18 U.S.C. § 1584 — Sale into involuntary servitude
submitted 78 years ago by ch. 645 to r/title-18-CRIMES-AND-CRIMINAL-PROCEDURE · 132 words · no verdicts yet
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Whoever knowingly and willfully holds to involuntary servitude or sells into any condition of involuntary servitude, any other person for any term, or brings within the United States any person so held, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both. If death results from the violation of this section, or if the violation includes kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or the attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, the defendant shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for any term of years or life, or both.
Whoever obstructs, attempts to obstruct, or in any way interferes with or prevents the enforcement of this section, shall be subject to the penalties described in subsection (a).
Source credit: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 773; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147; Pub. L. 104–208, div. C, title II, § 218(a), Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–573; Pub. L. 106–386, div. A, § 112(a)(1), Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1486; Pub. L. 110–457, title II, § 222(b)(2), Dec. 23, 2008, 122 Stat. 5068.)
- 1948Enacted · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 645 · 62 Stat. 773
- 1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-322 · 108 Stat. 2147
- 1996Amended · Pub. L. 104-208 · 110 Stat. 3009
- 2000Amended · Pub. L. 106-386 · 114 Stat. 1486
- 2008Amended · Pub. L. 110-457 · 122 Stat. 5068
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 645 on 1948-06-25.
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