§1231 — Title 18 Crimes and Criminal Procedure | U.S. Code

Summary

Moving someone on purpose across state or national borders to stop peaceful picketing in labor disputes about pay, hours, or working conditions, or to stop workers from organizing or bargaining, is a federal crime. People who do this or who travel for that reason must be fined under federal law or jailed for up to two years, or both. Common carriers are not covered.

Title 18, §1231

Crimes and Criminal Procedure — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

Whoever willfully transports in interstate or foreign commerce any person who is employed or is to be employed for the purpose of obstructing or interfering by force or threats with (1) peaceful picketing by employees during any labor controversy affecting wages, hours, or conditions of labor, or (2) the exercise by employees of any of the rights of self-organization or collective bargaining; or Whoever is knowingly transported or travels in interstate or foreign commerce for any of the purposes enumerated in this section— Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both. This section shall not apply to common carriers.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

1948 ActBased on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 407a (

June 24, 1936, ch. 746, 49 Stat. 1899;

June 29, 1938, ch. 813, 52 Stat. 1242). Language designating offense as felony was omitted in uniformity with definitive section 1 of this title. (See reviser’s note under section 550 of this title.) Words “and shall, upon conviction” were omitted as surplusage since punishment cannot be imposed until a conviction is secured. Reference to persons aiding, abetting or causing was omitted as such persons are made principals by section 2 of this title. Changes were made in phraseology and arrangement, but without change of substance. 1949 ActThis section [section 30] corrects a typographical error in section 1231 of title 18, U.S.C.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $5,000” in third par. 1949—Act May 24, 1949, substituted “or travels in” for “in or travels” in second par.

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