 ]

CHAPTER 84⁠—PRESIDENTIAL AND PRESIDENTIAL STAFF ASSASSINATION, KIDNAPPING, AND ASSAULT (sections 1751 to 1752)

• § 1751 — Presidential and Presidential staff assassination, kidnapping, and assault; penalties
• § 1752 — Restricted building or grounds

CHAPTER 85⁠—PRISON-MADE GOODS (sections 1761 to 1762)

• § 1761 — Transportation or importation
• § 1762 — Marking packages

CHAPTER 87⁠—PRISONS (sections 1791 to 1793)

• § 1791 — Providing or possessing contraband in prison
• § 1792 — Mutiny and riot prohibited
• § 1793 — Trespass on Bureau of Prisons reservations and land

CHAPTER 88⁠—PRIVACY (section 1801)

• § 1801 — Video voyeurism

[CHAPTER 89⁠—REPEALED] (section 1821)

• § 1821 — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–260, div. O, title X, § 1002(8) , Dec. 27, 2020 , 134 Stat. 2155 ]

CHAPTER 90⁠—PROTECTION OF TRADE SECRETS (sections 1831 to 1839)

• § 1831 — Economic espionage
• § 1832 — Theft of trade secrets
• § 1833 — Exceptions to prohibitions
• § 1834 — Criminal forfeiture
• § 1835 — Orders to preserve confidentiality
• § 1836 — Civil proceedings
• § 1837 — Applicability to conduct outside the United States
• § 1838 — Construction with other laws
• § 1839 — Definitions

CHAPTER 90A⁠—PROTECTION OF UNBORN CHILDREN (section 1841)

• § 1841 — Protection of unborn children

CHAPTER 91⁠—PUBLIC LANDS (sections 1851 to 1866)

• § 1851 — Coal depredations
• § 1852 — Timber removed or transported
• § 1853 — Trees cut or injured
• § 1854 — Trees boxed for pitch or turpentine
• § 1855 — Timber set afire
• § 1856 — Fires left unattended and unextinguished
• § 1857 — Fences destroyed; livestock entering
• § 1858 — Survey marks destroyed or removed
• § 1859 — Surveys interrupted
• § 1860 — Bids at land sales
• § 1861 — Deception of prospective purchasers
• § 1862 — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–200, § 3(c) , Nov. 23, 1977 , 91 Stat. 1428 ]
• § 1863 — Trespass on national forest lands
• § 1864 — Hazardous or injurious devices on Federal lands
• § 1865 — National Park Service
• § 1866 — Historic, archeologic, or prehistoric items and antiquities

CHAPTER 93⁠—PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (sections 1901 to 1924)

• § 1901 — Collecting or disbursing officer trading in public property
• § 1902 — Disclosure of crop information and speculation thereon
• § 1903 — Speculation in stocks or commodities affecting crop insurance
• § 1904 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330004(11) , Sept. 13, 1994 , 108 Stat. 2141 ]
• § 1905 — Disclosure of confidential information generally
• § 1906 — Disclosure of information from a bank examination report
• § 1907 — Disclosure of information by farm credit examiner
• § 1908 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330004(11) , Sept. 13, 1994 , 108 Stat. 2141 ]
• § 1909 — Examiner performing other services
• § 1910 — Nepotism in appointment of receiver or trustee
• § 1911 — Receiver mismanaging property
• § 1912 — Unauthorized fees for inspection of vessels
• § 1913 — Lobbying with appropriated moneys
• § 1914 — Repealed. Pub. L. 87–849, § 2 , Oct. 23, 1962 , 76 Stat. 1126 ]
• § 1915 — Compromise of customs liabilities
• § 1916 — Unauthorized employment and disposition of lapsed appropriations
• § 1917 — Interference with civil service examinations
• § 1918 — Disloyalty and asserting the right to strike against the Government
• § 1919 — False statement to obtain unemployment compensation for Federal service
• § 1920 — False statement or fraud to obtain Federal employees’ compensation
• § 1921 — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–260, div. O, title X, § 1002(9) , Dec. 27, 2020 , 134 Stat. 2155 ]
• § 1922 — False or withheld report concerning Federal employees’ compensation
• § 1923 — Fraudulent receipt of payments of missing persons
• § 1924 — Unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents or material

CHAPTER 95⁠—RACKETEERING (sections 1951 to 1960)

• § 1951 — Interference with commerce by threats or violence
• § 1952 — Interstate and foreign travel or transportation in aid of racketeering enterprises
• § 1952A — Renumbered § 1958]
• § 1952B — Renumbered § 1959]
• § 1953 — Interstate transportation of wagering paraphernalia
• § 1954 — Offer, acceptance, or solicitation to influence operations of employee benefit plan
• § 1955 — Prohibition of illegal gambling businesses
• § 1956 — Laundering of monetary instruments
• § 1957 — Engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity
• § 1958 — Use of interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire
• § 1959 — Violent crimes in aid of racketeering activity
• § 1960 — Prohibition of unlicensed money transmitting businesses

CHAPTER 96⁠—RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS (sections 1961 to 1968)

• § 1961 — Definitions
• § 1962 — Prohibited activities
• § 1963 — Criminal penalties
• § 1964 — Civil remedies
• § 1965 — Venue and process
• § 1966 — Expedition of actions
• § 1967 — Evidence
• § 1968 — Civil investigative demand

CHAPTER 97⁠—RAILROAD CARRIERS AND MASS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS ON LAND, ON WATER, OR THROUGH THE AIR (sections 1991 to 1993)

• § 1991 — Entering train to commit crime
• § 1992 — Terrorist attacks and other violence against railroad carriers and against mass transportation systems on land, on water, or through the air
• § 1993 — Repealed. Pub. L. 109–177, title I, § 110(a) , Mar. 9, 2006 , 120 Stat. 205 ]

[CHAPTER 99⁠—REPEALED] (section 2031)

• § 2031 — 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 (sections 2071 to 2076)

