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Sec.

871. Threats against President and successors to the Presidency.

872. Extortion by officers or employees of the United States.

873. Blackmail.

874. Kickbacks from public works employees.

875. Interstate communications.

876. Mailing threatening communications.

877. Mailing threatening communications from foreign country.

878. Threats and extortion against foreign officials, official

guests, or internationally protected persons.

879. Threats against former Presidents and certain other persons.

880. Receiving the proceeds of extortion.

AMENDMENTS

2000 - Pub. L. 106-544, Sec. 2(b)(2), Dec. 19, 2000, 114 Stat.

2715, struck out ''protected by the Secret Service'' after ''other

persons'' in item 879.

1994 - Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXII, Sec. 320601(a)(2), Sept. 13,

1994, 108 Stat. 2115, added item 880.

1982 - Pub. L. 97-297, Sec. 1(b), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1317,

added item 879.

1976 - Pub. L. 94-467, Sec. 9, Oct. 8, 1976, 90 Stat. 2001, added

item 878.

1962 - Pub. L. 87-829, Sec. 2, Oct. 15, 1962, 76 Stat. 956,

substituted ''and successors to the Presidency'' for '',

President-elect, and Vice President'' in item 871.

1955 - Act June 1, 1955, ch. 115, Sec. 2, 69 Stat. 80, inserted

''President-elect, and Vice President'' in item 871.

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Sec. 871. Threats against President and successors to the

Presidency

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(a) Whoever knowingly and willfully deposits for conveyance in

the mail or for a delivery from any post office or by any letter

carrier any letter, paper, writing, print, missive, or document

containing any threat to take the life of, to kidnap, or to inflict

bodily harm upon the President of the United States, the

President-elect, the Vice President or other officer next in the

order of succession to the office of President of the United

States, or the Vice President-elect, or knowingly and willfully

otherwise makes any such threat against the President,

President-elect, Vice President or other officer next in the order

of succession to the office of President, or Vice President-elect,

shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five

years, or both.

(b) The terms ''President-elect'' and ''Vice President-elect'' as

used in this section shall mean such persons as are the apparent

successful candidates for the offices of President and Vice

President, respectively, as ascertained from the results of the

general elections held to determine the electors of President and

Vice President in accordance with title 3, United States Code,

sections 1 and 2. The phrase ''other officer next in the order of

succession to the office of President'' as used in this section

shall mean the person next in the order of succession to act as

President in accordance with title 3, United States Code, sections

19 and 20.

-SOURCE-

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 740; June 1, 1955, ch. 115, Sec.

1, 69 Stat. 80; Pub. L. 87-829, Sec. 1, Oct. 15, 1962, 76 Stat.

956; Pub. L. 97-297, Sec. 2, Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1318; Pub. L.

103-322, title XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat.

2147.)

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HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 89 (Feb. 14, 1917, ch.

64, 39 Stat. 919).

Reference to persons causing or procuring was omitted as

unnecessary in view of definition of ''principal'' in section 2 of

this title.

Minor changes were made in phraseology.

AMENDMENTS

1994 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ''fined under

this title'' for ''fined not more than $1,000''.

1982 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97-297 inserted '', to kidnap,''

after ''containing any threat to take the life of''.

1962 - Pub. L. 87-829 designated existing provisions as subsec.

(a), extended the provisions of such subsection to include any

other officer next on the order of succession to the office of

President and the Vice-President-elect, added subsec. (b), and

substituted ''and successors to the Presidency'' for '',

President-elect, and Vice President'' in section catchline.

1955 - Act June 1, 1955, included in section catchline and in

text, provision for penalties for threats against the

President-elect and the Vice President.

SHORT TITLE OF 2000 AMENDMENT

Pub. L. 106-544, Sec. 1, Dec. 19, 2000, 114 Stat. 2715, provided

that: ''This Act (amending sections 879, 3056 and 3486 of this

title, repealing section 3486A of this title, and enacting

provisions set out as notes under section 3056 of this title,

section 551 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, and

section 566 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) may be

cited as the 'Presidential Threat Protection Act of 2000'.''

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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 115, 879, 3056, 3486,

4247 of this title; title 8 section 1227.

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Sec. 872. Extortion by officers or employees of the United States

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Whoever, being an officer, or employee of the United States or

any department or agency thereof, or representing himself to be or

assuming to act as such, under color or pretense of office or

employment commits or attempts an act of extortion, shall be fined

under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both;

but if the amount so extorted or demanded does not exceed $1,000,

he shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one

year, or both.

