The odd-numbered chapters (i.e. chapters 1 through 117) were all included in the original Title 18. The other chapters were added at various times – see below for the complete date and citations for each chapter.
Chapters 1–10 Chapters 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 were all included in the original title as it was enacted by statute . Chapter 2 was added to Title 18 in July 1956 with the enactment of law . Chapter 10 was added to Title 18 in May 1990 with the enactment of law .
: General Provisions • , previously classifying offenses as felonies and misdemeanors, was repealed per Public Law 98-473, title II, Section 218(a)(1), 98 Stat. 2027, as of October 12,
1984, effective November 1, 1987. • , last amended in 1951, defines
principal offenders. • , last amended in
1994, defines and provides punishment for "
accessories after the fact". • , last amended in
1994, defines and provides punishment for "
misprision of felony". • , having not been amended since 1948, defines "
United States". • , having not been amended since 1948, defines "
department" and "
agency". • , last amended in
2001, defines "special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States". • , having not been amended since 1948, defines "obligation or other security of the United States". • , having not been amended since 1948, defines "vessel of the United States". • , having not been amended since 1948, defines "
interstate commerce" and "foreign commerce". • , last amended in 1976 by , defines "foreign government". • , last amended in
1990, defines "
United States Postal Service". • , last amended in
1996, deals with laws of states adopted for areas within federal jurisdiction. • has been repealed per Public Law 107-273, division B, title IV, section 4004(a), as of November 2, 2002. 116 Stat. 1812. • , added in 1958 by , defines "obligation or other security of foreign government" as uncanceled stamps, whether or not they are demonetized. • , added in
1984, defines "
crime of violence", where subsection (b), the so-called 'residual' clause, was ruled unconstitutional in
Sessions v. Dimaya (2018). • , added in
1984 and last amended in 1986 by , deals with the
insanity defense, defining it as "an
affirmative defense to a prosecution under any Federal statute that, at the time of the commission of the acts constituting the offense, the defendant, as a result of a severe
mental disease or defect, was unable to appreciate the nature and quality or the wrongfulness of his acts", that "mental disease or defect does not otherwise constitute a defense", and that "the defendant has the
burden of proving the defense of insanity by clear and convincing evidence". • , added in 1986 by and last amended in
1988, defines "
organization" as a person other than an individual. • , added in 1987 by and last amended in
1988, defines "petty offense" as "a Class B misdemeanor, a Class C misdemeanor, or an infraction, for which the maximum fine is no greater than the amount set forth for such an offense in section 3571(b)(6) or (7) in the case of an individual or section 3571(c)(6) or (7) in the case of an organization." • , added in
1984 and last amended in
2009, defines "
financial institution". • , added in
1994, defines "stolen or
counterfeit nature of property for certain crimes". • As of , there is no section 22. • , added in
1994, defines "
court of the United States". • , added in
1996 and last amended in
2010, provides "definitions relating to Federal health care offense". • , added in
2003, deals with the "use of
minors in crimes of violence". • , added in 2006 by , defines
seaports. • , added in
2009, defines "mortgage lending business."
: Aircraft and Motor Vehicles This chapter deals with offenses using or against
aircraft and
motor vehicles. It was inserted in 1956 by . • , last amended in 2000, contains definitions. • , last amended in 2006, creates the "crime of destruction of aircraft or aircraft facilities". • , last amended in 2006, prohibits "destruction of motor vehicles or motor vehicle facilities". • , last amended in 1994, provides the "penalty when death results". • , last amended in 1994, prohibits "imparting or conveying false information". • , last amended in 1996, deals with
drive-by shooting. • , last amended in 1996, prohibits "violence at
international airports". • , added in 2000, deals with "fraud involving aircraft or
space vehicle parts in interstate or foreign commerce". • , added in 2005, prohibits unauthorized
traffic signal preemption transmitters. • , added in 2012, prohibits aiming a
laser pointer at or in the flight path of an aircraft. • , added in 2018, prohibits flying a
drone in an unsafe manner around an aircraft. • , last amended in 2008, requires
commercial vehicles to stop for inspections. • , added in 2018, prohibits operating an unmanned aircraft and knowingly or recklessly interfering with a
wildfire suppression, or law enforcement or emergency response efforts related to a wildfire suppression, provides for penalties and definitions, and exempts certain operating purposes of unmanned aircraft.