• § 2071 — Concealment, removal, or mutilation generally
• § 2072 — False crop reports
• § 2073 — False entries and reports of moneys or securities
• § 2074 — False weather reports
• § 2075 — Officer failing to make returns or reports
• § 2076 — Clerk of United States District Court

CHAPTER 102⁠—RIOTS (sections 2101 to 2102)

• § 2101 — Riots
• § 2102 — Definitions

CHAPTER 103⁠—ROBBERY AND BURGLARY (sections 2111 to 2119)

• § 2111 — Special maritime and territorial jurisdiction
• § 2112 — Personal property of United States
• § 2113 — Bank robbery and incidental crimes
• § 2114 — Mail, money, or other property of United States
• § 2115 — Post office
• § 2116 — Railway or steamboat post office
• § 2117 — Breaking or entering carrier facilities
• § 2118 — Robberies and burglaries involving controlled substances
• § 2119 — Motor vehicles

CHAPTER 105⁠—SABOTAGE (sections 2151 to 2157)

• § 2151 — Definitions
• § 2152 — Fortifications, harbor defenses, or defensive sea areas
• § 2153 — Destruction of war material, war premises, or war utilities
• § 2154 — Production of defective war material, war premises, or war utilities
• § 2155 — Destruction of national-defense materials, national-defense premises, or national-defense utilities
• § 2156 — Production of defective national-defense material, national-defense premises, or national-defense utilities
• § 2157 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330004(13) , Sept. 13, 1994 , 108 Stat. 2142 ]

CHAPTER 107⁠—SEAMEN AND STOWAWAYS (sections 2191 to 2199)

• § 2191 — Cruelty to seamen
• § 2192 — Incitation of seamen to revolt or mutiny
• § 2193 — Revolt or mutiny of seamen
• § 2194 — Shanghaiing sailors
• § 2195 — Abandonment of sailors
• § 2196 — Drunkenness or neglect of duty by seamen
• § 2197 — Misuse of Federal certificate, license or document
• § 2198 — Repealed. Pub. L. 101–647, title XII, § 1207(b) , Nov. 29, 1990 , 104 Stat. 4832 ]
• § 2199 — Stowaways on vessels or aircraft

CHAPTER 109⁠—SEARCHES AND SEIZURES (sections 2231 to 2237)

• § 2231 — Assault or resistance
• § 2232 — Destruction or removal of property to prevent seizure
• § 2233 — Rescue of seized property
• § 2234 — Authority exceeded in executing warrant
• § 2235 — Search warrant procured maliciously
• § 2236 — Searches without warrant
• § 2237 — Criminal sanctions for failure to heave to, obstruction of boarding, or providing false information

CHAPTER 109A⁠—SEXUAL ABUSE (sections 2241 to 2248)

• § 2241 — Aggravated sexual abuse
• § 2242 — Sexual abuse
• § 2243 — Sexual abuse of a minor, a ward, or an individual in Federal custody
• § 2244 — Abusive sexual contact
• § 2245 — Offenses resulting in death
• § 2246 — Definitions for chapter
• § 2247 — Repeat offenders
• § 2248 — Mandatory restitution

CHAPTER 109B⁠—SEX OFFENDER AND CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN REGISTRY (section 2250)

• § 2250 — Failure to register

CHAPTER 110⁠—SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND OTHER ABUSE OF CHILDREN (sections 2251 to 2260A)

• § 2251 — Sexual exploitation of children
• § 2251A — Selling or buying of children
• § 2252 — Certain activities relating to material involving the sexual exploitation of minors
• § 2252A — Certain activities relating to material constituting or containing child pornography
• § 2252B — Misleading domain names on the Internet
• § 2252C — Misleading words or digital images on the Internet
• § 2253 — Criminal forfeiture
• § 2254 — Civil forfeiture
• § 2255 — Civil remedy for personal injuries
• § 2256 — Definitions for chapter
• § 2257 — Record keeping requirements
• § 2257A — Record keeping requirements for simulated sexual conduct
• § 2258 — Failure to report child abuse
• § 2258A — Reporting requirements of providers
• § 2258B — Limited liability for the reporting, storage, and handling of certain visual depictions of apparent child pornography to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
• § 2258C — Use to combat child pornography of technical elements relating to reports made to the CyberTipline
• § 2258D — Limited liability for NCMEC
• § 2258E — Definitions
• § 2259 — Mandatory restitution
• § 2259A — Assessments in child pornography cases
• § 2259B — Child pornography victims reserve
• § 2260 — Production of sexually explicit depictions of a minor for importation into the United States
• § 2260A — Penalties for registered sex offenders

CHAPTER 110A⁠—DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND STALKING (sections 2261 to 2266)

• § 2261 — Interstate domestic violence
• § 2261A — Stalking
• § 2261B — Enhanced penalty for stalkers of children
• § 2262 — Interstate violation of protection order
• § 2263 — Pretrial release of defendant
• § 2264 — Restitution
• § 2265 — Full faith and credit given to protection orders
• § 2265A — Repeat offenders
• § 2266 — Definitions

CHAPTER 111⁠—SHIPPING (sections 2271 to 2285)

• § 2271 — Conspiracy to destroy vessels
• § 2272 — Destruction of vessel by owner
• § 2273 — Destruction of vessel by nonowner
• § 2274 — Destruction or misuse of vessel by person in charge
• § 2275 — Firing or tampering with vessels
• § 2276 — Breaking and entering vessel
• § 2277 — Explosives or dangerous weapons aboard vessels
• § 2278 — Explosives on vessels carrying steerage passengers
• § 2279 — Boarding vessels before arrival
• § 2280 — Violence against maritime navigation
• § 2280a — Violence against maritime navigation and maritime transport involving weapons of mass destruction
• § 2281 — Violence against maritime fixed platforms
• § 2281a — Additional offenses against maritime fixed platforms
• § 2282A — Devices or dangerous substances in waters of the United States likely to destroy or damage ships or to interfere with maritime commerce
• § 2282B — Violence against aids to maritime navigation
• § 2283 — Transportation of explosive, biological, chemical, or radioactive or nuclear materials
• § 2284 — Transportation of terrorists
• § 2285 — Operation of submersible vessel or semi-submersible vessel without nationality

