Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-73not60
§1837 Applicability to Conduct Outside the United States
Title 18 › Part I— CRIMES › Chapter 90— PROTECTION OF TRADE SECRETS › § 1837
Summary
The chapter covers conduct abroad when the person is a U.S. person or a U.S. organization, or when part of the crime happened in the U.S.
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
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60