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CHAPTER 73⁠—OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE — Front Matter

Sec.
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.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2008⁠—Pub. L. 110-177, title II, § 201(b), Jan. 7, 2008, 121 Stat. 2536, added item 1521.

2002⁠—Pub. L. 107-204, title VIII, §§ 802(b), 806(b), July 30, 2002, 116 Stat. 801, 804, added items 1514A, 1519, and 1520.

1996⁠—Pub. L. 104-191, title II, § 245(b), Aug. 21, 1996, 110 Stat. 2018, added item 1518.

1990⁠—Pub. L. 101-647, title XXV, § 2503(b), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4861, added item 1517.

1988⁠—Pub. L. 100-690, title VII, §§ 7030, 7078(b), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4398, 4406, inserted “; general provision” in item 1515 and added item 1516.

1982⁠—Pub. L. 97-291, § 4(b), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1253, substituted “or juror” for “, juror or witness” after “officer” in item 1503, and added items 1512, 1513, 1514, and 1515.

1970⁠—Pub. L. 91-452, title VIII, § 802(b), Oct. 15, 1970, 84 Stat. 937, added item 1511.

1967⁠—Pub. L. 90-123, § 1(b), Nov. 3, 1967, 81 Stat. 362, added item 1510.

1962⁠—Pub. L. 87-664, § 6(b), Sept. 19, 1962, 76 Stat. 552, substituted “Obstruction of proceedings before departments, agencies, and committees” for “Influencing or injuring witness before agencies and committees” in item 1505.

1960⁠—Pub. L. 86-449, title I, § 102, May 6, 1960, 74 Stat. 86, added item 1509.

1956⁠—Act Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 879, § 2, 70 Stat. 936, added item 1508.

1950⁠—Act Sept. 23, 1950, ch. 1024, title I, § 31(b), 64 Stat. 1019, added item 1507.