-SOURCE-

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 740; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, Sec.

24(b), 65 Stat. 720; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, Sec.

330016(1)(G), (K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147; Pub. L. 104-294,

title VI, Sec. 606(a), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3511.)

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HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 171 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch.

321, Sec. 85, 35 Stat. 1104).

Words ''or any department or agency'' were inserted to eliminate

any possible ambiguity as to scope of section. (See definitive

section 6 of this title.)

The punishment provided by section 171 of title 18, U.S.C., 1940

ed., of fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment of not more than

1 year, or both, was increased for offenses involving more than

$100 to conform to Congressional policy reflected in later Acts.

See section 4047(e)(1) of title 26, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Internal

Revenue Code, and the punishment provision following paragraph (10)

of said subsection.

AMENDMENTS

1996 - Pub. L. 104-294 substituted ''$1,000'' for ''$100''.

1994 - Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ''fined under this title'' for

''fined not more than $5,000'' after ''extortion, shall be'' and

for ''fined not more than $500'' after ''he shall be''.

1951 - Act Oct. 31, 1951, changed punctuation to make section

applicable not only to persons falsely representing themselves as

Federal officers or employees at the time of extortion or the

attempt thereof, but also to Federal officers and employees who

attempt or commit extortion under color of office or employment.

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Sec. 873. Blackmail

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Whoever, under a threat of informing, or as a consideration for

not informing, against any violation of any law of the United

States, demands or receives any money or other valuable thing,

shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one

year, or both.

-SOURCE-

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 740; Pub. L. 103-322, title

XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(I), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)

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HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based upon title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 250 (Mar. 4, 1909,

ch. 321, Sec. 145, 35 Stat. 1114).

Only minor changes were made in phraseology.

AMENDMENTS

1994 - Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ''fined under this title'' for

''fined not more than $2,000''.

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Sec. 874. Kickbacks from public works employees

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Whoever, by force, intimidation, or threat of procuring dismissal

from employment, or by any other manner whatsoever induces any

person employed in the construction, prosecution, completion or

repair of any public building, public work, or building or work

financed in whole or in part by loans or grants from the United

States, to give up any part of the compensation to which he is

entitled under his contract of employment, shall be fined under

this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

-SOURCE-

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 740; Pub. L. 103-322, title

XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)

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HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on section 276b of title 40, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Public

Buildings, Property, and Works (June 13, 1934, ch. 482, Sec. 1, 48

Stat. 948).

Slight changes of phraseology were made.

AMENDMENTS

1994 - Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ''fined under this title'' for

''fined not more than $5,000''.

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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in title 29 section 1111; title 42

section 1592i.

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Sec. 875. Interstate communications

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(a) Whoever transmits in interstate or foreign commerce any

communication containing any demand or request for a ransom or

reward for the release of any kidnapped person, shall be fined

under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both.

(b) Whoever, with intent to extort from any person, firm,

association, or corporation, any money or other thing of value,

transmits in interstate or foreign commerce any communication

containing any threat to kidnap any person or any threat to injure

the person of another, shall be fined under this title or

imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both.

(c) Whoever transmits in interstate or foreign commerce any

communication containing any threat to kidnap any person or any

threat to injure the person of another, shall be fined under this

title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

(d) Whoever, with intent to extort from any person, firm,

association, or corporation, any money or other thing of value,

transmits in interstate or foreign commerce any communication

containing any threat to injure the property or reputation of the

addressee or of another or the reputation of a deceased person or

any threat to accuse the addressee or any other person of a crime,

shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two

years, or both.

-SOURCE-

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 741; Pub. L. 99-646, Sec. 63,

Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3614; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, Sec.

330016(1)(G), (H), (K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)

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HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 408d (May 18, 1934, ch.

300, 48 Stat. 781; May 15, 1939, ch. 133, Sec. 2, 53 Stat. 743).

Provisions as to district of trial were omitted as covered by

sections 3237 and 3239 of this title.

Definition of ''interstate commerce'' was omitted in conformity

with definitive section 10 of this title.

Changes were made in phraseology and arrangement.

AMENDMENTS

1994 - Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 330016(1)(K),

substituted ''fined under this title'' for ''fined not more than

$5,000''.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 330016(1)(H), substituted

''fined under this title'' for ''fined not more than $1,000''.

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 330016(1)(G), substituted

''fined under this title'' for ''fined not more than $500''.

