Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-73not60

§2293 Bar to Prosecution

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

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Federal authorities cannot charge someone under this chapter if the act was tied to a labor dispute and happened inside the United States and the state's law calls that act a felony, or if the state's law treats the act only as a misdemeanor (not a felony). Labor dispute: has the same meaning given in section 13(c) of the Act to amend the Judicial Code (29 U.S.C. 113(c), the Norris-LaGuardia Act). State: means a U.S. State, the District of Columbia, or any U.S. commonwealth, territory, or possession.

Full Legal Text

Title 18, §2293

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(a)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)In this section:

(1)The term “labor dispute” has the same meaning given that term in section 13(c) of the Act to amend the Judicial Code and to define and limit the jurisdiction of courts sitting in equity, and for other purposes (29 U.S.C. 113(c), commonly known as the Norris-LaGuardia Act).

(2)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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18 U.S.C. § 2293

Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60