: Animals, Birds, Fish, and Plants This chapter deals with offenses against wildlife. • prohibits
hunting,
fishing,
trapping, or disturbance or injury to
birds,
fish, or
wildlife in any
protected areas of the United States, and provides a penalty of a
fine under this title or imprisonment up to six months, or both. • , last amended in 2018, is titled "importation or shipment of injurious
mammals, birds, fish (including
mollusks and
crustacea),
amphibia, and
reptiles;
permits,
specimens for
museums; regulations". It prohibits the import of harmful or
invasive species, including
Urva auropunctata,
bats of the
genus Pteropus, the
zebra mussel, and the
brown tree snake, and authorizes the
Secretary of the Interior to bar other harmful species. The section also provides exemptions. • is titled "Force, violence, and threats involving animal enterprises" and prohibits intentional disruption or harm to "animal enterprises" through interstate or foreign commerce, and provides various penalties. • has been repealed per Public Law 97-79, Section 9(b)(2), as of November 16, 1981. 95 Stat. 1079. • has been repealed per Public Law 101-647, title XII, Section 1206(a), as of November 29, 1990. 104 Stat. 4832. • has been repealed per Public Law 116–260, div. O, title X, § 1002(1), as of December 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2155. • prohibits the use of an aircraft or motor vehicle to hunt any "wild
unbranded horse,
mare,
colt, or
burro running at large on any of the public land or ranges" and prohibits the
pollution of any
watering hole on any of the public land or ranges for the purpose of hunting any of the named animals, and provides for a penalty of a fine under this title, or imprisonment up to six months, or both, for each offense. • , lasted amended in 2019, prohibits animal crushing, the creation of animal crush videos, and the distribution of animal crush videos. It has extraterritorial reach and comes with a penalty of a fine, up to 7 years in prison, or both. • provides for penalties regarding animal fighting ventures and increased penalties for allowing minors to see animal fighting ventures.
: Arson This chapter deals with
arson. It has only one section that was last amended in 2001. • , defining "arson", "attempted arson", or "conspiracy to commit arson", and providing a penalty of imprisonment for up to 25 years, the greater of the fine under this title or the cost of repairing or replacing any property that is damaged or destroyed, or both. It also provides that if the building is a
dwelling or if the life of any person is placed in jeopardy, the penalty shall be a fine under this title, imprisonment for "any term of years or for
life", or both.
: Assault This chapter deals with
assault. • prohibits "assaulting, resisting, or impeding" officers, employees and Law Enforcement Explorers of the United States while engaged in or on account of the performance of official duties, and the assault or intimidation of "any person who formerly served" as an officers or employees of the United States "on account of the performance of official duties during such person's term of service". The section provides for a penalty for simple assault of a fine, imprisonment for up to one year, or both, and a penalty in all other cases of a fine, imprisonment for up to eight years, or both. An enhanced penalty of a fine or imprisonment for up to 20 years is provided for if a "deadly or dangerous weapon" is used or if bodily injury is inflicted. • is "protection of foreign officials, official guests, and internationally protected persons". It prohibits assaulting or causing harm to a "foreign official,
official guest, or internationally protected person" or "any other violent attack upon the person or liberty of such person", and provides a penalty of a fine, imprisonment of up to three years, or both, and an enhanced penalty of a fine or imprisonment of up to 10 years, or both, if a deadly or dangerous weapon" is used or if bodily injury is inflicted. • also prohibits "[i]ntimidating, coercing, threatening, or harassing a foreign official or an official guest, or obstructing a foreign official in the performance of his duties", or an attempt to do so, and additionally prohibits two or more people congregating within 100 feet of any building being used "for diplomatic, consular, or residential purposes" by foreign officials or
international organization, "with intent to violate any other provision of this section", and provides for a fine, imprisonment up to six months, or both. The section also provides that "Nothing contained in this section shall be construed or applied so as to abridge the exercise of rights" guaranteed under the
First Amendment to the United States Constitution. • provides punishments for assault within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States: for assault with intent to commit murder, imprisonment for not more than 20 years; for assault with intent to commit any felony except murder or a felony under chapter 109A, by a fine under this title or imprisonment for not more than ten years, or both; for assault with a dangerous weapon, with intent to do bodily harm, and without just cause or excuse, by a fine under this title or imprisonment for not more than ten years, or both; for assault by
striking,
beating, or
wounding, by a fine under this title or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both;
