Federal

Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure

1,399 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 2423 — Transportation of minors
• § 2424 — Filing factual statement about alien individual
• § 2425 — Use of interstate facilities to transmit information about a minor
• § 2426 — Repeat offenders
• § 2427 — Inclusion of offenses relating to child pornography in definition of sexual activity for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense
• § 2428 — Forfeitures
• § 2429 — Mandatory restitution
• § 243 — Exclusion of jurors on account of race or color
• § 244 — Discrimination against person wearing uniform of armed forces
• § 2441 — War crimes
• § 2442 — Recruitment or use of child soldiers
• § 245 — Federally protected activities
• § 246 — Deprivation of relief benefits
• § 247 — Damage to religious property; obstruction of persons in the free exercise of religious beliefs
• § 248 — Freedom of access to clinic entrances
• § 249 — Hate crime acts
• § 25 — Use of minors in crimes of violence
• § 250 — Penalties for civil rights offenses involving sexual misconduct
• § 2510 — Definitions
• § 2511 — Interception and disclosure of wire, oral, or electronic communications prohibited
• § 2512 — Manufacture, distribution, possession, and advertising of wire, oral, or electronic communication intercepting devices prohibited
• § 2513 — Confiscation of wire, oral, or electronic communication intercepting devices
• § 2514 — Repealed. Pub. L. 91–452, title II, § 227(a) , Oct. 15, 1970 , 84 Stat. 930 ]
• § 2515 — Prohibition of use as evidence of intercepted wire or oral communications
• § 2516 — Authorization for interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications
• § 2517 — Authorization for disclosure and use of intercepted wire, oral, or electronic communications
• § 2518 — Procedure for interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications
• § 2519 — Reports concerning intercepted wire, oral, or electronic communications
• § 2520 — Recovery of civil damages authorized
• § 2521 — Injunction against illegal interception
• § 2522 — Enforcement of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act
• § 2523 — Executive agreements on access to data by foreign governments
• § 26 — Definition of seaport
• § 27 — Mortgage lending business defined
• § 2701 — Unlawful access to stored communications
• § 2702 — Voluntary disclosure of customer communications or records
• § 2703 — Required disclosure of customer communications or records
• § 2704 — Backup preservation
• § 2705 — Delayed notice
• § 2706 — Cost reimbursement
• § 2707 — Civil action
• § 2708 — Exclusivity of remedies
• § 2709 — Counterintelligence access to telephone toll and transactional records
• § 2710 — Wrongful disclosure of video tape rental or sale records
• § 2711 — Definitions for chapter
• § 2712 — Civil actions against the United States
• § 2713 — Required preservation and disclosure of communications and records
• § 2721 — Prohibition on release and use of certain personal information from State motor vehicle records
• § 2722 — Additional unlawful acts
• § 2723 — Penalties
• § 2724 — Civil action
• § 2725 — Definitions
• § 28 — Human trafficking defense
• § 281 — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–106, div. D, title XLIII, § 4304(b)(3) , Feb. 10, 1996 , 110 Stat. 664 ; Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, § 602(d) , Oct. 11, 1996 , 110 Stat. 3503 ]
• § 282 — Repealed. Pub. L. 87–849, § 2 , Oct. 23, 1962 , 76 Stat. 1126 ]
• § 283 — Repealed. Pub. L. 87–849, § 2 , Oct. 23, 1962 , 76 Stat. 1126 ; Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VIII, § 822(a) , Dec. 4, 1987 , 101 Stat. 1132 ]
• § 284 — Repealed. Pub. L. 87–849, § 2 , Oct. 23, 1962 , 76 Stat. 1126 ]
• § 285 — Taking or using papers relating to claims
• § 286 — Conspiracy to defraud the Government with respect to claims