CHAPTER 111A⁠—DESTRUCTION OF, OR INTERFERENCE WITH, VESSELS OR MARITIME FACILITIES (sections 2290 to 2293)

• § 2290 — Jurisdiction and scope
• § 2291 — Destruction of vessel or maritime facility
• § 2292 — Imparting or conveying false information
• § 2293 — Bar to prosecution

CHAPTER 113⁠—STOLEN PROPERTY (sections 2311 to 2323)

• § 2311 — Definitions
• § 2312 — Transportation of stolen vehicles
• § 2313 — Sale or receipt of stolen vehicles
• § 2314 — Transportation of stolen goods, securities, moneys, fraudulent State tax stamps, or articles used in counterfeiting
• § 2315 — Sale or receipt of stolen goods, securities, moneys, or fraudulent State tax stamps
• § 2316 — Transportation of livestock
• § 2317 — Sale or receipt of livestock
• § 2318 — Trafficking in counterfeit labels, illicit labels, or counterfeit documentation or packaging
• § 2319 — Criminal infringement of a copyright
• § 2319A — Unauthorized fixation of and trafficking in sound recordings and music videos of live musical performances
• § 2319B — Unauthorized recording of Motion pictures in a Motion picture exhibition facility
• § 2319C — Illicit digital transmission services
• § 2320 — Trafficking in counterfeit goods or services
• § 2321 — Trafficking in certain motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts
• § 2322 — Chop shops
• § 2323 — Forfeiture, destruction, and restitution

CHAPTER 113A⁠—TELEMARKETING AND EMAIL MARKETING FRAUD (sections 2325 to 2328)

• § 2325 — Definition
• § 2326 — Enhanced penalties
• § 2327 — Mandatory restitution
• § 2328 — Mandatory forfeiture

CHAPTER 113B⁠—TERRORISM (sections 2331 to 2339D)

• § 2331 — Definitions
• § 2332 — Criminal penalties
• § 2332a — Use of weapons of mass destruction
• § 2332b — Acts of terrorism transcending national boundaries
• § 2332c — Repealed. Pub. L. 105–277, div. I, title II, § 201(c)(1) , Oct. 21, 1998 , 112 Stat. 2681–871 ]
• § 2332d — Financial transactions
• § 2332e — Requests for military assistance to enforce prohibition in certain emergencies
• § 2332f — Bombings of places of public use, government facilities, public transportation systems and infrastructure facilities
• § 2332g — Missile systems designed to destroy aircraft
• § 2332h — Radiological dispersal devices
• § 2332i — Acts of nuclear terrorism
• § 2333 — Civil remedies
• § 2334 — Jurisdiction and venue
• § 2335 — Limitation of actions
• § 2336 — Other limitations
• § 2337 — Suits against Government officials
• § 2338 — Exclusive Federal jurisdiction
• § 2339 — Harboring or concealing terrorists
• § 2339A — Providing material support to terrorists
• § 2339B — Providing material support or resources to designated foreign terrorist organizations
• § 2339C — Prohibitions against the financing of terrorism
• § 2339D — Receiving military-type training from a foreign terrorist organization

CHAPTER 113C⁠—TORTURE (sections 2340 to 2340B)

• § 2340 — Definitions
• § 2340A — Torture
• § 2340B — Exclusive remedies

CHAPTER 114⁠—TRAFFICKING IN CONTRABAND CIGARETTES AND SMOKELESS TOBACCO (sections 2341 to 2346)

• § 2341 — Definitions
• § 2342 — Unlawful acts
• § 2343 — Recordkeeping, reporting, and inspection
• § 2344 — Penalties
• § 2345 — Effect on State and local law
• § 2346 — Enforcement and regulations

CHAPTER 115⁠—TREASON, SEDITION, AND SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES (sections 2381 to 2391)

• § 2381 — Treason
• § 2382 — Misprision of treason
• § 2383 — Rebellion or insurrection
• § 2384 — Seditious conspiracy
• § 2385 — Advocating overthrow of Government
• § 2386 — Registration of certain organizations
• § 2387 — Activities affecting armed forces generally
• § 2388 — Activities affecting armed forces during war
• § 2389 — Recruiting for service against United States
• § 2390 — Enlistment to serve against United States
• § 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 (sections 2421 to 2429)

• § 2421 — Transportation generally
• § 2421A — Promotion or facilitation of prostitution and reckless disregard of sex trafficking
• § 2422 — Coercion and enticement
• § 2423 — Transportation of minors
• § 2424 — Filing factual statement about alien individual
• § 2425 — Use of interstate facilities to transmit information about a minor
• § 2426 — Repeat offenders
• § 2427 — Inclusion of offenses relating to child pornography in definition of sexual activity for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense
• § 2428 — Forfeitures
• § 2429 — Mandatory restitution

CHAPTER 118⁠—WAR CRIMES (sections 2441 to 2442)

• § 2441 — War crimes
• § 2442 — Recruitment or use of child soldiers

CHAPTER 119⁠—WIRE AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS INTERCEPTION AND INTERCEPTION OF ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (sections 2510 to 2523)

• § 2510 — Definitions
• § 2511 — Interception and disclosure of wire, oral, or electronic communications prohibited
• § 2512 — Manufacture, distribution, possession, and advertising of wire, oral, or electronic communication intercepting devices prohibited
• § 2513 — Confiscation of wire, oral, or electronic communication intercepting devices
• § 2514 — Repealed. Pub. L. 91–452, title II, § 227(a) , Oct. 15, 1970 , 84 Stat. 930 ]
• § 2515 — Prohibition of use as evidence of intercepted wire or oral communications
• § 2516 — Authorization for interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications
• § 2517 — Authorization for disclosure and use of intercepted wire, oral, or electronic communications
• § 2518 — Procedure for interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications
• § 2519 — Reports concerning intercepted wire, oral, or electronic communications
• § 2520 — Recovery of civil damages authorized
• § 2521 — Injunction against illegal interception
• § 2522 — Enforcement of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act
• § 2523 — Executive agreements on access to data by foreign governments