1986 - Pub. L. 99-646 inserted ''or foreign'' after

''interstate'' wherever appearing.

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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 1956 of this title; title

8 section 1101.

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Sec. 876. Mailing threatening communications

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(a) Whoever knowingly deposits in any post office or authorized

depository for mail matter, to be sent or delivered by the Postal

Service or knowingly causes to be delivered by the Postal Service

according to the direction thereon, any communication, with or

without a name or designating mark subscribed thereto, addressed to

any other person, and containing any demand or request for ransom

or reward for the release of any kidnapped person, shall be fined

under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both.

(b) Whoever, with intent to extort from any person any money or

other thing of value, so deposits, or causes to be delivered, as

aforesaid, any communication containing any threat to kidnap any

person or any threat to injure the person of the addressee or of

another, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more

than twenty years, or both.

(c) Whoever knowingly so deposits or causes to be delivered as

aforesaid, any communication with or without a name or designating

mark subscribed thereto, addressed to any other person and

containing any threat to kidnap any person or any threat to injure

the person of the addressee or of another, shall be fined under

this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. If

such a communication is addressed to a United States judge, a

Federal law enforcement officer, or an official who is covered by

section 1114, the individual shall be fined under this title,

imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.

(d) Whoever, with intent to extort from any person any money or

other thing of value, knowingly so deposits or causes to be

delivered, as aforesaid, any communication, with or without a name

or designating mark subscribed thereto, addressed to any other

person and containing any threat to injure the property or

reputation of the addressee or of another, or the reputation of a

deceased person, or any threat to accuse the addressee or any other

person of a crime, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned

not more than two years, or both. If such a communication is

addressed to a United States judge, a Federal law enforcement

officer, or an official who is covered by section 1114, the

individual shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more

than 10 years, or both.

-SOURCE-

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 741; Pub. L. 91-375, Sec.

6(j)(7), Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 777; Pub. L. 103-322, title

XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(G), (H), (K), 330021(2), Sept. 13, 1994, 108

Stat. 2147, 2150; Pub. L. 107-273, div. C, title I, Sec. 11008(d),

Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1818.)

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HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 338a (July 8, 1932, ch.

464, Sec. 1, 47 Stat. 649; June 28, 1935, ch. 326, 49 Stat. 427;

May 15, 1939, ch. 133, Sec. 1, 53 Stat. 742).

Reference to persons causing or procuring was omitted as

unnecessary in view of definition of ''principal'' in section 2 of

this title.

Provisions as to district of trial were omitted as covered by

sections 3237 and 3239 of this title.

Changes in phraseology and arrangement were made.

AMENDMENTS

2002 - Pub. L. 107-273 designated first to fourth pars. as

subsecs. (a) to (d), respectively, and, in subsecs. (c) and (d),

inserted at end ''If such a communication is addressed to a United

States judge, a Federal law enforcement officer, or an official who

is covered by section 1114, the individual shall be fined under

this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.''

1994 - Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 330021(2), substituted ''kidnapped''

for ''kidnaped'' in first par.

Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 330016(1)(K), substituted ''fined under

this title'' for ''fined not more than $5,000'' in first and second

pars.

Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 330016(1)(H), substituted ''fined under

this title'' for ''fined not more than $1,000'' in third par.

Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 330016(1)(G), substituted ''fined under

this title'' for ''fined not more than $500'' in fourth par.

1970 - Pub. L. 91-375 substituted ''Postal Service'' for ''Post

Office Department'' in two places in first par.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1970 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 91-375 effective within 1 year after Aug.

12, 1970, on date established therefor by Board of Governors of

United States Postal Service and published by it in Federal

Register, see section 15(a) of Pub. L. 91-375, set out as an

Effective Date note preceding section 101 of Title 39, Postal

Service.

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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in title 8 section 1101.

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Sec. 877. Mailing threatening communications from foreign country

-STATUTE-

Whoever knowingly deposits in any post office or authorized

depository for mail matter of any foreign country any communication

addressed to any person within the United States, for the purpose

of having such communication delivered by the post office

establishment of such foreign country to the Postal Service and by

it delivered to such addressee in the United States, and as a

result thereof such communication is delivered by the post office

establishment of such foreign country to the Postal Service and by

it delivered to the address to which it is directed in the United

States, and containing any demand or request for ransom or reward

for the release of any kidnapped person, shall be fined under this

title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both.

Whoever, with intent to extort from any person any money or other

thing of value, so deposits as aforesaid, any communication for the

purpose aforesaid, containing any threat to kidnap any person or

any threat to injure the person of the addressee or of another,

shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty

years, or both.

