Title 21 — Food and DrugsRelease 119-73
§963 Attempt and conspiracy
Title 21 › Chapter CHAPTER 13— - DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - IMPORT AND EXPORT › § 963
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Title 21, §963
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Any person who attempts or conspires to commit any offense defined in this subchapter 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.
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Amendments
1988—Pub. L. 100–690 substituted “shall be subject to the same penalties as those prescribed for the offense” for “is punishable by imprisonment or fine or both which may not exceed the maximum punishment prescribed for the offense”.
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Effective Date
Section effective on first day of seventh calendar month that begins after Oct. 26, 1970, see 1105(a) of Pub. L. 91–513, set out as a under section 951 of this title.
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21 U.S.C. § 963
Title 21 — Food and Drugs
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73