CHAPTER 121⁠—STORED WIRE AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS AND TRANSACTIONAL RECORDS ACCESS (sections 2701 to 2713)

• § 2701 — Unlawful access to stored communications
• § 2702 — Voluntary disclosure of customer communications or records
• § 2703 — Required disclosure of customer communications or records
• § 2704 — Backup preservation
• § 2705 — Delayed notice
• § 2706 — Cost reimbursement
• § 2707 — Civil action
• § 2708 — Exclusivity of remedies
• § 2709 — Counterintelligence access to telephone toll and transactional records
• § 2710 — Wrongful disclosure of video tape rental or sale records
• § 2711 — Definitions for chapter
• § 2712 — Civil actions against the United States
• § 2713 — Required preservation and disclosure of communications and records

CHAPTER 123⁠—PROHIBITION ON RELEASE AND USE OF CERTAIN PERSONAL INFORMATION FROM STATE MOTOR VEHICLE RECORDS (sections 2721 to 2725)

• § 2721 — Prohibition on release and use of certain personal information from State motor vehicle records
• § 2722 — Additional unlawful acts
• § 2723 — Penalties
• § 2724 — Civil action
• § 2725 — Definitions

CHAPTER 201⁠—GENERAL PROVISIONS (sections 3001 to 3014)

• § 3001 — Procedure governed by rules; scope, purpose and effect; definition of terms; local rules; forms⁠—(Rule)
• § 3002 — Courts always open⁠—(Rule)
• § 3003 — Calendars⁠—(Rule)
• § 3004 — Decorum in court room⁠—(Rule)
• § 3005 — Counsel and witnesses in capital cases
• § 3006 — Assignment of counsel⁠—(Rule)
• § 3006A — Adequate representation of defendants
• § 3007 — Motions⁠—(Rule)
• § 3008 — Service and filing of papers⁠—(Rule)
• § 3009 — Records⁠—(Rule)
• § 3010 — Exceptions unnecessary⁠—(Rule)
• § 3011 — Computation of time⁠—(Rule)
• § 3012 — Repealed. Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 218(a)(2) , Oct. 12, 1984 , 98 Stat. 2027 ]
• § 3013 — Special assessment on convicted persons
• § 3014 — Additional special assessment

CHAPTER 203⁠—ARREST AND COMMITMENT (sections 3041 to 3064)

• § 3041 — Power of courts and magistrates
• § 3042 — Extraterritorial jurisdiction
• § 3043 — Repealed. Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 204(c) , Oct. 12, 1984 , 98 Stat. 1986 ]
• § 3044 — Complaint⁠—(Rule)
• § 3045 — Internal revenue violations
• § 3046 — Warrant or summons⁠—(Rule)
• § 3047 — Multiple warrants unnecessary
• § 3048 — Commitment to another district; removal⁠—(Rule)
• § 3049 — Warrant for removal
• § 3050 — Bureau of Prisons employees’ powers
• § 3051 — Powers of Special Agents  1 1  So in original. The words “Special Agents” probably should not be capitalized. of Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
• § 3052 — Powers of Federal Bureau of Investigation
• § 3053 — Powers of marshals and deputies
• § 3054 — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–79, § 9(b)(3) , Nov. 16, 1981 , 95 Stat. 1079 ]
• § 3055 — Officers’ powers to suppress Indian liquor traffic
• § 3056 — Powers, authorities, and duties of United States Secret Service
• § 3056A — Powers, authorities, and duties of United States Secret Service Uniformed Division
• § 3057 — Bankruptcy investigations
• § 3058 — Interned belligerent nationals
• § 3059 — Repealed. Pub. L. 107–273, div. A, title III, § 301(c)(2) , Nov. 2, 2002 , 116 Stat. 1781 ]
• § 3060 — Preliminary examination
• § 3061 — Investigative powers of Postal Service personnel
• § 3062 — General arrest authority for violation of release conditions
• § 3063 — Powers of Environmental Protection Agency
• § 3064 — Powers of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

CHAPTER 204⁠—REWARDS FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING TERRORIST ACTS AND ESPIONAGE (sections 3071 to 3077)

• § 3071 — Information for which rewards authorized
• § 3072 — Determination of entitlement; maximum amount; Presidential approval; conclusiveness
• § 3073 — Protection of identity
• § 3074 — Exception of governmental officials
• § 3075 — Repealed. Pub. L. 107–273, div. A, title III, § 301(c)(2) , Nov. 2, 2002 , 116 Stat. 1781 ]
• § 3076 — Eligibility for witness security program
• § 3077 — Definitions

CHAPTER 205⁠—SEARCHES AND SEIZURES (sections 3101 to 3118)

• § 3101 — Effect of rules of court⁠—(Rule)
• § 3102 — Authority to issue search warrant⁠—(Rule)
• § 3103 — Grounds for issuing search warrant⁠—(Rule)
• § 3103a — Additional grounds for issuing warrant
• § 3104 — Issuance of search warrant; contents⁠—(Rule)
• § 3105 — Persons authorized to serve search warrant
• § 3106 — Officer authorized to serve search warrant⁠—(Rule)
• § 3107 — Service of warrants and seizures by Federal Bureau of Investigation
• § 3108 — Execution, service, and return⁠—(Rule)
• § 3109 — Breaking doors or windows for entry or exit
• § 3110 — Property defined⁠—(Rule)
• § 3111 — Property seizable on search warrant⁠—(Rule)
• § 3112 — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–79, § 9(b)(3) , Nov. 16, 1981 , 95 Stat. 1079 ]
• § 3113 — Liquor violations in Indian country
• § 3114 — Return of seized property and suppression of evidence; motion⁠—(Rule)
• § 3115 — Inventory upon execution and return of search warrant⁠—(Rule)
• § 3116 — Records of examining magistrate judge; return to clerk of court⁠—(Rule)
• § 3117 — Mobile tracking devices
• § 3118 — Implied consent for certain tests

