Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure

Every section of Title 18 of the United States Code, crimes and criminal procedure — 1,396 sections, full text, with the cases that cite each one.

• 18 U.S.C. § 1 — Repealed. Pub. L. 98–473, title II, §218(a)(1), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2027
• 18 U.S.C. § 2 — Principals
• 18 U.S.C. § 3 — Accessory after the fact
• 18 U.S.C. § 4 — Misprision of felony
• 18 U.S.C. § 5 — United States defined
• 18 U.S.C. § 6 — Department and agency defined
• 18 U.S.C. § 7 — Special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States defined
• 18 U.S.C. § 8 — Obligation or other security of the United States defined
• 18 U.S.C. § 9 — Vessel of the United States defined
• 18 U.S.C. § 10 — Interstate commerce and foreign commerce defined
• 18 U.S.C. § 11 — Foreign government defined
• 18 U.S.C. § 12 — United States Postal Service defined
• 18 U.S.C. § 13 — Laws of States adopted for areas within Federal jurisdiction
• 18 U.S.C. § 14 — Repealed. Pub. L. 107–273, div. B, title IV, §4004(a), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1812
• 18 U.S.C. § 15 — Obligation or other security of foreign government defined
• 18 U.S.C. § 16 — Crime of violence defined
• 18 U.S.C. § 17 — Insanity defense
• 18 U.S.C. § 18 — Organization defined
• 18 U.S.C. § 19 — Petty offense defined
• 18 U.S.C. § 20 — Financial institution defined
• 18 U.S.C. § 21 — Stolen or counterfeit nature of property for certain crimes defined
• 18 U.S.C. § 23 — 1 Court of the United States defined
• 18 U.S.C. § 24 — Definitions relating to Federal health care offense
• 18 U.S.C. § 25 — Use of minors in crimes of violence
• 18 U.S.C. § 26 — Definition of seaport
• 18 U.S.C. § 27 — Mortgage lending business defined
• 18 U.S.C. § 31 — Definitions
• 18 U.S.C. § 32 — Destruction of aircraft or aircraft facilities
• 18 U.S.C. § 33 — Destruction of motor vehicles or motor vehicle facilities
• 18 U.S.C. § 34 — Penalty when death results
• 18 U.S.C. § 35 — Imparting or conveying false information
• 18 U.S.C. § 36 — Drive-by shooting
• 18 U.S.C. § 37 — Violence at international airports
• 18 U.S.C. § 38 — Fraud involving aircraft or space vehicle parts in interstate or foreign commerce
• 18 U.S.C. § 39 — Traffic signal preemption transmitters
• 18 U.S.C. § 39A — Aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft
• 18 U.S.C. § 39B — Unsafe operation of unmanned aircraft
• 18 U.S.C. § 40 — Commercial motor vehicles required to stop for inspections
• 18 U.S.C. § 40A — Operation of unauthorized unmanned aircraft over wildfires
• 18 U.S.C. § 41 — Hunting, fishing, trapping; disturbance or injury on wildlife refuges
• 18 U.S.C. § 42 — Importation or shipment of injurious mammals, birds, fish (including mollusks and crustacea), amphibia, and reptiles; permits, specimens for museums; regulations
• 18 U.S.C. § 43 — Force, violence, and threats involving animal enterprises
• 18 U.S.C. § 44 — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–79, §9(b)(2), Nov. 16, 1981, 95 Stat. 1079
• 18 U.S.C. § 45 — Repealed. Pub. L. 101–647, title XII, §1206(a), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4832
• 18 U.S.C. § 46 — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–260, div. O, title X, §1002(1), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2155
• 18 U.S.C. § 47 — Use of aircraft or motor vehicles to hunt certain wild horses or burros; pollution of watering holes
