18 U.S.C. § 114 — Maiming within maritime and territorial jurisdiction

submitted 78 years ago by ch. 645 to r/title-18-CRIMES-AND-CRIMINAL-PROCEDURE · 107 words · no verdicts yet

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This law makes maiming a federal crime in special maritime or territorial areas. It bans intentionally maiming or disfiguring someone, including with acid or scalding water. The penalty is a fine, up to 20 years in prison, or both.

This law applies only within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States — places like federal enclaves, ships, and similar areas the federal government controls directly. It punishes two kinds of acts, when done with intent to torture (as section 2340 defines that term), maim, or disfigure another person: First, cutting, biting, or slitting someone's nose, ear, or lip; cutting out or disabling their tongue; putting out or destroying an eye; or cutting off or disabling a limb or any other body part. Second, throwing or pouring scalding water, corrosive acid, or a caustic substance onto another person. Anyone who does either of these things, with that intent, can be fined under this title, imprisoned for up to twenty years, or both.

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Whoever, within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, and with intent to torture (as defined in section 2340), maim, or disfigure, cuts, bites, or slits the nose, ear, or lip, or cuts out or disables the tongue, or puts out or destroys an eye, or cuts off or disables a limb or any member of another person; or

Whoever, within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, and with like intent, throws or pours upon another person, any scalding water, corrosive acid, or caustic substance—

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

Source credit: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 689; May 24, 1949, ch. 139, § 3, 63 Stat. 90; Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 1009A, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2141; Pub. L. 101–647, title XXXV, § 3507, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4922; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(O), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2148; Pub. L. 104–132, title VII, § 705(a)(1), Apr. 24, 1996, 110 Stat. 1295.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1948Enacted · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 645 · 62 Stat. 689
1949Amended · Act of May 24, 1949, ch. 139 · 63 Stat. 90
1984Amended · Pub. L. 98-473 · 98 Stat. 2141
1990Amended · Pub. L. 101-647 · 104 Stat. 4922
1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-322 · 108 Stat. 2148
1996Amended · Pub. L. 104-132 · 110 Stat. 1295

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 645 on 1948-06-25.

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