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Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-73not60

§934 Forfeiture and Fines

Title 18 › Part I— CRIMES › Chapter 44— FIREARMS › § 934

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

If someone is convicted of the covered offenses, they must give to the U.S. government any money or property they got from the crime and any property they used or planned to use to commit or help commit the crime. The judge must order this as part of the sentence. Different federal rules apply to firearms and ammunition. A person who made profits from the offense may also be fined. The fine can be up to the higher of the usual criminal fine or twice the total gross profits from the offense.

Full Legal Text

Title 18, §934

Crimes and Criminal Procedure — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)(1)Any person convicted of a violation of section 932 or 933 shall forfeit to the United States, irrespective of any provision of State law—
(A)any property constituting, or derived from, any proceeds the person obtained, directly or indirectly, as the result of such violation; and
(B)any of the person’s property used, or intended to be used, in any manner or part, to commit, or to facilitate the commission of, such violation, except that for any forfeiture of any firearm or ammunition pursuant to this section, section 924(d) shall apply.
(2)The court, in imposing sentence on a person convicted of a violation of section 932 or 933, shall order, in addition to any other sentence imposed pursuant to section 932 or 933, that the person forfeit to the United States all property described in paragraph (1).
(b)A defendant who derives profits or other proceeds from an offense under section 932 or 933 may be fined not more than the greater of—
(1)the fine otherwise authorized by this part; or
(2)the amount equal to twice the gross profits or other proceeds of the offense under section 932 or 933.

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Construction

Nothing in section 12004(a)(1) of Pub. L. 117–159, which enacted this section, to be construed to allow the establishment of a Federal system of registration of firearms, firearms owners, or firearms transactions or dispositions, see section 12004(k) of Pub. L. 117–159, set out as a note under section 922 of this title.

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18 U.S.C. § 934

Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60