• 18 U.S.C. § 48 — Animal crushing
• 18 U.S.C. § 49 — Enforcement of animal fighting prohibitions
• 18 U.S.C. § 81 — Arson within special maritime and territorial jurisdiction
• 18 U.S.C. § 111 — Assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees
• 18 U.S.C. § 112 — Protection of foreign officials, official guests, and internationally protected persons
• 18 U.S.C. § 113 — Assaults within maritime and territorial jurisdiction
• 18 U.S.C. § 114 — Maiming within maritime and territorial jurisdiction
• 18 U.S.C. § 115 — Influencing, impeding, or retaliating against a Federal official by threatening or injuring a family member
• 18 U.S.C. § 116 — Female genital mutilation
• 18 U.S.C. § 117 — Domestic assault by an habitual offender
• 18 U.S.C. § 118 — Interference with certain protective functions
• 18 U.S.C. § 119 — Protection of individuals performing certain official duties
• 18 U.S.C. § 151 — Definition
• 18 U.S.C. § 152 — Concealment of assets; false oaths and claims; bribery
• 18 U.S.C. § 153 — Embezzlement against estate
• 18 U.S.C. § 154 — Adverse interest and conduct of officers
• 18 U.S.C. § 155 — Fee agreements in cases under title 11 and receiverships
• 18 U.S.C. § 156 — Knowing disregard of bankruptcy law or rule
• 18 U.S.C. § 157 — Bankruptcy fraud
• 18 U.S.C. § 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
• 18 U.S.C. § 175 — Prohibitions with respect to biological weapons
• 18 U.S.C. § 175a — Requests for military assistance to enforce prohibition in certain emergencies
• 18 U.S.C. § 175b — Possession by restricted persons
• 18 U.S.C. § 175c — Variola virus
• 18 U.S.C. § 176 — Seizure, forfeiture, and destruction
• 18 U.S.C. § 177 — Injunctions
• 18 U.S.C. § 178 — Definitions
• 18 U.S.C. § 201 — Bribery of public officials and witnesses
• 18 U.S.C. § 202 — Definitions
• 18 U.S.C. § 203 — Compensation to Members of Congress, officers, and others in matters affecting the Government
• 18 U.S.C. § 204 — Practice in United States Court of Federal Claims or the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit by Members of Congress
• 18 U.S.C. § 205 — Activities of officers and employees in claims against and other matters affecting the Government
• 18 U.S.C. § 206 — Exemption of retired officers of the uniformed services
• 18 U.S.C. § 207 — Restrictions on former officers, employees, and elected officials of the executive and legislative branches
• 18 U.S.C. § 208 — Acts affecting a personal financial interest
• 18 U.S.C. § 209 — Salary of Government officials and employees payable only by United States
• 18 U.S.C. § 210 — Offer to procure appointive public office
• 18 U.S.C. § 211 — Acceptance or solicitation to obtain appointive public office
• 18 U.S.C. § 212 — Offer of loan or gratuity to financial institution examiner
• 18 U.S.C. § 213 — Acceptance of loan or gratuity by financial institution examiner
• 18 U.S.C. § 214 — Offer for procurement of Federal Reserve bank loan and discount of commercial paper
• 18 U.S.C. § 215 — Receipt of commissions or gifts for procuring loans
• 18 U.S.C. § 216 — Penalties and injunctions
• 18 U.S.C. § 217 — Acceptance of consideration for adjustment of farm indebtedness
• 18 U.S.C. § 218 — Voiding transactions in violation of chapter; recovery by the United States
• 18 U.S.C. § 219 — Officers and employees acting as agents of foreign principals
• 18 U.S.C. § 220 — Illegal remunerations for referrals to recovery homes, clinical treatment facilities, and laboratories