Whoever knowingly so deposits as aforesaid, any communication,

for the purpose aforesaid, containing any threat to kidnap any

person or any threat to injure the person of the addressee or of

another, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more

than five years, or both.

Whoever, with intent to extort from any person any money or other

thing of value, knowingly so deposits as aforesaid, any

communication, for the purpose aforesaid, containing any threat to

injure the property or reputation of the addressee or of another,

or the reputation of a deceased person, or any threat to accuse the

addressee or any other person of a crime, shall be fined under this

title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.

-SOURCE-

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 741; Pub. L. 91-375, Sec.

6(j)(8), Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 777; Pub. L. 103-322, title

XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(G), (H), (K), 330021(2), Sept. 13, 1994, 108

Stat. 2147, 2150.)

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HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 338b (July 8, 1932, ch.

464, Sec. 2, 47 Stat. 649; May 15, 1939, ch. 133, Sec. 1, 53 Stat.

742).

Reference to persons causing or procuring was omitted as

unnecessary in view of definition of ''principal'' in section 2 of

this title.

Provisions as to district of trial were omitted as covered by

sections 3237 and 3239 of this title.

AMENDMENTS

1994 - Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 330021(2), substituted ''kidnapped''

for ''kidnaped'' in first par.

Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 330016(1)(K), substituted ''fined under

this title'' for ''fined not more than $5,000'' in first and second

pars.

Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 330016(1)(H), substituted ''fined under

this title'' for ''fined not more than $1,000'' in third par.

Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 330016(1)(G), substituted ''fined under

this title'' for ''fined not more than $500'' in fourth par.

1970 - Pub. L. 91-375 substituted ''Postal Service'' for ''Post

Office Department of the United States'' in two places in first

par.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1970 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 91-375 effective within 1 year after Aug.

12, 1970, on date established therefor by Board of Governors of

United States Postal Service and published by it in Federal

Register, see section 15(a) of Pub. L. 91-375, set out as an

Effective Date note preceding section 101 of Title 39, Postal

Service.

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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in title 8 section 1101.

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Sec. 878. Threats and extortion against foreign officials, official

guests, or internationally protected persons

-STATUTE-

(a) Whoever knowingly and willfully threatens to violate section

112, 1116, or 1201 shall be fined under this title or imprisoned

not more than five years, or both, except that imprisonment for a

threatened assault shall not exceed three years.

(b) Whoever in connection with any violation of subsection (a) or

actual violation of section 112, 1116, or 1201 makes any

extortionate demand shall be fined under this title or imprisoned

not more than twenty years, or both.

(c) For the purpose of this section ''foreign official'',

''internationally protected person'', ''national of the United

States'', and ''official guest'' shall have the same meanings as

those provided in section 1116(a) of this title.

(d) If the victim of an offense under subsection (a) is an

internationally protected person outside the United States, the

United States may exercise jurisdiction over the offense if (1) the

victim is a representative, officer, employee, or agent of the

United States, (2) an offender is a national of the United States,

or (3) an offender is afterwards found in the United States. As

used in this subsection, the United States includes all areas under

the jurisdiction of the United States including any of the places

within the provisions of sections 5 and 7 of this title and section

46501(2) of title 49.

-SOURCE-

(Added Pub. L. 94-467, Sec. 8, Oct. 8, 1976, 90 Stat. 2000; amended

Pub. L. 95-163, Sec. 17(b)(1), Nov. 9, 1977, 91 Stat. 1286; Pub. L.

95-504, Sec. 2(b), Oct. 24, 1978, 92 Stat. 1705; Pub. L. 103-272,

Sec. 5(e)(2), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1373; Pub. L. 103-322, title

XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(K), (N), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147,

2148; Pub. L. 104-132, title VII, Sec. 705(a)(4), 721(e), Apr. 24,

1996, 110 Stat. 1295, 1299.)

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AMENDMENTS

1996 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-132, Sec. 705(a)(4), struck out

''by killing, kidnapping, or assaulting a foreign official,

official guest, or internationally protected person'' before

''shall be fined''.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104-132, Sec. 721(e)(1), inserted ''

'national of the United States','' before ''and 'official guest'

''.

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 104-132, Sec. 721(e)(2), inserted first

sentence and struck out former first sentence which read as

follows: ''If the victim of an offense under subsection (a) is an

internationally protected person, the United States may exercise

jurisdiction over the offense if the alleged offender is present

within the United States, irrespective of the place where the

offense was committed or the nationality of the victim or the

alleged offender.''