• § 287 — False, fictitious or fraudulent claims
• § 288 — False claims for postal losses
• § 289 — False claims for pensions
• § 290 — Discharge papers withheld by claim agent
• § 291 — Purchase of claims for fees by court officials
• § 292 — Solicitation of employment and receipt of unapproved fees concerning Federal employees’ compensation
• § 293 — Repealed. Pub. L. 101–123, § 3(a) , Oct. 23, 1989 , 103 Stat. 760 ]
• § 3 — Accessory after the fact
• § 3001 — Procedure governed by rules; scope, purpose and effect; definition of terms; local rules; forms—(Rule)
• § 3002 — Courts always open—(Rule)
• § 3003 — Calendars—(Rule)
• § 3004 — Decorum in court room—(Rule)
• § 3005 — Counsel and witnesses in capital cases
• § 3006 — Assignment of counsel—(Rule)
• § 3006A — Adequate representation of defendants
• § 3007 — Motions—(Rule)
• § 3008 — Service and filing of papers—(Rule)
• § 3009 — Records—(Rule)
• § 3010 — Exceptions unnecessary—(Rule)
• § 3011 — Computation of time—(Rule)
• § 3012 — Repealed. Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 218(a)(2) , Oct. 12, 1984 , 98 Stat. 2027 ]
• § 3013 — Special assessment on convicted persons
• § 3014 — Additional special assessment
• § 3041 — Power of courts and magistrates
• § 3042 — Extraterritorial jurisdiction
• § 3043 — Repealed. Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 204(c) , Oct. 12, 1984 , 98 Stat. 1986 ]
• § 3044 — Complaint—(Rule)
• § 3045 — Internal revenue violations
• § 3046 — Warrant or summons—(Rule)
• § 3047 — Multiple warrants unnecessary
• § 3048 — Commitment to another district; removal—(Rule)
• § 3049 — Warrant for removal
• § 3050 — Bureau of Prisons employees’ powers
• § 3051 — Powers of Special Agents 1 of Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives 1 So in original. The words “Special Agents” probably should not be capitalized.
• § 3052 — Powers of Federal Bureau of Investigation
• § 3053 — Powers of marshals and deputies
• § 3054 — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–79, § 9(b)(3) , Nov. 16, 1981 , 95 Stat. 1079 ]
• § 3055 — Officers’ powers to suppress Indian liquor traffic
• § 3056 — Powers, authorities, and duties of United States Secret Service
• § 3056A — Powers, authorities, and duties of United States Secret Service Uniformed Division
• § 3057 — Bankruptcy investigations
• § 3058 — Interned belligerent nationals
• § 3059 to 3059B — Repealed. Pub. L. 107–273, div. A, title III, § 301(c)(2) , Nov. 2, 2002 , 116 Stat. 1781 ]
• § 3060 — Preliminary examination
• § 3061 — Investigative powers of Postal Service personnel
• § 3062 — General arrest authority for violation of release conditions
• § 3063 — Powers of Environmental Protection Agency
• § 3064 — Powers of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
• § 3071 — Information for which rewards authorized
• § 3072 — Determination of entitlement; maximum amount; Presidential approval; conclusiveness
• § 3073 — Protection of identity
• § 3074 — Exception of governmental officials
• § 3075 — Repealed. Pub. L. 107–273, div. A, title III, § 301(c)(2) , Nov. 2, 2002 , 116 Stat. 1781 ]
• § 3076 — Eligibility for witness security program
• § 3077 — Definitions
• § 31 — Definitions
• § 3101 — Effect of rules of court—(Rule)
• § 3102 — Authority to issue search warrant—(Rule)
• § 3103 — Grounds for issuing search warrant—(Rule)
• § 3103a — Additional grounds for issuing warrant
• § 3104 — Issuance of search warrant; contents—(Rule)
• § 3105 — Persons authorized to serve search warrant
• § 3106 — Officer authorized to serve search warrant—(Rule)
• § 3107 — Service of warrants and seizures by Federal Bureau of Investigation
• § 3108 — Execution, service, and return—(Rule)
• § 3109 — Breaking doors or windows for entry or exit
• § 3110 — Property defined—(Rule)
• § 3111 — Property seizable on search warrant—(Rule)