simple assault, by a fine under this title or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both, or if the victim of the assault is an individual who has not attained the age of 16 years, by fine under this title or imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or both; assault resulting in serious bodily injury, by a fine under this title or imprisonment for not more than ten years, or both; assault resulting in substantial bodily injury to an individual who has not attained the age of 16 years, by fine under this title or imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or both. • also defines "substantial bodily injury" as bodily injury involving a temporary but substantial disfigurement, or a temporary but substantial loss or impairment of the function of any
bodily member,
organ, or
mental faculty, and defines "serious bodily injury" as the meaning given that term in section 1365 of this title. • , makes it a crime within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States to, with intent to
torture (as defined in section 2340), and provides that whoever shall "
maim,
disfigure, cuts,
bites, or slits the
nose,
ear, or
lip, or cuts out or disables the
tongue, or puts out or destroys an
eye, or cuts off or disables a limb or any member of another person; or whoever, within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, and with like intent, throws or pours upon another person, any
scalding water,
corrosive acid, or caustic substance shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both." • : Influencing, impeding, or retaliating against a federal official by threatening or injuring a family member • :
Female genital mutilation to minors • : Domestic assault by an habitual offender • Assault on a federal process server is treated under Chapter 73 of Title 18, Section 1501. • : Section 118, added in 2007, prohibits the knowing and willful obstruction, resistance to, or interference with a Federal law enforcement agent engaged, within the United States or the special maritime territorial jurisdiction of the United States, in the performance of the protective functions authorized under section 37 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2709) or section 103 of the Diplomatic Security Act (22 U.S.C. 4802), and for a penalty of a fine under the title or a period of imprisonment not exceeding 1 year, or both. • : Section 119, added in 2008, prohibits knowingly making restricted personal information about a covered person, or a member of the immediate family of that covered person, publicly available with the intent to threaten, intimidate, or incite the commission of a crime of violence against that covered person, or a member of the immediate family of that covered person or with the intent and knowledge that the restricted personal information will be used to threaten, intimidate, or facilitate the commission of a crime of violence against that covered person, or a member of the immediate family of that covered person, for a fine under the title or five years of imprisonment, and for definitions of a restricted person.
: Bankruptcy This chapter deals with bankruptcy offenses committed by debtors. • : Section 151 provides a definition for "debtor." • : Section 152 sets forth nine offenses involving concealment of assets, false oaths and claims, and bribery, and provides for penalties. • : Section 153 provides that a person who has access to property or documents by being a trustee, custodian, marshal, attorney, or other officer of the court or as an agent, employee, or other person engaged by the office to perform an estate-related service who knowingly and fraudulently appropriates to the person's own use, embezzles, spends, or transfers any property or secretes or destroys any document belonging to the estate of a debtor, is subject to penalty. • : Section 154 provides that a custodian, trustee, marshal, or other officer of the court who knowingly purchases in part or whole any property of an estate where they are involved in a bankruptcy case involving such estate, or refuses to permit a reasonable opportunity for the inspection by the parties in interest and their affairs if the court directs them to do so, or inspection by the United States Trustee of the documents in question, is subject to a fine and shall forfeit their office. • : Section 155 provides that a party in interest of any bankruptcy case who knowingly and fraudulently enters into any express or implied agreement with any other party in order to fix their fees or rate of compensation, or to perform any service relating to the assets of the estate, is subject to a fine and a penalty. • : Section 156 defines "bankruptcy petition preparer" and "document for filing" and provides that a preparer whose case is dismissed because of knowing violation of title 11 or the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure is liable to fine or imprisonment. • : Section 157 makes it an offense for any person to devise or intend to devise a scheme or artifice to defraud, and with intent to execute or conceal such scheme or artifice, file a bankruptcy petition or fraudulent involuntary petition under title 11, any document under title 11, or at any time before such petition is filed, make a false or fraudulent representation, claim, or promise concerning or relating to a proceeding under title 11. It further provides for penalties. • : Section 158, titled "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" and added in 2005, concerns the designation of United States Attorneys (US Attorneys) and FBI agents to address fraudulent bankruptcy statements. It provides that the
Attorney General shall designate the US Attorneys and FBI Agents to enforce violations of section 152 or 157 and provides that the US Attorneys so designated also have responsibility for carrying out their duties under section 3057. Lastly, it mandates that the courts refer any case involving or containing, or suspected to involve or contain, a materially fraudulent statement in a bankruptcy schedule to the US Attorney or FBI agents.
