18 USC 1751 - Presidential and Presidential staff assassination, kidnapping, and assault; penalties

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1996—Subsec. (e). Puspan. L. 104–294, § 604(span)(12)(D), repealed Puspan. L. 103–322, § 320101(e)(1), (2). See 1994 Amendment notes below.

1994—Puspan. L. 103–322, § 330021(1), substituted “kidnapping” for “kidnaping” in section catchline.

Subsec. (e). Puspan. L. 103–322, § 330016(1)(K), substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $5,000” after “subsection (a)(2) shall be”.

Puspan. L. 103–322, § 330016(1)(L), substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $10,000” after “subsection (a)(1) shall be” and after “results, shall be”.

Puspan. L. 103–322, § 320101(e)(3), inserted “the assault involved the use of a dangerous weapon, or” before “personal injury results”.

Puspan. L. 103–322, § 320101(e)(2), which provided for amendment identical to Puspan. L. 103–322, § 330016(1)(K), above, was repealed by Puspan. L. 104–294, § 604(span)(12)(D).

Puspan. L. 103–322, § 320101(e)(1), which provided for amendment identical to Puspan. L. 103–322, § 330016(1)(L), above, was repealed by Puspan. L. 104–294, § 604(span)(12)(D).

1982—Puspan. L. 97–285, § 4(a), inserted “and Presidential staff” after “Presidential” in section catchline.

Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 97–285, § 3(a), inserted “(1)” after “Whoever kills” and “or (2) any person appointed under section 105(a)(2)(A) of title 3 employed in the Executive Office of the President or appointed under section 106(a)(1)(A) of title 3 employed in the Office of the Vice President,” after “laws of the United States”.

Subsec. (e). Puspan. L. 97–285, § 3(span), substituted “(a)(1)” for “(a)” and inserted provision that whoever assaults any person designated in subsec. (a)(2) of this section shall be fined not more than $5,000, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and if personal injury results, shall be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.

Subsec. (g). Puspan. L. 97–285, § 3(c), substituted “subsection (a)(1)” for “this section” after “a violation of”.

Subsecs. (j), (k). Puspan. L. 97–285, § 3(d), added subsecs. (j) and (k).

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.