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Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure

1385 sections across 126 chapters.

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Ch. 1— Principals2 inactive24 sections
Ch. 2— Destruction of aircraft or aircraft facilities13 sections
Ch. 3— Hunting2 inactive7 sections
Ch. 5— Arson within special maritime and territorial jurisdiction1 section
Ch. 7— Assaulting9 sections
Ch. 9— Definition8 sections
Ch. 10— Prohibitions with respect to biological weapons7 sections
Ch. 11— Bribery of public officials and witnesses2 inactive32 sections
Ch. 12— Civil disorders3 sections
Ch. 13— Conspiracy against rights9 sections
Ch. 15— Taking or using papers relating to claims5 inactive8 sections
Ch. 17— Mutilation10 sections
Ch. 18— Congressional1 section
Ch. 19— Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud United States3 sections
Ch. 21— Power of court3 sections
Ch. 23— Contracts by Member of Congress3 inactive9 sections
Ch. 25— Counterfeit acts committed outside the United States47 sections
Ch. 26— Criminal street gangs1 section
Ch. 27— Entry of goods falsely classified15 sections
Ch. 29— Troops at polls2 inactive20 sections
Ch. 31— Public money30 sections
Ch. 33— Desecration of the flag of the United States1 inactive18 sections
Ch. 35— Prisoners in custody of institution or officer1 inactive7 sections
Ch. 37— Harboring or concealing persons1 inactive9 sections
Ch. 39— Prohibited transactions involving nuclear materials2 inactive3 sections
Ch. 40— Unlawful acts8 sections
Ch. 41— Threats against President and successors to the Presidency10 sections
Ch. 42— Making extortionate extensions of credit1 inactive5 sections
Ch. 43— Citizen of the United States7 sections
Ch. 44— Unlawful acts15 sections
Ch. 45— Agents of foreign governments2 inactive18 sections
Ch. 46— Civil forfeiture7 sections
Ch. 47— Statements or entries generally1 inactive39 sections
Ch. 49— Concealing person from arrest4 sections
Ch. 50— Gambling ships7 sections
Ch. 51— Murder12 sections
Ch. 53— Indian country defined1 inactive19 sections
Ch. 55— Kidnapping4 sections
Ch. 57— Transportation of strikebreakers1 inactive1 section
Ch. 59— Enforcement5 sections
Ch. 61— Importing or transporting lottery tickets8 sections
Ch. 63— Frauds and swindles11 sections
Ch. 65— Government property or contracts9 sections
Ch. 67— Enticing desertion and harboring deserters1 inactive8 sections
Ch. 681 inactive0 sections
Ch. 69— Accounts of court officers9 sections
Ch. 71— Possession with intent to sell12 sections
Ch. 73— Assault on process server22 sections
Ch. 74— Partial-birth abortions prohibited1 section
Ch. 75— Issuance without authority7 sections
Ch. 77— Peonage19 sections
Ch. 79— Perjury generally3 sections
Ch. 81— Piracy under law of nations11 sections
Ch. 83— Laws governing postal savings4 inactive49 sections
Ch. 84— Presidential and Presidential staff assassination2 sections
Ch. 85— Transportation or importation2 sections
Ch. 87— Providing or possessing contraband in prison3 sections
Ch. 88— Video voyeurism1 section
Ch. 89— Transportation of dentures1 section
Ch. 90— Economic espionage10 sections
Ch. 91— Coal depredations1 inactive15 sections
Ch. 93— Collecting or disbursing officer trading in public property3 inactive21 sections
Ch. 95— Interference with commerce by threats or violence2 inactive10 sections
Ch. 96— Prohibited activities8 sections
Ch. 97— Entering train to commit crime1 inactive2 sections
Ch. 991 inactive0 sections
Ch. 101— Concealment6 sections
Ch. 102— Riots2 sections
Ch. 103— Special maritime and territorial jurisdiction9 sections
Ch. 105— Fortifications1 inactive6 sections
Ch. 107— Cruelty to seamen1 inactive8 sections
Ch. 109— Assault or resistance16 sections
Ch. 110— Sexual exploitation of children31 sections
Ch. 111— Conspiracy to destroy vessels22 sections
Ch. 113— Transportation of stolen vehicles1 inactive43 sections
Ch. 114— Unlawful acts6 sections
Ch. 115— Treason1 inactive10 sections
Ch. 117— Transportation generally10 sections
Ch. 118— War crimes2 sections
Ch. 119— Interception and disclosure of wire1 inactive13 sections
Ch. 121— Unlawful access to stored communications13 sections
Ch. 123— Prohibition on release and use of certain personal informati5 sections
Ch. 201— Procedure governed by rules1 inactive14 sections
Ch. 203— Power of courts and magistrates3 inactive22 sections
Ch. 204— Information for which rewards authorized1 inactive6 sections
Ch. 205— Effect of rules of court1 inactive18 sections
Ch. 206— General prohibition on pen register and trap and trace devic7 sections
Ch. 207— Release and detention authority generally1 inactive16 sections
Ch. 208— Time limits and exclusions14 sections
Ch. 209— Scope and limitation of chapter16 sections
Ch. 211— District courts14 sections
Ch. 212— Criminal offenses committed by certain members of the Armed 10 sections
Ch. 213— Capital offenses21 sections
Ch. 215— Number of grand jurors1 inactive2 sections
Ch. 216— Summoning and term4 sections
Ch. 217— Form and contents7 sections
Ch. 219— Misdemeanors2 sections
Ch. 221— Term of court16 sections
Ch. 223— Competency of accused2 inactive31 sections
Ch. 224— Witness relocation and protection8 sections
Ch. 225— Return2 sections
Ch. 227— Authorized sentences25 sections
Ch. 228— Sentence of death11 sections
Ch. 229— Supervision of probation25 sections
Ch. 2311 inactive0 sections
Ch. 232— Use of information for sentencing16 sections
Ch. 233— Jury trial of criminal contempts3 sections
Ch. 235— Appeal by United States12 sections
Ch. 237— Crime victims’ rights1 section
Ch. 238— Sexual assault survivors’ rights1 section
Ch. 301— Limitation on detention14 sections
Ch. 303— Bureau of Prisons10 sections
Ch. 305— Classification and treatment of prisoners1 inactive4 sections
Ch. 306— Scope and limitation of chapter17 sections
Ch. 307— Federal Prison Industries10 sections
Ch. 3091 inactive0 sections
Ch. 3111 inactive0 sections
Ch. 313— Determination of mental competency to stand trial to undergo8 sections
Ch. 3141 inactive0 sections
Ch. 315— Arrested but unconvicted persons2 inactive2 sections
Ch. 317— Board of Advisers2 sections
Ch. 319— Authority of Institute1 inactive2 sections
Ch. 401— Surrender to State authorities1 inactive2 sections
Ch. 4023 inactive0 sections
Ch. 403— Delinquency proceedings in district courts1 inactive12 sections
Ch. 601— Immunity generally5 sections