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18 U.S.C. § 241 — Conspiracy against rights

submitted 78 years ago by ch. 645 to r/title-18-CRIMES-AND-CRIMINAL-PROCEDURE · 171 words · no verdicts yet

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It's a federal crime for two or more people to conspire to injure, threaten, or intimidate someone for exercising a constitutional or legal right, or to go disguised to interfere with that right. Punishment is a fine or up to 10 years in prison — or, if death, kidnapping, sexual abuse, or attempted murder results, up to life in prison or the death penalty.

This section punishes two kinds of conspiracy. First, if two or more people conspire to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate someone in any state, territory, commonwealth, possession, or district — because that person is exercising, or did exercise, a right or privilege guaranteed by the Constitution or federal law. Second, if two or more people go in disguise on a highway or someone else's property, intending to stop or interfere with that person's exercise of such a right. Punishment: Violators are fined under this title, imprisoned up to 10 years, or both. But if the crime causes death, or involves kidnapping or attempted kidnapping, aggravated sexual abuse or attempted aggravated sexual abuse, or attempted murder, the punishment increases to a fine, imprisonment for any number of years or for life, or both — or the death penalty.
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If two or more persons conspire to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or because of his having so exercised the same; or

If two or more persons go in disguise on the highway, or on the premises of another, with intent to prevent or hinder his free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege so secured—

They shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and if death results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, they shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both, or may be sentenced to death.

Source credit: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 696; Pub. L. 90–284, title I, § 103(a), Apr. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 75; Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7018(a), (b)(1), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4396; Pub. L. 103–322, title VI, § 60006(a), title XXXII, §§ 320103(a), 320201(a), title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1970, 2109, 2113, 2147; Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, §§ 604(b)(14)(A), 607(a), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3507, 3511.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1948Enacted · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 645 · 62 Stat. 696
  • 1968Amended · Pub. L. 90-284 · 82 Stat. 75
  • 1988Amended · Pub. L. 100-690 · 102 Stat. 4396
  • 1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-322 · 108 Stat. 1970, 2109, 2113, 2147
  • 1996Amended · Pub. L. 104-294 · 110 Stat. 3507, 3511

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

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