CHAPTER 206⁠—PEN REGISTERS AND TRAP AND TRACE DEVICES (sections 3121 to 3127)

• § 3121 — General prohibition on pen register and trap and trace device use; exception
• § 3122 — Application for an order for a pen register or a trap and trace device
• § 3123 — Issuance of an order for a pen register or a trap and trace device
• § 3124 — Assistance in installation and use of a pen register or a trap and trace device
• § 3125 — Emergency pen register and trap and trace device installation
• § 3126 — Reports concerning pen registers and trap and trace devices
• § 3127 — Definitions for chapter

CHAPTER 207⁠—RELEASE AND DETENTION PENDING JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS (sections 3141 to 3156)

• § 3141 — Release and detention authority generally
• § 3142 — Release or detention of a defendant pending trial
• § 3143 — Release or detention of a defendant pending sentence or appeal
• § 3144 — Release or detention of a material witness
• § 3145 — Review and appeal of a release or detention order
• § 3146 — Penalty for failure to appear
• § 3147 — Penalty for an offense committed while on release
• § 3148 — Sanctions for violation of a release condition
• § 3149 — Surrender of an offender by a surety
• § 3150 — Applicability to a case removed from a State court
• § 3150a — Repealed. Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 203(a) , Oct. 12, 1984 , 98 Stat. 1976 ]
• § 3151 — Refund of forfeited bail
• § 3152 — Establishment of pretrial services
• § 3153 — Organization and administration of pretrial services
• § 3154 — Functions and powers relating to pretrial services
• § 3155 — Annual reports
• § 3156 — Definitions

CHAPTER 208⁠—SPEEDY TRIAL (sections 3161 to 3174)

• § 3161 — Time limits and exclusions
• § 3162 — Sanctions
• § 3163 — Effective dates
• § 3164 — Persons detained or designated as being of high risk
• § 3165 — District plans⁠—generally
• § 3166 — District plans⁠—contents
• § 3167 — Reports to Congress
• § 3168 — Planning process
• § 3169 — Federal Judicial Center
• § 3170 — Speedy trial data
• § 3171 — Planning appropriations
• § 3172 — Definitions
• § 3173 — Sixth amendment rights
• § 3174 — Judicial emergency and implementation

CHAPTER 209⁠—EXTRADITION (sections 3181 to 3196)

• § 3181 — Scope and limitation of chapter
• § 3182 — Fugitives from State or Territory to State, District, or Territory
• § 3183 — Fugitives from State, Territory, or Possession into extraterritorial jurisdiction of United States
• § 3184 — Fugitives from foreign country to United States
• § 3185 — Fugitives from country under control of United States into the United States
• § 3186 — Secretary of State to surrender fugitive
• § 3187 — Provisional arrest and detention within extra­territorial jurisdiction
• § 3188 — Time of commitment pending extradition
• § 3189 — Place and character of hearing
• § 3190 — Evidence on hearing
• § 3191 — Witnesses for indigent fugitives
• § 3192 — Protection of accused
• § 3193 — Receiving agent’s authority over offenders
• § 3194 — Transportation of fugitive by receiving agent
• § 3195 — Payment of fees and costs
• § 3196 — Extradition of United States citizens

CHAPTER 211⁠—JURISDICTION AND VENUE (sections 3231 to 3244)

• § 3231 — District courts
• § 3232 — District of offense⁠—(Rule)
• § 3233 — Transfer within district⁠—(Rule)
• § 3234 — Change of venue to another district⁠—(Rule)
• § 3235 — Venue in capital cases
• § 3236 — Murder or manslaughter
• § 3237 — Offenses begun in one district and completed in another
• § 3238 — Offenses not committed in any district
• § 3239 — Optional venue for espionage and related offenses
• § 3240 — Creation of new district or division
• § 3241 — Jurisdiction of offenses under certain sections
• § 3242 — Indians committing certain offenses; acts on reservations
• § 3243 — Jurisdiction of State of Kansas over offenses committed by or against Indians on Indian reservations
• § 3244 — Jurisdiction of proceedings relating to transferred offenders

CHAPTER 212⁠—MILITARY EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION (sections 3261 to 3267)

• § 3261 — Criminal offenses committed by certain members of the Armed Forces and by persons employed by or accompanying the Armed Forces outside the United States
• § 3262 — Arrest and commitment
• § 3263 — Delivery to authorities of foreign countries
• § 3264 — Limitation on removal
• § 3265 — Initial proceedings
• § 3266 — Regulations
• § 3267 — Definitions

CHAPTER 212A⁠—EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OVER CERTAIN OFFENSES (sections 3271 to 3273)

• § 3271 — Trafficking in persons offenses committed by persons employed by or accompanying the Federal Government outside the United States
• § 3272 — Definitions
• § 3273 — Offenses committed by certain United States personnel stationed in Canada in furtherance of border security initiatives

CHAPTER 213⁠—LIMITATIONS (sections 3281 to 3301)

• § 3281 — Capital offenses
• § 3282 — Offenses not capital
• § 3283 — Offenses against children
• § 3284 — Concealment of bankrupt’s assets
• § 3285 — Criminal contempt
• § 3286 — Extension of statute of limitation for certain terrorism offenses
• § 3287 — Wartime suspension of limitations
• § 3288 — Indictments and information dismissed after period of limitations
• § 3289 — Indictments and information dismissed before period of limitations
• § 3290 — Fugitives from justice
• § 3291 — Nationality, citizenship and passports
• § 3292 — Suspension of limitations to permit United States to obtain foreign evidence
• § 3293 — Financial institution offenses
• § 3294 — Theft of major artwork
• § 3295 — Arson offenses
• § 3296 — Counts dismissed pursuant to a plea agreement
• § 3297 — Cases involving DNA evidence
• § 3298 — Trafficking-related offenses
• § 3299 — Child abduction and sex offenses
• § 3300 — Recruitment or use of child soldiers
• § 3301 — Securities fraud offenses