• 18 U.S.C. § 221,_222 — Renumbered §§216, 217
• 18 U.S.C. § 223 — Repealed. Pub. L. 87–849, §1(c), Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1125
• 18 U.S.C. § 224 — Bribery in sporting contests
• 18 U.S.C. § 225 — Continuing financial crimes enterprise
• 18 U.S.C. § 226 — Bribery affecting port security
• 18 U.S.C. § 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
• 18 U.S.C. § 228 — Failure to pay legal child support obligations
• 18 U.S.C. § 229 — Prohibited activities
• 18 U.S.C. § 229A — Penalties
• 18 U.S.C. § 229B — Criminal forfeitures; destruction of weapons
• 18 U.S.C. § 229C — Individual self-defense devices
• 18 U.S.C. § 229D — Injunctions
• 18 U.S.C. § 229E — Requests for military assistance to enforce prohibition in certain emergencies
• 18 U.S.C. § 229F — Definitions
• 18 U.S.C. § 231 — Civil disorders
• 18 U.S.C. § 232 — Definitions
• 18 U.S.C. § 233 — Preemption
• 18 U.S.C. § 241 — Conspiracy against rights
• 18 U.S.C. § 242 — Deprivation of rights under color of law
• 18 U.S.C. § 243 — Exclusion of jurors on account of race or color
• 18 U.S.C. § 244 — Discrimination against person wearing uniform of armed forces
• 18 U.S.C. § 245 — Federally protected activities
• 18 U.S.C. § 246 — Deprivation of relief benefits
• 18 U.S.C. § 247 — Damage to religious property; obstruction of persons in the free exercise of religious beliefs
• 18 U.S.C. § 248 — Freedom of access to clinic entrances
• 18 U.S.C. § 249 — Hate crime acts
• 18 U.S.C. § 250 — Penalties for civil rights offenses involving sexual misconduct
• 18 U.S.C. § 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
• 18 U.S.C. § 282 — Repealed. Pub. L. 87–849, §2, Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1126
• 18 U.S.C. § 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
• 18 U.S.C. § 284 — Repealed. Pub. L. 87–849, §2, Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1126
• 18 U.S.C. § 285 — Taking or using papers relating to claims
• 18 U.S.C. § 286 — Conspiracy to defraud the Government with respect to claims
• 18 U.S.C. § 287 — False, fictitious or fraudulent claims
• 18 U.S.C. § 288 — False claims for postal losses
• 18 U.S.C. § 289 — False claims for pensions
• 18 U.S.C. § 290 — Discharge papers withheld by claim agent
• 18 U.S.C. § 291 — Purchase of claims for fees by court officials
• 18 U.S.C. § 292 — Solicitation of employment and receipt of unapproved fees concerning Federal employees' compensation
• 18 U.S.C. § 293 — Repealed. Pub. L. 101–123, §3(a), Oct. 23, 1989, 103 Stat. 760
• 18 U.S.C. § 331 — Mutilation, diminution, and falsification of coins
• 18 U.S.C. § 332 — Debasement of coins; alteration of official scales, or embezzlement of metals
• 18 U.S.C. § 333 — Mutilation of national bank obligations
• 18 U.S.C. § 334 — Issuance of Federal Reserve or national bank notes
• 18 U.S.C. § 335 — Circulation of obligations of expired corporations
• 18 U.S.C. § 336 — Issuance of circulating obligations of less than $1
• 18 U.S.C. § 337 — Coins as security for loans
• 18 U.S.C. § 341 — Definitions
• 18 U.S.C. § 342 — Operation of a common carrier under the influence of alcohol or drugs
• 18 U.S.C. § 343 — Presumptions
• 18 U.S.C. § 351 — Congressional, Cabinet, and Supreme Court assassination, kidnapping, and assault; penalties
• 18 U.S.C. § 371 — Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud United States
• 18 U.S.C. § 372 — Conspiracy to impede or injure officer
• 18 U.S.C. § 373 — Solicitation to commit a crime of violence
