Title 18, Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-102
§1837 Applicability to Conduct Outside the United States
Title 18 › PART I — CRIMES › CHAPTER 90 — PROTECTION OF TRADE SECRETS › § 1837
Summary
It covers crimes that happen abroad if a U.S. citizen, a U.S. permanent resident, or a U.S. organization committed them, or if part of the crime happened in the United States.
Full Legal Text
Title 18, §1837
Crimes and Criminal Procedure, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
This chapter also applies to conduct occurring outside the United States if—
(1)the offender is a natural person who is a citizen or permanent resident alien of the United States, or an organization organized under the laws of the United States or a State or political subdivision thereof; or
(2)an act in furtherance of the offense was committed in the United States.
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Citation
18 U.S.C. § 1837
Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102