• § 3112 — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–79, § 9(b)(3) , Nov. 16, 1981 , 95 Stat. 1079 ]
• § 3113 — Liquor violations in Indian country
• § 3114 — Return of seized property and suppression of evidence; motion—(Rule)
• § 3115 — Inventory upon execution and return of search warrant—(Rule)
• § 3116 — Records of examining magistrate judge; return to clerk of court—(Rule)
• § 3117 — Mobile tracking devices
• § 3118 — Implied consent for certain tests
• § 3121 — General prohibition on pen register and trap and trace device use; exception
• § 3122 — Application for an order for a pen register or a trap and trace device
• § 3123 — Issuance of an order for a pen register or a trap and trace device
• § 3124 — Assistance in installation and use of a pen register or a trap and trace device
• § 3125 — Emergency pen register and trap and trace device installation
• § 3126 — Reports concerning pen registers and trap and trace devices
• § 3127 — Definitions for chapter
• § 3141 — Release and detention authority generally
• § 3142 — Release or detention of a defendant pending trial
• § 3143 — Release or detention of a defendant pending sentence or appeal
• § 3144 — Release or detention of a material witness
• § 3145 — Review and appeal of a release or detention order
• § 3146 — Penalty for failure to appear
• § 3147 — Penalty for an offense committed while on release
• § 3148 — Sanctions for violation of a release condition
• § 3149 — Surrender of an offender by a surety
• § 3150 — Applicability to a case removed from a State court
• § 3150a — Repealed. Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 203(a) , Oct. 12, 1984 , 98 Stat. 1976 ]
• § 3151 — Refund of forfeited bail
• § 3152 — Establishment of pretrial services
• § 3153 — Organization and administration of pretrial services
• § 3154 — Functions and powers relating to pretrial services
• § 3155 — Annual reports
• § 3156 — Definitions
• § 3161 — Time limits and exclusions
• § 3162 — Sanctions
• § 3163 — Effective dates
• § 3164 — Persons detained or designated as being of high risk
• § 3165 — District plans—generally
• § 3166 — District plans—contents
• § 3167 — Reports to Congress
• § 3168 — Planning process
• § 3169 — Federal Judicial Center
• § 3170 — Speedy trial data
• § 3171 — Planning appropriations
• § 3172 — Definitions
• § 3173 — Sixth amendment rights
• § 3174 — Judicial emergency and implementation
• § 3181 — Scope and limitation of chapter
• § 3182 — Fugitives from State or Territory to State, District, or Territory
• § 3183 — Fugitives from State, Territory, or Possession into extraterritorial jurisdiction of United States
• § 3184 — Fugitives from foreign country to United States
• § 3185 — Fugitives from country under control of United States into the United States
• § 3186 — Secretary of State to surrender fugitive
• § 3187 — Provisional arrest and detention within extra­territorial jurisdiction
• § 3188 — Time of commitment pending extradition
• § 3189 — Place and character of hearing
• § 3190 — Evidence on hearing
• § 3191 — Witnesses for indigent fugitives
• § 3192 — Protection of accused
• § 3193 — Receiving agent’s authority over offenders
• § 3194 — Transportation of fugitive by receiving agent
• § 3195 — Payment of fees and costs
• § 3196 — Extradition of United States citizens
• § 32 — Destruction of aircraft or aircraft facilities
• § 3231 — District courts
• § 3232 — District of offense—(Rule)
• § 3233 — Transfer within district—(Rule)
• § 3234 — Change of venue to another district—(Rule)
• § 3235 — Venue in capital cases
• § 3236 — Murder or manslaughter
• § 3237 — Offenses begun in one district and completed in another
• § 3238 — Offenses not committed in any district
• § 3239 — Optional venue for espionage and related offenses
• § 3240 — Creation of new district or division
• § 3241 — Jurisdiction of offenses under certain sections