Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-73
§1508 Recording, listening to, or observing proceedings of grand or petit juries while deliberating or voting
Title 18 › Part PART I— - CRIMES › Chapter CHAPTER 73— - OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE › § 1508
Summary
It is illegal for anyone, on purpose, to record or try to record any federal grand or petit jury while it is deciding or voting, or to listen to or watch a jury you are not a member of during that time.
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Title 18, §1508
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Whoever knowingly and willfully, by any means or device whatsoever—
(a)records, or attempts to record, the proceedings of any grand or petit jury in any court of the United States while such jury is deliberating or voting; or
(b)listens to or observes, or attempts to listen to or observe, the proceedings of any grand or petit jury of which he is not a member in any court of the United States while such jury is deliberating or voting—
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1996—Pub. L. 104–294 realigned margins for provisions beginning “shall be fined” and ending “one year, or both.” 1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $1,000” in par. following par. (b).
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18 U.S.C. § 1508
Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73