Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure

Every section of Title 18 of the United States Code, crimes and criminal procedure — 1,410 sections, full text, with the cases that cite each one.

• 18 U.S.C. § 1593A — Benefitting financially from peonage, slavery, and trafficking in persons
• 18 U.S.C. § 1594 — General provisions
• 18 U.S.C. § 1595 — Civil remedy
• 18 U.S.C. § 1595A — Civil injunctions
• 18 U.S.C. § 1596 — Additional jurisdiction in certain trafficking offenses
• 18 U.S.C. § 1597 — Unlawful conduct with respect to immigration documents
• 18 U.S.C. § 1621 — Perjury generally
• 18 U.S.C. § 1622 — Subornation of perjury
• 18 U.S.C. § 1623 — False declarations before grand jury or court
• 18 U.S.C. § 1651 — Piracy under law of nations
• 18 U.S.C. § 1652 — Citizens as pirates
• 18 U.S.C. § 1653 — Aliens as pirates
• 18 U.S.C. § 1654 — Arming or serving on privateers
• 18 U.S.C. § 1655 — Assault on commander as piracy
• 18 U.S.C. § 1656 — Conversion or surrender of vessel
• 18 U.S.C. § 1657 — Corruption of seamen and confederating with pirates
• 18 U.S.C. § 1658 — Plunder of distressed vessel
• 18 U.S.C. § 1659 — Attack to plunder vessel
• 18 U.S.C. § 1660 — Receipt of pirate property
• 18 U.S.C. § 1661 — Robbery ashore
• 18 U.S.C. § 1691 — Laws governing postal savings
• 18 U.S.C. § 1692 — Foreign mail as United States mail
• 18 U.S.C. § 1693 — Carriage of mail generally
• 18 U.S.C. § 1694 — Carriage of matter out of mail over post routes
• 18 U.S.C. § 1695 — Carriage of matter out of mail on vessels
• 18 U.S.C. § 1696 — Private express for letters and packets
• 18 U.S.C. § 1697 — Transportation of persons acting as private express
• 18 U.S.C. § 1698 — Prompt delivery of mail from vessel
• 18 U.S.C. § 1699 — Certification of delivery from vessel
• 18 U.S.C. § 1700 — Desertion of mails
• 18 U.S.C. § 1701 — Obstruction of mails generally
• 18 U.S.C. § 1702 — Obstruction of correspondence
• 18 U.S.C. § 1703 — Delay or destruction of mail or newspapers
• 18 U.S.C. § 1704 — Keys or locks stolen or reproduced
• 18 U.S.C. § 1705 — Destruction of letter boxes or mail
• 18 U.S.C. § 1706 — Injury to mail bags
• 18 U.S.C. § 1707 — Theft of property used by Postal Service
• 18 U.S.C. § 1708 — Theft or receipt of stolen mail matter gen­erally
• 18 U.S.C. § 1709 — Theft of mail matter by officer or employee
• 18 U.S.C. § 1710 — Theft of newspapers
• 18 U.S.C. § 1711 — Misappropriation of postal funds
• 18 U.S.C. § 1712 — Falsification of postal returns to increase compensation
• 18 U.S.C. § 1713 — Issuance of money orders without payment
• 18 U.S.C. § 1714 — Repealed. Pub. L. 101–647, title XII, § 1210(b), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4832]
• 18 U.S.C. § 1715 — Firearms as nonmailable; regulations
• 18 U.S.C. § 1716 — Injurious articles as nonmailable
• 18 U.S.C. § 1716A — Nonmailable locksmithing devices and motor vehicle master keys
• 18 U.S.C. § 1716B — Nonmailable plants
• 18 U.S.C. § 1716C — Forged agricultural certifications
• 18 U.S.C. § 1716D — Nonmailable injurious animals, plant pests, plants, and illegally taken fish, wildlife, and plants
• 18 U.S.C. § 1716E — Tobacco products as nonmailable
• 18 U.S.C. § 1717 — Letters and writings as nonmailable
• 18 U.S.C. § 1718 — Repealed. Pub. L. 101–647, title XII, § 1210(c), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4832]
• 18 U.S.C. § 1719 — Franking privilege
• 18 U.S.C. § 1720 — Canceled stamps and envelopes
• 18 U.S.C. § 1721 — Sale or pledge of stamps
• 18 U.S.C. § 1722 — False evidence to secure second-class rate
• 18 U.S.C. § 1723 — Avoidance of postage by using lower class matter
• 18 U.S.C. § 1724 — Postage on mail delivered by foreign vessels
• 18 U.S.C. § 1725 — Postage unpaid on deposited mail matter
• 18 U.S.C. § 1726 — Postage collected unlawfully
• 18 U.S.C. § 1727 — Repealed. Pub. L. 90–384, § 1(a), July 5, 1968, 82 Stat. 292]
• 18 U.S.C. § 1728 — Weight of mail increased fraudulently
• 18 U.S.C. § 1729 — Post office conducted without authority
• 18 U.S.C. § 1730 — Uniforms of carriers
• 18 U.S.C. § 1731 — Vehicles falsely labeled as carriers
• 18 U.S.C. § 1732 — Approval of bond or sureties by postmaster
• 18 U.S.C. § 1733 — Mailing periodical publications without prepayment of postage
• 18 U.S.C. § 1734 — Editorials and other matter as “advertisements”
