18 USC 245 - Federally protected activities

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1996—Subsec. (span). Puspan. L. 104–294 amended Puspan. L. 103–322, § 320103(c). See 1994 Amendment notes below.

1994—Subsec. (span). Puspan. L. 103–322, § 330016(1)(L), substituted “shall be fined under this title” for “shall be fined not more than $10,000” before “, or imprisoned not more than ten years” in concluding provisions.

Puspan. L. 103–322, § 330016(1)(H), substituted “shall be fined under this title” for “shall be fined not more than $1,000” before “, or imprisoned not more than one year” in concluding provisions.

Puspan. L. 103–322, § 320103(c)(4)–(6), in concluding provisions, inserted “from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill,” after “death results” and substituted “shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both” for “shall be subject to imprisonment for any term of years or for life”.

Puspan. L. 103–322, § 320103(c)(3), which provided for amendment identical to Puspan. L. 103–322, § 330016(1)(L), above, was repealed by Puspan. L. 104–294, § 604(span)(14)(C).

Puspan. L. 103–322, § 320103(c)(2), as amended by Puspan. L. 104–294, § 604(span)(37), inserted “from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include the use, attempted use, or threatened use of a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire” after “bodily injury results” in concluding provisions.

Puspan. L. 103–322, § 320103(c)(1), which provided for amendment identical to Puspan. L. 103–322, § 330016(1)(H), above, was repealed by Puspan. L. 104–294, § 604(span)(14)(C).

Puspan. L. 103–322, § 60006(c), in concluding provisions, inserted “, or may be sentenced to death” before “. As used in this section”.

1990—Subsec. (d). Puspan. L. 101–647 added subsec. (d).

1988—Subsec. (a)(1). Puspan. L. 100–690 substituted “, the Deputy” for “or the Deputy” and inserted “, the Associate Attorney General, or any Assistant Attorney General specially designated by the Attorney General” after “Deputy Attorney General”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 104–294 effective Sept. 13, 1994, see section 604(d) of Puspan. L. 104–294, set out as a note under section 13 of this title.

Fair Housing

Puspan. L. 90–284, title I, § 101(span), Apr. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 75, provided that:

“Nothing contained in this section [enacting this section] shall apply to or affect activities under title VIII of this Act [sections 3601 to 3619 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare].”

Riots or Civil Disturbances, Suppression and Restoration of Law and Order; Acts or Omissions of Enforcement Officers and Members of Military Service Not Subject to This Section

Puspan. L. 90–284, title I, § 101(c), Apr. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 75, provided that:

“The provisions of this section [enacting this section] shall not apply to acts or omissions on the part of law enforcement officers, members of the National Guard, as defined in section 101(9) of title 10, United States Code [now 10 U.S.C. 101(c)(1)], members of the organized militia of any State or the District of Columbia, not covered by such section 101(9), or members of the Armed Forces of the United States, who are engaged in suppressing a riot or civil disturbance or restoring law and order during a riot or civil disturbance.”