• 18 U.S.C. § 401 — Power of court
• 18 U.S.C. § 402 — Contempts constituting crimes
• 18 U.S.C. § 403 — Protection of the privacy of child victims and child witnesses
• 18 U.S.C. § 431 — Contracts by Member of Congress
• 18 U.S.C. § 432 — Officer or employee contracting with Member of Congress
• 18 U.S.C. § 433 — Exemptions with respect to certain contracts
• 18 U.S.C. § 434 — Repealed. Pub. L. 87–849, §2, Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1126
• 18 U.S.C. § 435 — Contracts in excess of specific appropriation
• 18 U.S.C. § 436 — Convict labor contracts
• 18 U.S.C. § 437 — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–178, §1(a), Aug. 6, 1996, 110 Stat. 1565
• 18 U.S.C. § 438,_439 — Repealed. Pub. L. 106–568, title VIII, §812(c)(2), Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 2917
• 18 U.S.C. § 440 — Mail contracts
• 18 U.S.C. § 441 — Postal supply contracts
• 18 U.S.C. § 442 — Government Publishing Office
• 18 U.S.C. § 443 — War contracts
• 18 U.S.C. § 470 — Counterfeit acts committed outside the United States
• 18 U.S.C. § 471 — Obligations or securities of United States
• 18 U.S.C. § 472 — Uttering counterfeit obligations or securities
• 18 U.S.C. § 473 — Dealing in counterfeit obligations or securities
• 18 U.S.C. § 474 — Plates, stones, or analog, digital, or electronic images for counterfeiting obligations or securities
• 18 U.S.C. § 474A — Deterrents to counterfeiting of obligations and securities
• 18 U.S.C. § 475 — Imitating obligations or securities; advertisements
• 18 U.S.C. § 476 — Taking impressions of tools used for obligations or securities
• 18 U.S.C. § 477 — Possessing or selling impressions of tools used for obligations or securities
• 18 U.S.C. § 478 — Foreign obligations or securities
• 18 U.S.C. § 479 — Uttering counterfeit foreign obligations or securities
• 18 U.S.C. § 480 — Possessing counterfeit foreign obligations or securities
• 18 U.S.C. § 481 — Plates, stones, or analog, digital, or electronic images for counterfeiting foreign obligations or securities
• 18 U.S.C. § 482 — Foreign bank notes
• 18 U.S.C. § 483 — Uttering counterfeit foreign bank notes
• 18 U.S.C. § 484 — Connecting parts of different notes
• 18 U.S.C. § 485 — Coins or bars
• 18 U.S.C. § 486 — Uttering coins of gold, silver or other metal
• 18 U.S.C. § 487 — Making or possessing counterfeit dies for coins
• 18 U.S.C. § 488 — Making or possessing counterfeit dies for foreign coins
• 18 U.S.C. § 489 — Making or possessing likeness of coins
• 18 U.S.C. § 490 — Minor coins
• 18 U.S.C. § 491 — Tokens or paper used as money
• 18 U.S.C. § 492 — Forfeiture of counterfeit paraphernalia
• 18 U.S.C. § 493 — Bonds and obligations of certain lending agencies
• 18 U.S.C. § 494 — Contractors' bonds, bids, and public records
• 18 U.S.C. § 495 — Contracts, deeds, and powers of attorney
• 18 U.S.C. § 496 — Customs matters
• 18 U.S.C. § 497 — Letters patent
• 18 U.S.C. § 498 — Military or naval discharge certificates
• 18 U.S.C. § 499 — Military, naval, or official passes
• 18 U.S.C. § 500 — Money orders
• 18 U.S.C. § 501 — Postage stamps, postage meter stamps, and postal cards
• 18 U.S.C. § 502 — Postage and revenue stamps of foreign governments
• 18 U.S.C. § 503 — Postmarking stamps
• 18 U.S.C. § 504 — Printing and filming of United States and foreign obligations and securities
• 18 U.S.C. § 505 — Seals of courts; signatures of judges or court officers
• 18 U.S.C. § 506 — Seals of departments or agencies