CHAPTER 215⁠—GRAND JURY (sections 3321 to 3323)

• § 3321 — Number of grand jurors; summoning additional jurors
• § 3322 — Disclosure of certain matters occurring before grand jury
• § 3323 — Repealed. Pub. L. 101–73, title IX, § 964(a) , Aug. 9, 1989 , 103 Stat. 505 ]

CHAPTER 216⁠—SPECIAL GRAND JURY (sections 3331 to 3334)

• § 3331 — Summoning and term
• § 3332 — Powers and duties
• § 3333 — Reports
• § 3334 — General provisions

CHAPTER 217⁠—INDICTMENT AND INFORMATION (sections 3361 to 3367)

• § 3361 — Form and contents⁠—(Rule)
• § 3362 — Waiver of indictment and prosecution on information⁠—(Rule)
• § 3363 — Joinder of offenses⁠—(Rule)
• § 3364 — Joinder of defendants⁠—(Rule)
• § 3365 — Amendment of information⁠—(Rule)
• § 3366 — Bill of particulars⁠—(Rule)
• § 3367 — Dismissal⁠—(Rule)

CHAPTER 219⁠—TRIAL BY UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGES (sections 3401 to 3402)

• § 3401 — Misdemeanors; application of probation laws
• § 3402 — Rules of procedure, practice and appeal  1 1  Section catchline was not amended to conform to change made in text by Pub. L. 100–702 .

CHAPTER 221⁠—ARRAIGNMENT, PLEAS AND TRIAL (sections 3431 to 3446)

• § 3431 — Term of court; power of court unaffected by expiration⁠—(Rule)
• § 3432 — Indictment and list of jurors and witnesses for prisoner in capital cases
• § 3433 — Arraignment⁠—(Rule)
• § 3434 — Presence of defendant⁠—(Rule)
• § 3435 — Receiver of stolen property triable before or after principal
• § 3436 — Consolidation of indictments or informations⁠—(Rule)
• § 3437 — Severance⁠—(Rule)
• § 3438 — Pleas⁠—(Rule)
• § 3439 — Demurrers and special pleas in bar or abatement abolished; relief on motion⁠—(Rule)
• § 3440 — Defenses and objections determined on motion⁠—(Rule)
• § 3441 — Jury; number of jurors; waiver⁠—(Rule)
• § 3442 — Jurors, examination, peremptory challenges; alternates⁠—(Rule)
• § 3443 — Instructions to jury⁠—(Rule)
• § 3444 — Disability of judge⁠—(Rule)
• § 3445 — Motion for judgment of acquittal⁠—(Rule)
• § 3446 — New trial⁠—(Rule)

CHAPTER 223⁠—WITNESSES AND EVIDENCE (sections 3481 to 3512)

• § 3481 — Competency of accused
• § 3482 — Evidence and witnesses⁠—(Rule)
• § 3483 — Indigent defendants, process to produce evidence⁠—(Rule)
• § 3484 — Subpoenas⁠—(Rule)
• § 3485 — Expert witnesses⁠—(Rule)
• § 3486 — Administrative subpoenas
• § 3486A — Repealed. Pub. L. 106–544, § 5(b)(3) , Dec. 19, 2000 , 114 Stat. 2718 ]
• § 3487 — Refusal to pay as evidence of embezzlement
• § 3488 — Intoxicating liquor in Indian country as evidence of unlawful introduction
• § 3489 — Discovery and inspection⁠—(Rule)
• § 3490 — Official record or entry⁠—(Rule)
• § 3491 — Foreign documents
• § 3492 — Commission to consular officers to authenticate foreign documents
• § 3493 — Deposition to authenticate foreign documents
• § 3494 — Certification of genuineness of foreign document
• § 3495 — Fees and expenses of consuls, counsel, interpreters and witnesses
• § 3496 — Regulations by President as to commissions, fees of witnesses, counsel and interpreters
• § 3497 — Account as evidence of embezzlement
• § 3498 — Depositions⁠—(Rule)
• § 3499 — Contempt of court by witness⁠—(Rule)
• § 3500 — Demands for production of statements and reports of witnesses
• § 3501 — Admissibility of confessions
• § 3502 — Admissibility in evidence of eye witness testimony
• § 3503 — Repealed. Pub. L. 107–273, div. B, title IV, § 4002(c)(3)(A) , Nov. 2, 2002 , 116 Stat. 1809 ]
• § 3504 — Litigation concerning sources of evidence
• § 3505 — Foreign records of regularly conducted ac­tivity
• § 3506 — Service of papers filed in opposition to official request by United States to foreign government for criminal evidence
• § 3507 — Special master at foreign deposition
• § 3508 — Custody and return of foreign witnesses
• § 3509 — Child victims’ and child witnesses’ rights
• § 3510 — Rights of victims to attend and observe trial
• § 3511 — Judicial review of requests for information
• § 3512 — Foreign requests for assistance in criminal investigations and prosecutions

CHAPTER 224⁠—PROTECTION OF WITNESSES (sections 3521 to 3528)

• § 3521 — Witness relocation and protection
• § 3522 — Probationers and parolees
• § 3523 — Civil judgments
• § 3524 — Child custody arrangements
• § 3525 — Victims Compensation Fund
• § 3526 — Cooperation of other Federal agencies and State governments; reimbursement of expenses
• § 3527 — Additional authority of Attorney General
• § 3528 — Definition

CHAPTER 225⁠—VERDICT (sections 3531 to 3532)

• § 3531 — Return; several defendants; conviction of less offense; poll of jury⁠—(Rule)
• § 3532 — Setting aside verdict of guilty; judgment notwithstanding verdict⁠—(Rule)

