Federal · Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure

18 U.S.C. § 758: High speed flight from immigration checkpoint

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

Fleeing an immigration checkpoint in a motor vehicle at excessive speed while evading law enforcement is punishable by up to five years imprisonment and/or fine.

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Whoever flees or evades a checkpoint operated by the Immigration and Naturalization Service, or any other Federal law enforcement agency, in a motor vehicle and flees Federal, State, or local law enforcement agents in excess of the legal speed limit shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than five years, or both. Immigration checkpoints are an important component of the national strategy to prevent illegal immigration. Individuals fleeing immigration checkpoints and leading law enforcement officials on high speed vehicle chases endanger law enforcement officers, innocent bystanders, and the fleeing individuals themselves. The pursuit of suspects fleeing immigration checkpoints is complicated by overlapping jurisdiction among Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers.”

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