18 U.S.C. § 757 — Prisoners of war or enemy aliens
submitted 78 years ago by ch. 645 to r/title-18-CRIMES-AND-CRIMINAL-PROCEDURE · 140 words · no verdicts yet
A person who helps an American-held prisoner of war or enemy alien escape, or helps that person after escape while knowing who the person is, may be fined, imprisoned for up to ten years, or both. Attempting or conspiring to do these acts is also covered, and this section adds to other laws.
Whoever gets a prisoner of war held by the United States or its allies to escape, or gets a person apprehended or interned as an enemy alien by the United States or its allies to escape, may be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than ten years, or both. The same punishment applies to anyone who advises, plans, helps, assists, relieves, transports, shelters, hides, protects, corresponds with, gives information to, or otherwise assists such a prisoner of war or enemy alien after escape from custody, while knowing that the person is such a prisoner or enemy alien. Attempting or conspiring to commit any of these acts is also covered. This section is additional to, and does not replace, any other law.
Whoever procures the escape of any prisoner of war held by the United States or any of its allies, or the escape of any person apprehended or interned as an enemy alien by the United States or any of its allies, or advises, connives at, aids, or assists in such escape, or aids, relieves, transports, harbors, conceals, shelters, protects, holds correspondence with, gives intelligence to, or otherwise assists any such prisoner of war or enemy alien, after his escape from custody, knowing him to be such prisoner of war or enemy alien, or attempts to commit or conspires to commit any of the above acts, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.
The provisions of this section shall be in addition to and not in substitution for any other provision of law.
Source credit: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 735; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
- 1948Enacted · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 645 · 62 Stat. 735
- 1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-322 · 108 Stat. 2147
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 645 on 1948-06-25.
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