CHAPTER 227⁠—SENTENCES (sections 3551 to 3586)

CHAPTER 228⁠—DEATH SENTENCE (sections 3591 to 3599)

• § 3591 — Sentence of death
• § 3592 — Mitigating and aggravating factors to be considered in determining whether a sentence of death is justified
• § 3593 — Special hearing to determine whether a sentence of death is justified
• § 3594 — Imposition of a sentence of death
• § 3595 — Review of a sentence of death
• § 3596 — Implementation of a sentence of death
• § 3597 — Use of State facilities
• § 3598 — Special provisions for Indian country
• § 3599 — Counsel for financially unable defendants

CHAPTER 228A⁠—POST-CONVICTION DNA TESTING (sections 3600 to 3600A)

• § 3600 — DNA testing
• § 3600A — Preservation of biological evidence

CHAPTER 229⁠—POSTSENTENCE ADMINISTRATION (sections 3601 to 3635)

[CHAPTER 231⁠—REPEALED] (section 3651)

• § 3651 — Repealed or Renumbered. Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 212(a)(1) , (2), Oct. 12, 1984 , 98 Stat. 1987 ]

CHAPTER 232⁠—MISCELLANEOUS SENTENCING PROVISIONS (sections 3661 to 3673)

• § 3661 — Use of information for sentencing
• § 3662 — Conviction records
• § 3663 — Order of restitution
• § 3663A — Mandatory restitution to victims of certain crimes
• § 3664 — Procedure for issuance and enforcement of order of restitution
• § 3665 — Firearms possessed by convicted felons
• § 3666 — Bribe moneys
• § 3667 — Liquors and related property; definitions
• § 3668 — Remission or mitigation of forfeitures under liquor laws; possession pending trial
• § 3669 — Conveyances carrying liquor
• § 3670 — Disposition of conveyances seized for violation of the Indian liquor laws
• § 3671 — Vessels carrying explosives and steerage passengers
• § 3672 — Duties of Director of Administrative Office of the United States Courts
• § 3673 — Definitions for sentencing provisions

CHAPTER 232A⁠—SPECIAL FORFEITURE OF COLLATERAL PROFITS OF CRIME (sections 3681 to 3682)

• § 3681 — Order of special forfeiture
• § 3682 — Notice to victims of order of special forfeiture

CHAPTER 233⁠—CONTEMPTS (sections 3691 to 3693)

• § 3691 — Jury trial of criminal contempts
• § 3692 — Jury trial for contempt in labor dispute cases
• § 3693 — Summary disposition or jury trial; notice⁠—(Rule)

CHAPTER 235⁠—APPEAL (sections 3731 to 3742)

• § 3731 — Appeal by United States
• § 3732 — Taking of appeal; notice; time⁠—(Rule)
• § 3733 — Assignment of errors⁠—(Rule)
• § 3734 — Bill of exceptions abolished⁠—(Rule)
• § 3735 — Bail on appeal or certiorari⁠—(Rule)
• § 3736 — Certiorari⁠—(Rule)
• § 3737 — Record⁠—(Rule)
• § 3738 — Docketing appeal and record⁠—(Rule)
• § 3739 — Supervision⁠—(Rule)
• § 3740 — Argument⁠—(Rule)
• § 3741 — Harmless error and plain error⁠—(Rule)
• § 3742 — Review of a sentence

CHAPTER 237⁠—CRIME VICTIMS’ RIGHTS (sections 3771 to 3771A)

• § 3771 — Crime victims’ rights
• § 3771A — Motion to vacate; expungement; mitigating factors

CHAPTER 238⁠—SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS’ RIGHTS (section 3772)

• § 3772 — Sexual assault survivors’ rights

CHAPTER 301⁠—GENERAL PROVISIONS (sections 4001 to 4014)

• § 4001 — Limitation on detention; control of prisons
• § 4002 — Federal prisoners in State institutions; employment
• § 4003 — Federal institutions in States without appropriate facilities
• § 4004 — Oaths and acknowledgments
• § 4005 — Medical relief; expenses
• § 4006 — Subsistence for prisoners
• § 4007 — Expenses of prisoners
• § 4008 — Transportation expenses
• § 4009 — Appropriations for sites and buildings
• § 4010 — Acquisition of additional land
• § 4011 — Disposition of cash collections for meals, laundry, etc.
• § 4012 — Summary seizure and forfeiture of prison contraband
• § 4013 — Support of United States prisoners in non-Federal institutions
• § 4014 — Testing for human immunodeficiency virus

CHAPTER 303⁠—BUREAU OF PRISONS (sections 4041 to 4051)

• § 4041 — Bureau of Prisons; director and employees
• § 4042 — Duties of Bureau of Prisons
• § 4043 — Acceptance of gifts and bequests to the Commissary Funds, Federal Prisons
• § 4044 — Donations on behalf of the Bureau of Prisons
• § 4045 — Authority to conduct autopsies
• § 4046 — Shock incarceration program
• § 4047 — Prison impact assessments
• § 4048 — Fees for health care services for prisoners
• § 4049 — Officers and employees of the Bureau of Prisons authorized to carry oleoresin capsicum spray
• § 4050 — Secure firearms storage
• § 4051 — Treatment of primary caretaker parents and other individuals

CHAPTER 305⁠—COMMITMENT AND TRANSFER (sections 4081 to 4086)

• § 4081 — Classification and treatment of prisoners
• § 4082 — Commitment to Attorney General; residential treatment centers; extension of limits of confinement; work furlough
• § 4083 — Penitentiary imprisonment; consent
• § 4084 — Repealed. Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 218(a)(3) , Oct. 12, 1984 , 98 Stat. 2027 ]
• § 4086 — Temporary safe-keeping of federal offenders by marshals

CHAPTER 306⁠—TRANSFER TO OR FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES (sections 4100 to 4115)