: Biological weapons This chapter deals with
biological weapons. • : Section 175 provides that there is extraterritorial Federal jurisdiction for a violation of the section and that it is an offense to knowingly develop, produce, stockpile, transfer, acquire, retain, or possess any biological agent,
toxin, or delivery system for use as a weapon, assists a foreign state or any organization to do so, or attempt, threaten, or conspire others to do the same, and that it is an offense to possesses any biological agent, toxin, or delivery system of a type or in a quantity that, under the circumstances, is not reasonably justified by a
prophylactic, protective,
bona fide research, or other peaceful purpose. It lastly sets forth a supplemental definition for "for use as a weapon." • : Section 175a provides that the Attorney General or a sufficient subordinate may request assistance from the
Secretary of Defense for an emergency situation involving a biological
weapon of mass destruction. • : Section 175b provides that a restricted person cannot ship, transport, or possess in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce any biological agent or toxin or receive any biological agent or toxin that has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce, and sets forth penalties and official exemptions. It further penalizes the act of transferring a biological agent or toxin to a person not legally registered to possess it and penalizes the unregistered possession of such agents. Lastly, it sets forth definitions. • : Section 175c provides that it is unlawful, without the permission or authority of the
Secretary of Health and Human Services, to knowingly produce, engineer, synthesize, acquire, transfer directly or indirectly, receive, possess, import, export, or use, or possess and threaten to use
variola virus and what situations would lead to the acts committed falling under Federal jurisdiction. It additionally provides that whoever violates or attempts or conspires to violate the section is subject to a fine of not more than $2,000,000 and a period of imprisonment not less than 25 years, or life, and that whoever, while violating the section, uses, attempts or conspires to use, or possesses and threatens to use variola virus is subject to an equivalent fine but a period of imprisonment of not less than 30 years, or for life, but that if any person dies as a result of the act, the penalty shall be $2,000,000 and imprisonment for life. Lastly, it sets forth the definition of "variola virus." • : Section 176 relates to forfeiture of biological weapons that are prohibited under section 185 or of a type or in a quantity that under the circumstances has no apparent justification for prophylactic, protective, or other peaceful purposes, and provides that in emergency situations such seizure and destruction may be made on
probable cause alone, without a warrant. Otherwise, any property seized will be forfeited after a hearing, where the Government must prove by preponderance of the evidence, and the Attorney General has the power to destroy or dispose of any items forfeited. There is an affirmative defense against forfeiture for any biological agent of a type or quantity if it can be shown that the biological agent is for a prophylactic, protective, or other peaceful purpose and the biological agent is of a type and quantity reasonable for that purpose. • : Section 177 provides that the United States can obtain an injunction against any conduct forbidden under section 175, or any conspiracy to engage in forbidden conduct, or the development, production, stockpiling, transferring, acquisition, retention, or possession, or the attempted development, production, stockpiling, transferring, acquisition, retention, or possession of any biological agent, toxin, or delivery system of a type or in a quantity that under the circumstances has no apparent justification for prophylactic, protective, or other peaceful purposes. It is an affirmative defense to an injunction under the development, production, or attempt to develop or produce a biological agent or type with no apparent justification if the conduct sought to be enjoined is for a prophylactic, protective, or other peaceful purpose and such biological agent, toxin, or delivery system is of a type and quantity reasonable for that purpose. • : Section 178 defines "biological agent", "toxin", "delivery system", "vector", and "national of the United States".
