American Samoa
American Samoa Code Annotated Title 46 — Criminal Justice
423 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.
- § 46.3303 — Execution of public duty
- § 46.3304 — Justification-Avoidance of harm or evil
- § 46.3305 — Use of force in defense of persons
- § 46.3306 — Use of physical force in defense of premises
- § 46.3307 — Use of physical force in defense of property
- § 46.3308 — Law enforcement officer’s use of force in making an arrest
- § 46.3309 — Private person’s use of force in making an arrest
- § 46.3310 — Use of force to prevent escape from confinement
- § 46.3311 — Use of force by persons with responsibility for care, discipline, or safety of others
- § 46.3401 — Attempt-Guilty when
- § 46.3402 — Attempt-No defense to prosecution
- § 46.3403 — Attempt-Affirmative defense
- § 46.3404 — Attempt-Classification
- § 46.3405 — Conspiracy-Guilty when
- § 46.3406 — Conspiracy-With unidentified person
- § 46.3407 — Conspiracy-Multiple offenses
- § 46.3408 — Conspiracy-Prevention of accomplishment
- § 46.3409 — Conspiracy-Termination-Abandonment
- § 46.3410 — Conspiracy-Effect of commission of offense
- § 46.3411 — Conspiracy-Classification
- § 46.3501 — Definitions
- § 46.3502 — Murder in the 1st degree
- § 46.3503 — Murder in the 2nd degree
- § 46.3504 — Manslaughter
- § 46.3505 — Criminally negligent homicide
- § 46.3506 — Promoting suicide
- § 46.3510 — Determination of guilt prior to sentencing
- § 46.3511 — Verdict of guilty-Presentence hearing-Determination of punishment
- § 46.3512 — Error in presentence hearing-Reversal of trial court
- § 46.3513 — Death penalty-Life imprisonment
- § 46.3514 — Evidence to be considered in 1st degree murder cases
- § 46.3515 — High Court to review all death sentences
- § 46.3516 — Effect of finding unconstitutional provisions
- § 46.3520 — Assault in the 1st degree
- § 46.3521 — Assault in the 2nd degree
- § 46.3522 — Assault in the 3rd degree
- § 46.3523 — Consent as a defense
- § 46.3524 — Harassment
- § 46.3525 — Stalking
- § 46.3530 — Lack of consent in kidnapping and crimes involving restraint
- § 46.3531 — Kidnapping
- § 46.3532 — Felonious restraint
- § 46.3533 — False imprisonment
- § 46.3534 — Defenses to false imprisonment
- § 46.3535 — Interference with custody
- § 46.3601 — Definitions
- § 46.3602 — Determination of marriage
- § 46.3603 — Mistake as to incapacity or age
- § 46.3604 — Rape
- § 46.3610 — Sexual assault
- § 46.3611 — Sodomy
- § 46.3612 — Deviate sexual assault
- § 46.3615 — Sexual abuse in the first degree
- § 46.3616 — Sexual abuse in the second degree
- § 46.3617 — Indecent exposure
- § 46.3618 — Child molesting
- § 46.3619 — Mandatory HIV testing for persons convicted of sexual offenses, or adjudicated as a juvenile offender
- § 46.3701 — Definitions
- § 46.3702 — Prostitution
- § 46.3703 — Patronizing prostitution
- § 46.3704 — Prostitution and patronizing prostitution-Sex of parties no defense when
- § 46.3705 — Promoting prostitution in the first degree
- § 46.3706 — Promoting prostitution in the second degree
- § 46.3707 — Prostitution houses considered public nuisances
- § 46.3801 — Bigamy
- § 46.3802 — Incest
- § 46.3805 — Abandonment of child
- § 46.3806 — Criminal nonsupport
- § 46.3810 — Endangering the welfare of a child
- § 46.3811 — Abuse of a child
- § 46.3812 — Child neglect
- § 46.3901 — Definitions
- § 46.3902 — Unlawful abortion
- § 46.3903 — Authorized abortions
- § 46.3904 — Conscientious objections to abortion-Liability
- § 46.3905 — Concealing birth of an infant
- § 46.3906 — Distributing abortifacients
- § 46.4001 — Definitions
- § 46.4002 — Robbery in the first degree
- § 46.4003 — Robbery in the second degree
- § 46.4010 — Arson in the first degree
- § 46.4011 — Arson in the second degree
- § 46.4012 — Arson in the third degree
- § 46.4020 — Tampering in the first degree
- § 46.4021 — Tampering in the second degree
- § 46.4022 — Property damage in the first degree
- § 46.4023 — Property damage in the second degree
- § 46.4024 — Property damage in the third degree
- § 46.4025 — Claim of right
- § 46.4026 — Trespass
- § 46.4030 — Burglary in the first degree
- § 46.4031 — Burglary in the second degree
- § 46.4032 — Possession of burglar’s tools
- § 46.4101 — Definitions
- § 46.4102 — Determination of value
