18 U.S.C. § 1509 — Obstruction of court orders
submitted 66 years ago by Pub. L. 86-449 to r/title-18-CRIMES-AND-CRIMINAL-PROCEDURE · 86 words · no verdicts yet
Using threats or force to obstruct or interfere with rights or duties under a federal court order, judgment, or decree is a crime. The penalty is a fine, up to one year in prison, or both, and civil relief is not barred.
Whoever, by threats or force, willfully prevents, obstructs, impedes, or interferes with, or willfully attempts to prevent, obstruct, impede, or interfere with, the due exercise of rights or the performance of duties under any order, judgment, or decree of a court of the United States*, must be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. No injunctive or other civil relief against the conduct made criminal by this section must be denied on the ground that such conduct is a crime.
Whoever, by threats or force, willfully prevents, obstructs, impedes, or interferes with, or willfully attempts to prevent, obstruct, impede, or interfere with, the due exercise of rights or the performance of duties under any order, judgment, or decree of a court of the United States*, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
No injunctive or other civil relief against the conduct made criminal by this section shall be denied on the ground that such conduct is a crime.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 86–449, title I, § 101, May 6, 1960, 74 Stat. 86; amended Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
- 1960Enacted · Pub. L. 86-449 · 74 Stat. 86
- 1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-322 · 108 Stat. 2147
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 86-449 on 1960-05-06.
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