Chapters 11–19 : Bribery, graft, and conflicts of interest This chapter deals with bribery, graft, and conflicts of interest.
: Child support This chapter, added in 1994 by deals with
child support. It has only one section. • , likewise added in 1994, provides offenses relating to failure to pay or attempts to evade child support, rebuttable presumptions, penalties (increased for recidivists), mandatory restitution, venue of trial, and supplementary definitions.
: Chemical weapons This chapter, added in 1998 by , related to offenses involving
chemical weapons. • § 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
: Civil disorders This chapter, added in 1968 by , related to offenses involving civil disorder. • § 231. Civil disorders • § 232. Definitions • § 233. Preemption
: Civil rights This chapter deals with offenses involving
civil rights. • § 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 14: [Repealed]. Chapter 14 was repealed in 2002. It related to the former (Panama)
Canal Zone.
: Claims and services in matters affecting government • Sections 285–292 apply • Sections 281–284 and 293 have been repealed
: Coins and currency This chapter deals with offenses involving coins and currency.
: Common carrier under the influence of alcohol or drugs This chapter, added in 1986 by , deals with operating a "common carrier" under the influence of alcohol or drugs. • § 341. Definitions • § 342. Operation of a common carrier under the influence of alcohol or drugs • § 343. Presumptions
: Congressional, Cabinet, and Supreme Court assassination, kidnapping, and assault This chapter, added in 1971 by , deals with Congressional, Cabinet, and Supreme Court assassination, kidnapping, and assault. It has only one section. • § 351. Congressional, Cabinet, and Supreme Court assassination, kidnapping, and assault; penalties
: Conspiracy • defines
conspiracy against the United States. • § 372. Conspiracy to impede or injure officer • § 373. Solicitation to commit a crime of violence
Chapters 21–29 : Contempts • § 401. Power of court • § 402. Contempts constituting crimes • § 403. Protection of the privacy of child victims and child witnesses
: Contracts • § 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, 439. 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
: Counterfeiting and forgery : Criminal street gangs This chapter, added in 1994 by , deals with criminal street gangs. It has only one section. • § 521. Criminal street gangs
: Customs § 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
: Elections and political activities §611. Voting by aliens (a) It shall be unlawful for any alien to vote in any election held solely or in part for the purpose of electing a candidate for the office of President, Vice President, Presidential elector, Member of the Senate, Member of the House of Representatives, Delegate from the District of Columbia, or Resident Commissioner, unless— (1) the election is held partly for some other purpose; (2) aliens are authorized to vote for such other purpose under a State constitution or statute or a
local ordinance; and (3) voting for such other purpose is conducted independently of voting for a candidate for such Federal offices, in such a manner that an alien has the opportunity to vote for such other purpose, but not an opportunity to vote for a candidate for any one or more of such Federal offices. (b) Any person who violates this section shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than one year, or both. (c) Subsection (a) does not apply to an alien if— (1) each natural parent of the alien (or, in the case of an adopted alien, each adoptive parent of the alien) is or was a citizen (whether by birth or naturalization); (2) the alien permanently resided in the United States prior to attaining the age of 16; and (3) the alien reasonably believed at the time of voting in violation of such subsection that he or she was a citizen of the United States. (Added Pub. L. 104–208, div. C, title II, §216(a), Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–572; amended Pub. L. 106–395, title II, §201(d)(1), Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1635.)
