Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-73not60
§233 Preemption
Title 18 › Part I— CRIMES › Chapter 12— CIVIL DISORDERS › § 233
Summary
Congress did not mean to shut out state or local laws on the same topics; those laws stay in effect unless they conflict with this chapter’s purposes or rules.
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Title 18, §233
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Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as indicating an intent on the part of Congress to occupy the field in which any provisions of the chapter operate to the exclusion of State or local laws on the same subject matter, nor shall any provision of this chapter be construed to invalidate any provision of State law unless such provision is inconsistent with any of the purposes of this chapter or any provision thereof.
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18 U.S.C. § 233
Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60