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18 U.S.C. § 3 — Accessory after the fact

submitted 78 years ago by ch. 645 to r/title-18-CRIMES-AND-CRIMINAL-PROCEDURE · 105 words · no verdicts yet

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Anyone who knows someone committed a federal felony, and helps that person avoid arrest, trial, or punishment, is an "accessory after the fact." That person can be imprisoned up to half the maximum term for the main crime, and if the main offense carries life or death, up to 15 years.

(a) Anyone who knows that someone has committed a federal felony, and who receives, helps, comforts, or assists that person in order to stop or delay their arrest, trial, or punishment, is an accessory after the fact. (b) Unless another Act of Congress sets a different punishment, an accessory after the fact can be imprisoned for up to half the maximum prison term set for the main offense, or fined up to half the maximum fine for that offense (under section 3571), or both. But if the main offense is punishable by life in prison or the death penalty, the accessory can instead be imprisoned for up to 15 years.
the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

Whoever, knowing that an offense against the United States has been committed, receives, relieves, comforts or assists the offender in order to hinder or prevent his apprehension, trial or punishment, is an accessory after the fact.

Except as otherwise expressly provided by any Act of Congress, an accessory after the fact shall be imprisoned not more than one-half the maximum term of imprisonment or (notwithstanding section 3571) fined not more than one-half the maximum fine prescribed for the punishment of the principal, or both; or if the principal is punishable by life imprisonment or death, the accessory shall be imprisoned not more than 15 years.

Source credit: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 684; Pub. L. 99–646, § 43, Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3601; Pub. L. 101–647, title XXXV, § 3502, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4921; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §§ 330011(h), 330016(2)(A), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2145, 2148.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1948Enacted · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 645 · 62 Stat. 684
  • 1986Amended · Pub. L. 99-646 · 100 Stat. 3601
  • 1990Amended · Pub. L. 101-647 · 104 Stat. 4921
  • 1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-322 · 108 Stat. 2145, 2148

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

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