• § 4100 — Scope and limitation of chapter
• § 4101 — Definitions
• § 4102 — Authority of the Attorney General
• § 4103 — Applicability of United States laws
• § 4104 — Transfer of offenders on probation
• § 4105 — Transfer of offenders serving sentence of imprisonment
• § 4106 — Transfer of offenders on parole; parole of offenders transferred
• § 4106A — Transfer of offenders on parole; parole of offenders transferred
• § 4107 — Verification of consent of offender to transfer from the United States
• § 4108 — Verification of consent of offender to transfer to the United States
• § 4109 — Right to counsel, appointment of counsel
• § 4110 — Transfer of juveniles
• § 4111 — Prosecution barred by foreign conviction
• § 4112 — Loss of rights, disqualification
• § 4113 — Status of alien offender transferred to a foreign country
• § 4114 — Return of transferred offenders
• § 4115 — Execution of sentences imposing an obligation to make restitution or reparations

CHAPTER 307⁠—EMPLOYMENT (sections 4121 to 4130)

• § 4121 — Federal Prison Industries; board of directors
• § 4122 — Administration of Federal Prison Industries
• § 4123 — New industries
• § 4124 — Purchase of prison-made products by Federal departments
• § 4125 — Public works; prison camps
• § 4126 — Prison Industries Fund; use and settlement of accounts
• § 4127 — Prison Industries report to Congress
• § 4128 — Enforcement by Attorney General
• § 4129 — Authority to borrow and invest
• § 4130 — Additional markets

[CHAPTER 309⁠—REPEALED] (section 4161)

• § 4161 — Repealed. Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 218(a)(4) , Oct. 12, 1984 , 98 Stat. 2027 ]

[CHAPTER 311⁠—REPEALED] (section 4201)

• § 4201 — Repealed. Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 218(a)(5) , Oct. 12, 1984 , 98 Stat. 2027 ]

CHAPTER 313⁠—OFFENDERS WITH MENTAL DISEASE OR DEFECT (sections 4241 to 4248)

• § 4241 — Determination of mental competency to stand trial to undergo postrelease proceedings  1 1  So in original. Probably should be “stand trial or to undergo postrelease proceedings”.
• § 4242 — Determination of the existence of insanity at the time of the offense
• § 4243 — Hospitalization of a person found not guilty only by reason of insanity
• § 4244 — Hospitalization of a convicted person suffering from mental disease or defect
• § 4245 — Hospitalization of an imprisoned person suffering from mental disease or defect
• § 4246 — Hospitalization of a person due for release but suffering from mental disease or defect
• § 4247 — General provisions for chapter
• § 4248 — Civil commitment of a sexually dangerous person

[CHAPTER 314⁠—REPEALED] (section 4251)

• § 4251 — Repealed. Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 218(a)(6) , Oct. 12, 1984 , 98 Stat. 2027 ]

CHAPTER 315⁠—DISCHARGE AND RELEASE PAYMENTS (sections 4281 to 4285)

• § 4281 — Repealed. Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 218(a)(7) , Oct. 12, 1984 , 98 Stat. 2027 ]
• § 4282 — Arrested but unconvicted persons
• § 4283 — Repealed. Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 218(a)(7) , Oct. 12, 1984 , 98 Stat. 2027 ]
• § 4285 — Persons released pending further judicial proceedings

CHAPTER 317⁠—INSTITUTIONS FOR WOMEN (sections 4321 to 4322)

• § 4321 — Board of Advisers
• § 4322 — Use of restraints on prisoners during the period of pregnancy, labor, and postpartum recovery prohibited

CHAPTER 319⁠—NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CORRECTIONS (sections 4351 to 4353)

• § 4351 — Establishment; Advisory Board; appointment of members; compensation; officers; committees; delegation of powers; Director, appointment and powers  1 1  Section catchline editorially supplied.
• § 4352 — Authority of Institute; time; records of recipients; access; scope of section  1 1  Section catchline editorially supplied.
• § 4353 — Repealed. Pub. L. 107–273, div. A, title III, § 301(a) , Nov. 2, 2002 , 116 Stat. 1780 ]

CHAPTER 401⁠—GENERAL PROVISIONS (sections 5001 to 5003)

• § 5001 — Surrender to State authorities; expenses
• § 5002 — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–134, title I, § 101[(a)] [title VI, § 614(a)(1)], Apr. 26, 1996 , 110 Stat. 1321 , 1321–65; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 104–140, § 1(a) , May 2, 1996 , 110 Stat. 1327 ]
• § 5003 — Custody of State offenders

[CHAPTER 402⁠—REPEALED] (sections 5005 to 5010)

• § 5005 — Repealed. Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 218(a)(8) , Oct. 12, 1984 , 98 Stat. 2027 ]
• § 5007 — Repealed. Pub. L. 94–233, § 5 , Mar. 15, 1976 , 90 Stat. 231 ]
• § 5010 — Repealed. Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 218(a)(8) , Oct. 12, 1984 , 98 Stat. 2027 ]

CHAPTER 403⁠—JUVENILE DELINQUENCY (sections 5031 to 5043)

• § 5031 — Definitions
• § 5032 — Delinquency proceedings in district courts; transfer for criminal prosecution
• § 5033 — Custody prior to appearance before magistrate judge
• § 5034 — Duties of magistrate judge
• § 5035 — Detention prior to disposition
• § 5036 — Speedy trial
• § 5037 — Dispositional hearing
• § 5038 — Use of juvenile records
• § 5039 — Commitment
• § 5040 — Support
• § 5041 — Repealed. Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 214(b) , Oct. 12, 1984 , 98 Stat. 2014 ]
• § 5042 — Revocation of probation
• § 5043 — Juvenile solitary confinement

CHAPTER 601⁠—IMMUNITY OF WITNESSES (sections 6001 to 6005)

• § 6001 — Definitions
• § 6002 — Immunity generally
• § 6003 — Court and grand jury proceedings
• § 6004 — Certain administrative proceedings
• § 6005 — Congressional proceedings