18 U.S.C. § 16 — Crime of violence defined

submitted 42 years ago by Pub. L. 98-473 to r/title-18-CRIMES-AND-CRIMINAL-PROCEDURE · 69 words · no verdicts yet

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A "crime of violence" is any offense where using, attempting to use, or threatening physical force against a person or property is part of the crime. It also includes any other felony that, by its nature, carries a real risk that physical force might be used while committing it.

This section defines "crime of violence" to mean one of two things. (a) It means an offense that has, as one of its required elements, the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against a person or against property belonging to someone else. (b) It also means any other offense that is a felony, and that by its very nature involves a substantial risk that physical force against a person or their property could be used while the offense is being committed.

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The term “crime of violence” means—

(a)

an offense that has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the person or property of another, or

(b)

any other offense that is a felony and that, by its nature, involves a substantial risk that physical force against the person or property of another may be used in the course of committing the offense.

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 1001(a), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2136.)

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1984Enacted · Pub. L. 98-473 · 98 Stat. 2136

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 98-473 on 1984-10-12.

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