Title 18, Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-110

§2293 Bar to Prosecution

Title 18 › PART I — CRIMES › CHAPTER 111A — DESTRUCTION OF, OR INTERFERENCE WITH, VESSELS OR MARITIME FACILITIES › § 2293

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Prevents federal prosecution for acts that happened inside the United States and were connected to a labor dispute when the same acts are already illegal under the law of the State where they happened. That protection applies whether the State calls the act a felony or only a misdemeanor. Labor dispute — means what the Norris-LaGuardia Act (29 U.S.C. 113(c)) says it means. State — means a U.S. State, the District of Columbia, or any U.S. commonwealth, territory, or possession.

Full Legal Text

Title 18, §2293

Crimes and Criminal Procedure, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)In General.—
It is a bar to prosecution under this chapter if—
(1)the conduct in question occurred within the United States in relation to a labor dispute, and such conduct is prohibited as a felony under the law of the State in which it was committed; or
(2)such conduct is prohibited as a misdemeanor, and not as a felony, under the law of the State in which it was committed.
(b)Definitions.—
In this section: (1) Labor dispute.—
(2)State.—
The term “State” means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.

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Citation

18 U.S.C. § 2293

Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110