Chapters 31–41 : Embezzlement and theft (TBD)
: Emblems, insignia, and names • deals with
flag desecration. It has been ruled unconstitutional as of
Texas v. Johnson. • prohibits the unauthorized manufacture, sale, or possession of official
badges,
identification cards or other insignia. • prohibits the unauthorized wear of the
uniforms of the
armed forces and
Public Health Service, or of imitations. • likewise prohibits the unauthorized wear of uniforms of foreign friendly nations with "intent to deceive or mislead". • prohibits the unauthorized wear, manufacture, or sale of
awards and decorations of the United States military, with special provisions increasing the penalty if the award is the
Medal of Honor. § 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
: Escape and rescue § 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
: Espionage and censorship • § 791. Repealed. Pub. L. 87–369, § 1, Oct. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 795 • prohibits harboring or concealing persons • targets gathering, transmitting or losing defense information • targets gathering or delivering defense information to aid foreign government(s) • targets photographing and sketching defense installations • targets use of aircraft for photographing defense installations • targets publication and sale of photographs of defense installations • targets disclosure of classified information • defines temporary extension of section 794 • targets violation of regulations of National Aeronautics and Space Administration
: Explosives and other dangerous articles § 831. Prohibited transactions involving nuclear materials § 832. Participation in nuclear and weapons of mass destruction threats to the United States [§§ 833 to 835. 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]
: Importation, manufacture, distribution, and storage of explosive materials This chapter, added in 1970 by deals with importing, manufacturing, distributing, and storage of explosive materials. § 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 ==== : Extortion and threats (including
threats against the President of the United States) ==== § 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
Chapters 42–51 : Extortionate credit transactions This chapter, added in 1968 by , deals with extortionate credit transactions. § 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
: False personation § 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
: Firearms This chapter, added in 1968 by , deals with firearms. • defines various terms as used in §§ 921–931, also found in the definition of
aggravated felony. • prohibiting certain behavior involving firearms (e.g.
18 U.S. Code § 922(g), declaring it unlawful for a prohibited person to ship, transport, or possess a firearm) • • • • • • • • • ==== :
Foreign relations threats ====
: Forfeiture (§§ 981–987) This chapter, added in 1986 by , concerns the civil and criminal seizure of property and assets used in crimes. § 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 ==== :
Fraud and false statements (§§ 1001–1040) ==== • : addresses computer fraud, defining a
protected computer via the
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
: Fugitives from justice § 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
: Gambling Added in 1949. § 1081. Definitions § 1082. Gambling ships § 1083. Transportation between shore and ship; penalties § 1084. Transmission of wagering information; penalties
: Genocide Added in 1988. § 1091.
Genocide § 1092. Exclusive remedies § 1093. Definitions
: Homicide § 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
Chapters 53–63 : Indians § 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
: Kidnapping § 1201. Kidnapping § 1202. Ransom money § 1203. Hostage taking § 1204. International parental kidnapping
: Labor § 1231. Transportation of strikebreakers [§ 1232. Repealed. Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 53, 70A Stat. 641]
: Liquor traffic § 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
: Lotteries § 1301. Importing or transporting lottery tickets § 1302. Mailing lottery tickets or related matter § 1303. Postmaster or employee as lottery agent. 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 ==== :
Mail fraud ==== • targets frauds and
swindles. • applies to fictitious name or address. • applies to
fraud by wire, radio, or television. • applies to
bank fraud. • provides for injunctions against fraud. • is a single sentence: "For the purposes of this chapter, the term 'scheme or artifice to defraud' includes a scheme or artifice to deprive another of the
intangible right of
honest services." • targets
health care fraud. • targets
securities fraud. • is a single sentence: "Any person who attempts or conspires to commit any offense under this chapter shall be subject to the same penalties as those prescribed for the offense, the commission of which was the object of the attempt or conspiracy." • was introduced by the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act and applies to failure of corporate officers to certify financial reports.
Chapters 65 – 75 : Malicious mischief § 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
: Military and navy § 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
: [Repealed] Repealed in 1970, relating to narcotics and heroin.
: Nationality and citizenship § 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
: Obscenity § 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
: Obstruction of justice § 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
: Partial-birth abortions This chapter, added in 2003 by , deals with partial-birth
abortions. It has only one section. § 1531.
Partial-birth abortions prohibited
: Passports and visas § 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
Chapters 77–87 : Peonage, slavery, and trafficking in persons § 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
: Perjury § 1621.
