Federal · Title 16 — Conservation

16 U.S.C. § 5508: Criminal offenses

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person commits a criminal offense by violating certain prohibited acts in section 5505. The offense is a class A misdemeanor, but becomes a felony if a dangerous weapon is used or bodily injury to an officer occurs.

Read the full statutory text

A person is guilty of an offense if the person commits any act prohibited by paragraph (6), (7), (8), or (9) of section 5505 of this title . Any offense described in subsection (a) is a class A misdemeanor punishable by a fine under title 18, or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both; except that if in the commission of any offense the person uses a dangerous weapon, engages in conduct that causes bodily injury to any authorized officer, or places any such officer in fear of imminent bodily injury, the offense is a felony punishable by a fine under title 18, or imprisonment for not more than 10 years, or both.

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