Federal · Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
18 U.S.C. § 2261: Interstate domestic violence
What this law says, in plain English
Federal law criminalizes traveling across state lines or into Indian country with intent to harm an intimate partner and committing or attempting violence against them. Penalties range from 5 years to life imprisonment depending on injury severity.
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