- § 46.4103 — Stealing
- § 46.4104 — Embezzlement
- § 46.4105 — Aggregation of amounts involved in stealing
- § 46.4106 — Lost property
- § 46.4107 — Receiving stolen property
- § 46.4108 — Claim of right
- § 46.4115 — Forgery
- § 46.4116 — Possession of a forging instrumentality
- § 46.4117 — Issuing a false instrument or certificate
- § 46.4118 — Passing bad checks
- § 46.4119 — Fraudulent use of a credit device
- § 46.4120 — Deceptive business practice
- § 46.4125 — Commercial bribery
- § 46.4126 — False advertising
- § 46.4127 — Bait advertising
- § 46.4128 — Defrauding secured creditors
- § 46.4129 — Criminal fraud
- § 46.4201 — Definitions
- § 46.4202 — Prohibited weapons
- § 46.4203 — Unlawful use of weapons
- § 46.4204 — Defacing a firearm
- § 46.4205 — Possession of a defaced firearm
- § 46.4206 — Unlawful transfer of weapons
- § 46.4207 — Unlawful possession of firearms and firearm ammunition
- § 46.4220 — Definition of “arms”
- § 46.4221 — License-Required when
- § 46.4222 — License-Required for import
- § 46.4223 — License-Required for sale of arms
- § 46.4224 — License-Information required
- § 46.4225 — License-Possession required when carrying arms
- § 46.4226 — License-Revocation
- § 46.4227 — License-Renewal
- § 46.4228 — Marking arms for identification
- § 46.4229 — Sales to persons without licenses-Grandfather clause
- § 46.4230 — Blasting
- § 46.4231 — Discharge of arms
- § 46.4232 — Searches for arms
- § 46.4233 — Authorized possession and use of arms without license
- § 46.4234 — Violation-Penalty
- § 46.4301 — Definition
- § 46.4302 — Exception for bingo and raffles
- § 46.4303 — Misdemeanor
- § 46.4401 — Definitions
- § 46.4402 — Promoting pornography in the first degree
- § 46.4403 — Promoting pornography in the second degree
- § 46.4404 — Furnishing pornographic materials to minors
- § 46.4405 — Public display of explicit sexual material
- § 46.4406 — Evidence in pornography cases
- § 46.4407 — Injunctions and declaratory judgments
- § 46.4501 — Disturbing public peace
- § 46.4502 — Disturbing private peace
- § 46.4503 — Definitions for peace disturbance
- § 46.4504 — Unlawful assembly
- § 46.4505 — Rioting
- § 46.4506 — Refusal to disperse
- § 46.4510 — Peace bond-Complaint and warrant
- § 46.4511 — Peace bond-Discharge of person complained of
- § 46.4512 — Peace bond-Discharge or commitment
- § 46.4513 — Peace bond-Breach
- § 46.4601 — Definitions
- § 46.4602 — Concealing an offense
- § 46.4603 — Hindering prosecution
- § 46.4604 — Flight to avoid prosecution or giving of testimony
- § 46.4605 — Perjury
- § 46.4606 — False affidavit
- § 46.4607 — False declarations
- § 46.4608 — Proof of falsity of statements
- § 46.4609 — False reports
- § 46.4610 — False bomb report
- § 46.4611 — Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence
- § 46.4612 — Tampering with a public record
- § 46.4613 — False impersonation
- § 46.4614 — Simulating legal process
- § 46.4615 — Resisting or interfering with arrest
- § 46.4616 — Interference with legal process
- § 46.4617 — Criminal contempt
- § 46.4618 — Refusal to identify as a witness
- § 46.4625 — Escape from commitment
- § 46.4626 — Escape from custody
- § 46.4627 — Escape from confinement
- § 46.4628 — Failure to return to confinement
- § 46.4629 — Aiding escape of a prisoner
- § 46.4630 — Permitting escape
- § 46.4631 — Disturbing a judicial proceeding
- § 46.4632 — Tampering with a judicial proceeding
- § 46.4633 — Tampering with a witness
- § 46.4634 — Acceding to corruption
- § 46.4635 — Improper communication
- § 46.4636 — Misconduct by a juror
- § 46.4637 — Misconduct in selecting or summoning a juror
- § 46.4638 — Misconduct in administration of justice
- § 46.4701 — Bribery of a public servant
- § 46.4702 — Public servant acceding to corruption
- § 46.4703 — Obstructing government operations or voting rights
- § 46.4704 — Official misconduct
- § 46.4705 — Misuse of official information
- § 46.4706 — Treason
- § 46.4801 — Curfew and area restrictions on nonresidents
- § 46.4805 — Pollution
- § 46.4806 — Littering
- § 46.4807 — Prohibited fishing
- § 46.4808 — Abandonment of airtight or semi airtight containers
- § 46.4809 — Tampering with monuments or markers
- § 46.4810 — Graffiti prohibited
- § 46.4811 — Deportation-Re-entry