18 U.S.C. § 2
Title 18
Chapter 1
Current through PL 116-220
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Last updated: March 30, 2026
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§ 2. Principals
- (a) Whoever commits an offense against the United States or aids, abets, counsels, commands, induces or procures its commission, is punishable as a principal.
- (b) Whoever willfully causes an act to be done which if directly performed by him or another would be an offense against the United States, is punishable as a principal.
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Case Law
View all on CourtListener →- Appellate MARTINEZ-SERRANO (2009)
- Appellate SHORT (1989)
- District United States v. Cooper (2023)
- Appellate
- Appellate Rojas-Tapia v. United States (2025)