Federal · Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure

18 U.S.C. § 2119: Motor vehicles

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

Operating a motor vehicle with penalties ranging up to life imprisonment or death, depending on whether serious bodily injury or death results.

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be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both, if serious bodily injury (as defined in section 1365 of this title , including any conduct that, if the conduct occurred in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, would violate section 2241 or 2242 of this title) results, be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 25 years, or both, and if death results, be fined under this title or imprisoned for any number of years up to life, or both, or sentenced to death.

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