18 U.S.C. § 879 — Threats against former Presidents and certain other persons
submitted 44 years ago by Pub. L. 97-297 to r/title-18-CRIMES-AND-CRIMINAL-PROCEDURE · 254 words · no verdicts yet
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Whoever knowingly and willfully threatens to kill, kidnap, or inflict bodily harm upon—
a former President or a member of the immediate family of a former President;
a member of the immediate family of the President, the President-elect, the Vice President, or the Vice President-elect;
a major candidate for the office of President or Vice President, or a member of the immediate family of such candidate; or
a person protected by the Secret Service under section 3056(a)(6);
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
As used in this section—
the term “immediate family” means—
with respect to subsection (a)(1) of this section, the spouse of a former President during a former President’s lifetime, the surviving spouse of a former President until the surviving spouse’s death or remarriage, and minor children of a former President until they reach sixteen years of age; and
with respect to subsection (a)(2) and (a)(3) of this section, a person to whom the President, President-elect, Vice President, Vice President-elect, or major candidate for the office of President or Vice President—
is related by blood, marriage, or adoption; or
stands in loco parentis;
the term “major candidate for the office of President or Vice President” means a candidate referred to in subsection (a)(7) of section 3056 of this title; and
the terms “President-elect” and “Vice President-elect” have the meanings given those terms in section 871(b) of this title.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 97–297, § 1(a), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1317; amended Pub. L. 98–587, § 3(a), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 3111; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147; Pub. L. 106–544, § 2(a), (b)(1), Dec. 19, 2000, 114 Stat. 2715; Pub. L. 117–272, § 2, Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4181.)
- 1982Enacted · Pub. L. 97-297 · 96 Stat. 1317
- 1984Amended · Pub. L. 98-587 · 98 Stat. 3111
- 1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-322 · 108 Stat. 2147
- 2000Amended · Pub. L. 106-544 · 114 Stat. 2715
- 2022Amended · Pub. L. 117-272 · 136 Stat. 4181
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 97-297 on 1982-10-12.
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