• 18 U.S.C. § 1735 — Sexually oriented advertisements
• 18 U.S.C. § 1736 — Restrictive use of information
• 18 U.S.C. § 1737 — Manufacturer of sexually related mail matter
• 18 U.S.C. § 1738 — Repealed. Pub. L. 106–578, § 4, Dec. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 3076]
• 18 U.S.C. § 1751 — Presidential and Presidential staff assassination, kidnapping, and assault; penalties
• 18 U.S.C. § 1752 — Restricted building or grounds
• 18 U.S.C. § 1761 — Transportation or importation
• 18 U.S.C. § 1762 — Marking packages
• 18 U.S.C. § 1791 — Providing or possessing contraband in prison
• 18 U.S.C. § 1792 — Mutiny and riot prohibited
• 18 U.S.C. § 1793 — Trespass on Bureau of Prisons reservations and land
• 18 U.S.C. § 1801 — Video voyeurism
• 18 U.S.C. § 1821 — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–260, div. O, title X, § 1002(8), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2155]
• 18 U.S.C. § 1831 — Economic espionage
• 18 U.S.C. § 1832 — Theft of trade secrets
• 18 U.S.C. § 1833 — Exceptions to prohibitions
• 18 U.S.C. § 1834 — Criminal forfeiture
• 18 U.S.C. § 1835 — Orders to preserve confidentiality
• 18 U.S.C. § 1836 — Civil proceedings
• 18 U.S.C. § 1837 — Applicability to conduct outside the United States
• 18 U.S.C. § 1838 — Construction with other laws
• 18 U.S.C. § 1839 — Definitions
• 18 U.S.C. § 1841 — Protection of unborn children
• 18 U.S.C. § 1851 — Coal depredations
• 18 U.S.C. § 1852 — Timber removed or transported
• 18 U.S.C. § 1853 — Trees cut or injured
• 18 U.S.C. § 1854 — Trees boxed for pitch or turpentine
• 18 U.S.C. § 1855 — Timber set afire
• 18 U.S.C. § 1856 — Fires left unattended and unextinguished
• 18 U.S.C. § 1857 — Fences destroyed; livestock entering
• 18 U.S.C. § 1858 — Survey marks destroyed or removed
• 18 U.S.C. § 1859 — Surveys interrupted
• 18 U.S.C. § 1860 — Bids at land sales
• 18 U.S.C. § 1861 — Deception of prospective purchasers
• 18 U.S.C. § 1862 — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–200, § 3(c), Nov. 23, 1977, 91 Stat. 1428]
• 18 U.S.C. § 1863 — Trespass on national forest lands
• 18 U.S.C. § 1864 — Hazardous or injurious devices on Federal lands
• 18 U.S.C. § 1865 — National Park Service
• 18 U.S.C. § 1866 — Historic, archeologic, or prehistoric items and antiquities
• 18 U.S.C. § 1901 — Collecting or disbursing officer trading in public property
• 18 U.S.C. § 1902 — Disclosure of crop information and speculation thereon
• 18 U.S.C. § 1903 — Speculation in stocks or commodities affecting crop insurance
• 18 U.S.C. § 1904 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330004(11), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2141]
• 18 U.S.C. § 1905 — Disclosure of confidential information generally
• 18 U.S.C. § 1906 — Disclosure of information from a bank examination report
• 18 U.S.C. § 1907 — Disclosure of information by farm credit examiner
• 18 U.S.C. § 1908 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330004(11), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2141]
• 18 U.S.C. § 1909 — Examiner performing other services
• 18 U.S.C. § 1910 — Nepotism in appointment of receiver or trustee
• 18 U.S.C. § 1911 — Receiver mismanaging property
• 18 U.S.C. § 1912 — Unauthorized fees for inspection of vessels
• 18 U.S.C. § 1913 — Lobbying with appropriated moneys
• 18 U.S.C. § 1914 — Repealed. Pub. L. 87–849, § 2, Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1126]
• 18 U.S.C. § 1915 — Compromise of customs liabilities
• 18 U.S.C. § 1916 — Unauthorized employment and disposition of lapsed appropriations
• 18 U.S.C. § 1917 — Interference with civil service examinations
• 18 U.S.C. § 1918 — Disloyalty and asserting the right to strike against the Government
• 18 U.S.C. § 1919 — False statement to obtain unemployment compensation for Federal service
• 18 U.S.C. § 1920 — False statement or fraud to obtain Federal employees’ compensation
• 18 U.S.C. § 1921 — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–260, div. O, title X, § 1002(9), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2155]
• 18 U.S.C. § 1922 — False or withheld report concerning Federal employees’ compensation
• 18 U.S.C. § 1923 — Fraudulent receipt of payments of missing persons
• 18 U.S.C. § 1924 — Unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents or material
• 18 U.S.C. § 1951 — Interference with commerce by threats or violence
