16 U.S.C. § 773g: Crimes and criminal penalties

Summary

Doing any act that sections 773e(a)(2), (3), (4), (6) or 773e(b) forbid is a crime. The basic punishment is a fine up to $200,000, up to 6 months in jail, or both; if a dangerous weapon is used, an officer authorized to enforce these rules is injured, or an such an officer is put in fear of imminent bodily injury, the punishment rises to a fine up to $400,000, up to 10 years in prison, or both. Federal courts have authority to handle these crimes.

Title 16, §773g

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(a)Offenses

A person is guilty of any offense if he commits an act prohibited by section 773e(a)(2), (3), (4), or (6) of this title; or section 773e(b) of this title.

(b)Fines; imprisonment

Any offense described in subsection (a) is punishable by a fine of not more than $200,000 or imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or both; except that if in the commission of any offense the person uses a dangerous weapon, engages in conduct that causes bodily injury to any officer authorized to enforce the provisions of this subchapter, or places any such officer in fear of imminent bodily injury the offense is punishable by a fine of not more than $400,000, or imprisonment for not more than 10 years or both.

(c)Federal jurisdiction

There is Federal jurisdiction over any offense described in this section.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Subsec. (a) and pars. (2), (3), (4), and (6) of subsec. (a) of section 773e of this title, referred to in subsec. (a), were renumbered par. (1) and subpars. (B), (C), (D), and (F), respectively, of par. (1) of section 773e of this title by Pub. L. 114–81, title I, § 110(1), (2), Nov. 5, 2015, 129 Stat. 659. Subsec. (b) of section 773e of this title, referred to in subsec. (a), was renumbered par. (2) of section 773e of this title by Pub. L. 114–81, title I, § 110(2), Nov. 5, 2015, 129 Stat. 659.

Amendments

2007—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109–479 substituted “$200,000” for “$50,000” and “$400,000,” for “$100,000,”.

§773g Crimes and Criminal Penalties