1994 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 330016(1)(K),

substituted ''fined under this title'' for ''fined not more than

$5,000''.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 330016(1)(N), substituted

''fined under this title'' for ''fined not more than $20,000''.

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103-272 substituted ''section 46501(2) of

title 49'' for ''section 101(38) of the Federal Aviation Act of

1958, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1301(38))''.

1978 - Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 95-504 substituted reference to

section 101(38) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 for reference

to section 101(35) of such Act.

1977 - Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 95-163 substituted reference to

section 101(35) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 for reference

to section 101(34) of such Act.

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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 11 of this title.

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Sec. 879. Threats against former Presidents and certain other

persons

-STATUTE-

(a) Whoever knowingly and willfully threatens to kill, kidnap, or

inflict bodily harm upon -

(1) a former President or a member of the immediate family of a

former President;

(2) a member of the immediate family of the President, the

President-elect, the Vice President, or the Vice President-elect;

(3) a major candidate for the office of President or Vice

President, or a member of the immediate family of such candidate;

or

(4) a person protected by the Secret Service under section

3056(a)(6);

shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5

years, or both.

(b) As used in this section -

(1) the term ''immediate family'' means -

(A) with respect to subsection (a)(1) of this section, the

wife of a former President during his lifetime, the widow of a

former President until her death or remarriage, and minor

children of a former President until they reach sixteen years

of age; and

(B) with respect to subsection (a)(2) and (a)(3) of this

section, a person to whom the President, President-elect, Vice

President, Vice President-elect, or major candidate for the

office of President or Vice President -

(i) is related by blood, marriage, or adoption; or

(ii) stands in loco parentis;

(2) the term ''major candidate for the office of President or

Vice President'' means a candidate referred to in subsection

(a)(7) of section 3056 of this title; and

(3) the terms ''President-elect'' and ''Vice President-elect''

have the meanings given those terms in section 871(b) of this

title.

-SOURCE-

(Added Pub. L. 97-297, Sec. 1(a), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1317;

amended Pub. L. 98-587, Sec. 3(a), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 3111;

Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994,

108 Stat. 2147; Pub. L. 106-544, Sec. 2(a), (b)(1), Dec. 19, 2000,

114 Stat. 2715.)

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AMENDMENTS

2000 - Pub. L. 106-544, Sec. 2(b)(1), struck out ''protected by

the Secret Service'' after ''other persons'' in section catchline.

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106-544, Sec. 2(a)(1)-(4), in par. (3),

substituted ''a member of the immediate family'' for ''the

spouse'', added par. (4), and, in concluding provisions, struck out

''who is protected by the Secret Service as provided by law,''

before ''shall be fined'' and substituted ''5 years'' for ''three

years''.

Subsec. (b)(1)(B). Pub. L. 106-544, Sec. 2(a)(5), in introductory

provisions, inserted ''and (a)(3)'' after ''subsection (a)(2)'' and

substituted ''Vice President-elect, or major candidate for the

office of President or Vice President'' for ''or Vice

President-elect''.

1994 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ''fined under

this title'' for ''fined not more than $1,000'' in concluding

provisions.

1984 - Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 98-587 substituted ''subsection

(a)(7) of section 3056 of this title'' for ''the first section of

the joint resolution entitled 'Joint resolution to authorize the

United States Secret Service to furnish protection to major

Presidential or Vice Presidential candidates', approved June 6,

1968 (18 U.S.C. 3056 note)''.

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TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

For transfer of the functions, personnel, assets, and obligations

of the United States Secret Service, including the functions of the

Secretary of the Treasury relating thereto, to the Secretary of

Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see

sections 381, 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic

Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization

Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under

section 542 of Title 6.

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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 115, 3056, 3486, 4247 of

this title.

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18 USC Sec. 880 01/06/03

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TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

PART I - CRIMES

CHAPTER 41 - EXTORTION AND THREATS

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Sec. 880. Receiving the proceeds of extortion

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A person who receives, possesses, conceals, or disposes of any

money or other property which was obtained from the commission of

any offense under this chapter that is punishable by imprisonment

for more than 1 year, knowing the same to have been unlawfully

obtained, shall be imprisoned not more than 3 years, fined under

this title, or both.

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(Added Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXII, Sec. 320601(a)(1), Sept. 13,

1994, 108 Stat. 2115.)

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