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21 U.S.C. 675: Assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain persons; murder; protection of such personsText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
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§675. Assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain persons; murder; protection of such persons

Any person who forcibly assaults, resists, opposes, impedes, intimidates, or interferes with any person while engaged in or on account of the performance of his official duties under this chapter shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than three years, or both. Whoever, in the commission of any such acts, uses a deadly or dangerous weapon, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. Whoever kills any person while engaged in or on account of the performance of his official duties under this chapter shall be punished as provided under sections 1111 and 1114 of title 18.

( Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2907 , title IV, § 405, as added Pub. L. 90–201, § 16 , Dec. 15, 1967 , 81 Stat. 599 .)