§2114 — Title 18 Crimes and Criminal Procedure | U.S. Code

Summary

It makes it a crime to attack, rob, or try to rob someone who lawfully handles U.S. mail, U.S. money, or other U.S. property. A first offense can mean up to 10 years in prison. If the attacker wounds the person, uses a dangerous weapon that risks the person’s life, or it is a later offense, the punishment can be up to 25 years. Anyone who knowingly receives, hides, or gets rid of U.S. money or property taken by such a crime can be punished by up to 10 years in prison, a federal fine, or both.

Title 18, §2114

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(a)A person who assaults any person having lawful charge, control, or custody of any mail matter or of any money or other property of the United States, with intent to rob, steal, or purloin such mail matter, money, or other property of the United States, or robs or attempts to rob any such person of mail matter, or of any money, or other property of the United States, shall, for the first offense, be imprisoned not more than ten years; and if in effecting or attempting to effect such robbery he wounds the person having custody of such mail, money, or other property of the United States, or puts his life in jeopardy by the use of a dangerous weapon, or for a subsequent offense, shall be imprisoned not more than twenty-five years.

(b)A person who receives, possesses, conceals, or disposes of any money or other property that has been obtained in violation of this section, knowing the same to have been unlawfully obtained, shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years, fined under this title, or both.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 320 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 197, 35 Stat. 1126; Aug. 26, 1935, ch. 694, 49 Stat. 867). The attention of Congress is directed to the mandatory minimum punishment provisions of section 2113(e) and 2114 of this title. These were left unchanged because of the controversial question involved. Such legislative attempts to control the discretion of the sentencing judge are contrary to the opinions of experienced criminologists and criminal law experts. They are calculated to work manifest injustice in many cases. Minor changes were made in phraseology.

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Amendments

1996—Pub. L. 104–294 amended Pub. L. 103–322, § 320602. See 1994 Amendment note below. 1994—Pub. L. 103–322, § 320903(a)(3), inserted “or attempts to rob” after “robs” in subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–322, § 320602, as amended by Pub. L. 104–294, § 604(b)(17), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, substituted “A person who” for “Whoever”, and added subsec. (b). 1990—Pub. L. 101–647 inserted a comma after “money” in section catchline. 1984—Pub. L. 98–473, which directed insertion of “not more than” after “imprisoned”, was executed by making the insertion after “imprisoned” the second time appearing.

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of 1996 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 104–294 effective Sept. 13, 1994, see section 604(d) of Pub. L. 104–294, set out as a note under section 13 of this title.

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of 1984 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 98–473 effective Nov. 1, 1987, and applicable only to offenses committed after the taking effect of such amendment, see section 235(a)(1) of Pub. L. 98–473, set out as an

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note under section 3551 of this title.

§2114 Mail, money, or other property of United States

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