Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-73not60
§757 Prisoners of War or Enemy Aliens
Title 18 › Part I— CRIMES › Chapter 35— ESCAPE AND RESCUE › § 757
Summary
Helping, attempting, or conspiring to help a prisoner of war or someone held as an enemy alien escape, or helping them after escape (for example hiding or sheltering), is a federal crime. Penalty: a fine, up to ten years in prison, or both. It does not replace other laws.
Full Legal Text
Title 18, §757
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Whoever procures the escape of any prisoner of war held by the United States or any of its allies, or the escape of any person apprehended or interned as an enemy alien by the United States or any of its allies, or advises, connives at, aids, or assists in such escape, or aids, relieves, transports, harbors, conceals, shelters, protects, holds correspondence with, gives intelligence to, or otherwise assists any such prisoner of war or enemy alien, after his escape from custody, knowing him to be such prisoner of war or enemy alien, or attempts to commit or conspires to commit any of the above acts, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. The provisions of this section shall be in addition to and not in substitution for any other provision of law.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 97b (Apr. 30, 1945, ch. 103, 59 Stat. 101). The second sentence of section 97b of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., was made a separate paragraph.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $10,000” in first par.
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Citation
18 U.S.C. § 757
Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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