• 18 U.S.C. § 1952 — Interstate and foreign travel or transportation in aid of racketeering enterprises
• 18 U.S.C. § 1952A — Renumbered § 1958]
• 18 U.S.C. § 1952B — Renumbered § 1959]
• 18 U.S.C. § 1953 — Interstate transportation of wagering paraphernalia
• 18 U.S.C. § 1954 — Offer, acceptance, or solicitation to influence operations of employee benefit plan
• 18 U.S.C. § 1955 — Prohibition of illegal gambling businesses
• 18 U.S.C. § 1956 — Laundering of monetary instruments
• 18 U.S.C. § 1957 — Engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity
• 18 U.S.C. § 1958 — Use of interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire
• 18 U.S.C. § 1959 — Violent crimes in aid of racketeering activity
• 18 U.S.C. § 1960 — Prohibition of unlicensed money transmitting businesses
• 18 U.S.C. § 1961 — Definitions
• 18 U.S.C. § 1962 — Prohibited activities
• 18 U.S.C. § 1963 — Criminal penalties
• 18 U.S.C. § 1964 — Civil remedies
• 18 U.S.C. § 1965 — Venue and process
• 18 U.S.C. § 1966 — Expedition of actions
• 18 U.S.C. § 1967 — Evidence
• 18 U.S.C. § 1968 — Civil investigative demand
• 18 U.S.C. § 1991 — Entering train to commit crime
• 18 U.S.C. § 1992 — Terrorist attacks and other violence against railroad carriers and against mass transportation systems on land, on water, or through the air
• 18 U.S.C. § 1993 — Repealed. Pub. L. 109–177, title I, § 110(a), Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 205]
• 18 U.S.C. § 2031,_2032 — 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
• 18 U.S.C. § 2071 — Concealment, removal, or mutilation generally
• 18 U.S.C. § 2072 — False crop reports
• 18 U.S.C. § 2073 — False entries and reports of moneys or securities
• 18 U.S.C. § 2074 — False weather reports
• 18 U.S.C. § 2075 — Officer failing to make returns or reports
• 18 U.S.C. § 2076 — Clerk of United States District Court
• 18 U.S.C. § 2101 — Riots
• 18 U.S.C. § 2102 — Definitions
• 18 U.S.C. § 2111 — Special maritime and territorial jurisdiction
• 18 U.S.C. § 2112 — Personal property of United States
• 18 U.S.C. § 2113 — Bank robbery and incidental crimes
• 18 U.S.C. § 2114 — Mail, money, or other property of United States
• 18 U.S.C. § 2115 — Post office
• 18 U.S.C. § 2116 — Railway or steamboat post office
• 18 U.S.C. § 2117 — Breaking or entering carrier facilities
• 18 U.S.C. § 2118 — Robberies and burglaries involving controlled substances
• 18 U.S.C. § 2119 — Motor vehicles
• 18 U.S.C. § 2151 — Definitions
• 18 U.S.C. § 2152 — Fortifications, harbor defenses, or defensive sea areas
• 18 U.S.C. § 2153 — Destruction of war material, war premises, or war utilities
• 18 U.S.C. § 2154 — Production of defective war material, war premises, or war utilities
• 18 U.S.C. § 2155 — Destruction of national-defense materials, national-defense premises, or national-defense utilities
• 18 U.S.C. § 2156 — Production of defective national-defense material, national-defense premises, or national-defense utilities
• 18 U.S.C. § 2157 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330004(13), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2142]
• 18 U.S.C. § 2191 — Cruelty to seamen
• 18 U.S.C. § 2192 — Incitation of seamen to revolt or mutiny
• 18 U.S.C. § 2193 — Revolt or mutiny of seamen
• 18 U.S.C. § 2194 — Shanghaiing sailors
• 18 U.S.C. § 2195 — Abandonment of sailors
• 18 U.S.C. § 2196 — Drunkenness or neglect of duty by seamen
• 18 U.S.C. § 2197 — Misuse of Federal certificate, license or document
• 18 U.S.C. § 2198 — Repealed. Pub. L. 101–647, title XII, § 1207(b), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4832]
• 18 U.S.C. § 2199 — Stowaways on vessels or aircraft
• 18 U.S.C. § 2231 — Assault or resistance
• 18 U.S.C. § 2232 — Destruction or removal of property to prevent seizure
• 18 U.S.C. § 2233 — Rescue of seized property
• 18 U.S.C. § 2234 — Authority exceeded in executing warrant
• 18 U.S.C. § 2235 — Search warrant procured maliciously
• 18 U.S.C. § 2236 — Searches without warrant
• 18 U.S.C. § 2237 — Criminal sanctions for failure to heave to, obstruction of boarding, or providing false information
• 18 U.S.C. § 2241 — Aggravated sexual abuse
• 18 U.S.C. § 2242 — Sexual abuse
• 18 U.S.C. § 2243 — Sexual abuse of a minor, a ward, or an individual in Federal custody
• 18 U.S.C. § 2244 — Abusive sexual contact