Perjury generally § 1622. Subornation of perjury § 1623. False declarations before grand jury or court
: Piracy and privateering § 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
: Postal Service § 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 § 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 § 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 § 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
: Presidential and Presidential staff assassination, kidnapping, and assault This chapter, added in 1965 by , deals with presidential and presidential staff assassination, kidnapping, and assault and presence in a restricted zone designated. It has two sections. • § 1751. Presidential and Presidential staff assassination, kidnapping, and assault; penalties • § 1752. Restricted building or grounds
: Prison-made goods § 1761. Transportation or importation § 1762. Marking packages
: Prisons § 1791. Providing or possessing contraband in prison § 1792. Mutiny and riot prohibited § 1793. Trespass on Bureau of Prisons reservations and land
Chapters 88–99 : Privacy This chapter, added in 2004 by , deals with privacy and
voyeurism. It has only one section. • § 1801. Video voyeurism
: Professions and occupations (Repealed) Chapter 89 was repealed in 2020. It related to the transportation of
dentures from unlicensed sources.
: Protection of trade secrets This chapter, added in 1996 by , deals with
trade secrets. § 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
: Protection of unborn children This chapter, added in 2004 by , deals with federal
feticide. It has only one section. • § 1841. Protection of unborn children
: Public lands (TBD)
: Public officers and employees (TBD)
: Racketeering § 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 ==== :
Racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations ==== § 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
: Railroads § 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]
: [Repealed] This chapter, included in the original Title 18, prescribed penalties for committing of rape within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States and for committing
"carnal knowledge" with a minor under sixteen in the same jurisdiction.
Chapters 101–110A : Records and reports § 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 ==== :
Riots ==== § 2101. Riots § 2102. Definitions ==== :
Robbery and
burglary ==== § 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 ==== :
Sabotage ==== § 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] ==== : Seamen and
stowaways ==== § 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 ==== :
Searches and seizures ==== § 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 ==== :
Sexual abuse ==== § 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
: Sex offender and crimes against children registry This chapter, added in 2006 by , deals with sex offenders and failure to register. It has only one section. • § 2250. Failure to register ==== :
Sexual exploitation and other abuse of children ==== § 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 providers or domain name registrars § 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 ==== :
Domestic violence and
stalking ==== § 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
Chapters 111–123 : Shipping (TBD)
: Destruction of, or interference with, vessels or maritime facilities § 2290. Jurisdiction and scope § 2291. Destruction of vessel or maritime facility § 2292. Imparting or conveying false information § 2293. Bar to prosecution
: Stolen property • , Definitions. • , Transportation of stolen vehicles. • , Sale or receipt of stolen vehicles. • , Transportation of stolen goods, securities, moneys, fraudulent State tax stamps, or articles used in
counterfeiting. • , Sale or receipt of stolen goods, securities, moneys, or fraudulent State tax stamps. • , Transportation of livestock. • , Sale or receipt of livestock. • , Trafficking in counterfeit labels, illicit labels, or counterfeit documentation or packaging. • , Criminal infringement of a copyright. • , Unauthorized fixation of and trafficking in sound recordings and music videos of live musical performances. • , Unauthorized recording of Motion pictures in a Motion picture exhibition facility. • , Illicit digital transmission services. • , Trafficking in counterfeit goods or services. • , Trafficking in certain motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts. • , Chop shops. • , Forfeiture, destruction, and restitution. ==== :
Telemarketing and email marketing fraud ==== § 2325. Definition § 2326. Enhanced penalties § 2327. Mandatory restitution § 2328. Mandatory forfeiture ==== :
Terrorism ==== § 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 ==== :
Torture ==== § 2340. Definitions § 2340A. Torture § 2340B. Exclusive remedies ==== :
Trafficking in contraband cigarettes and smokeless tobacco ==== § 2341. Definitions § 2342. Unlawful acts § 2343. Recordkeeping, reporting, and inspection § 2344. Penalties § 2345. Effect on State and local law § 2346. Enforcement and regulations ==== :
Treason,
sedition, and
subversive activities ==== § 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]
: Transportation for illegal sexual activity and related crimes § 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 ==== :
War crimes ==== § 2441. War crimes § 2442. Recruitment or use of
child soldiers ==== : Wire and electronic communications
interception and interception of oral communications ==== § 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
: Stored wire and electronic communications and transactional records access § 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
: Prohibition on release and use of certain personal information from state motor vehicle records § 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 == Part II—Criminal Procedure ==