Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure is a title of the United States Code. It contains 1399 sections organized into 141 chapters. This title has been enacted into positive law, meaning its text constitutes legal evidence of the law.
Federal criminal code — offenses from murder and fraud to terrorism and cybercrime. Includes criminal procedure, evidence, appeals, and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.
Chapter Index
| Chapter | Sections | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 001 | GENERAL PROVISIONS | 27 sections |
| 002 | AIRCRAFT AND MOTOR VEHICLES | 13 sections |
| 003 | ‘ANIMALS, BIRDS, FISH, AND PLANTS’ | 9 sections |
| 005 | ARSON | 1 sections |
| 007 | ASSAULT | 9 sections |
| 009 | BANKRUPTCY | 8 sections |
| 010 | BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS | 7 sections |
| 011 | ‘BRIBERY, GRAFT, AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST’ | 26 sections |
| 012 | CIVIL DISORDERS | 3 sections |
| 013 | CIVIL RIGHTS | 10 sections |
| 015 | CLAIMS AND SERVICES IN MATTERS AFFECTING GOVERNMENT | 13 sections |
| 017 | COINS AND CURRENCY | 7 sections |
| 018 | >- | 1 sections |
| 019 | CONSPIRACY | 3 sections |
| 021 | CONTEMPTS | 3 sections |
| 023 | CONTRACTS | 12 sections |
| 025 | COUNTERFEITING AND FORGERY | 47 sections |
| 026 | CRIMINAL STREET GANGS | 1 sections |
| 027 | CUSTOMS | 15 sections |
| 029 | ELECTIONS AND POLITICAL ACTIVITIES | 22 sections |
| 031 | EMBEZZLEMENT AND THEFT | 30 sections |
| 033 | ‘EMBLEMS, INSIGNIA, AND NAMES’ | 19 sections |
| 035 | ESCAPE AND RESCUE | 8 sections |
| 037 | ESPIONAGE AND CENSORSHIP | 11 sections |
| 039 | EXPLOSIVES AND OTHER DANGEROUS ARTICLES | 5 sections |
| 040 | ‘IMPORTATION, MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION AND STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS’ | 8 sections |
| 041 | EXTORTION AND THREATS | 10 sections |
| 042 | EXTORTIONATE CREDIT TRANSACTIONS | 6 sections |
| 043 | FALSE PERSONATION | 7 sections |
| 044 | FIREARMS | 21 sections |
| 045 | FOREIGN RELATIONS | 20 sections |
| 046 | FORFEITURE | 7 sections |
| 047 | FRAUD AND FALSE STATEMENTS | 40 sections |
| 049 | FUGITIVES FROM JUSTICE | 4 sections |
| 050 | GAMBLING | 4 sections |
| 051 | HOMICIDE | 12 sections |
| 053 | INDIANS | 20 sections |
| 055 | KIDNAPPING | 4 sections |
| 057 | LABOR | 2 sections |
| 059 | LIQUOR TRAFFIC | 5 sections |
| 061 | LOTTERIES | 8 sections |
| 063 | MAIL FRAUD AND OTHER FRAUD OFFENSES | 12 sections |
| 065 | MALICIOUS MISCHIEF | 9 sections |
| 067 | MILITARY AND NAVY | 9 sections |
| 069 | NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP | 9 sections |
| 071 | OBSCENITY | 12 sections |
| 073 | OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE | 22 sections |
| 074 | PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTIONS | 1 sections |
| 075 | PASSPORTS AND VISAS | 7 sections |
| 077 | ‘PEONAGE, SLAVERY, AND TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS’ | 19 sections |
| 079 | PERJURY | 3 sections |
| 081 | PIRACY AND PRIVATEERING | 11 sections |
| 083 | POSTAL SERVICE | 53 sections |
| 084 | ‘PRESIDENTIAL AND PRESIDENTIAL STAFF ASSASSINATION, KIDNAPPING, AND ASSAULT’ | 2 sections |
| 085 | PRISON-MADE GOODS | 2 sections |
| 087 | PRISONS | 3 sections |
| 088 | PRIVACY | 1 sections |
| 090 | PROTECTION OF TRADE SECRETS | 9 sections |
| 091 | PUBLIC LANDS | 16 sections |
| 093 | PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES | 24 sections |
| 095 | RACKETEERING | 12 sections |
| 096 | RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS | 8 sections |
| 097 | >- | 3 sections |
| 101 | RECORDS AND REPORTS | 6 sections |
| 102 | RIOTS | 2 sections |
| 103 | ROBBERY AND BURGLARY | 9 sections |
| 105 | SABOTAGE | 7 sections |
| 107 | SEAMEN AND STOWAWAYS | 9 sections |
| 109 | SEARCHES AND SEIZURES | 7 sections |
| 110 | SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND OTHER ABUSE OF CHILDREN | 23 sections |
| 111 | SHIPPING | 18 sections |
| 113 | STOLEN PROPERTY | 16 sections |
| 114 | TRAFFICKING IN CONTRABAND CIGARETTES AND SMOKELESS TOBACCO | 6 sections |
| 115 | ‘TREASON, SEDITION, AND SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES’ | 11 sections |
| 117 | TRANSPORTATION FOR ILLEGAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY AND RELATED CRIMES | 10 sections |
| 118 | WAR CRIMES | 2 sections |
| 119 | >- | 14 sections |
| 121 | STORED WIRE AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS AND TRANSACTIONAL RECORDS ACCESS | 13 sections |
| 123 | >- | 5 sections |
| 201 | GENERAL PROVISIONS | 15 sections |
| 203 | ARREST AND COMMITMENT | 25 sections |
| 204 | REWARDS FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING TERRORIST ACTS AND ESPIONAGE | 7 sections |
| 205 | SEARCHES AND SEIZURES | 19 sections |
| 206 | PEN REGISTERS AND TRAP AND TRACE DEVICES | 7 sections |
| 207 | RELEASE AND DETENTION PENDING JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS | 17 sections |
| 208 | SPEEDY TRIAL | 14 sections |
| 209 | EXTRADITION | 16 sections |
| 211 | JURISDICTION AND VENUE | 14 sections |
| 212 | MILITARY EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION | 7 sections |
| 213 | LIMITATIONS | 21 sections |
| 215 | GRAND JURY | 3 sections |
| 216 | SPECIAL GRAND JURY | 4 sections |
| 217 | INDICTMENT AND INFORMATION | 7 sections |
| 219 | TRIAL BY UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGES | 2 sections |
| 221 | ‘ARRAIGNMENT, PLEAS AND TRIAL’ | 16 sections |
| 223 | WITNESSES AND EVIDENCE | 33 sections |
| 224 | PROTECTION OF WITNESSES | 8 sections |
| 225 | VERDICT | 2 sections |
| 227 | SENTENCES | 25 sections |
| 228 | DEATH SENTENCE | 9 sections |
| 229 | POSTSENTENCE ADMINISTRATION | 25 sections |
| 232 | MISCELLANEOUS SENTENCING PROVISIONS | 14 sections |
| 233 | CONTEMPTS | 3 sections |
| 235 | APPEAL | 12 sections |
| 237 | CRIME VICTIMS’ RIGHTS | 2 sections |
| 238 | SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS’ RIGHTS | 1 sections |
| 301 | GENERAL PROVISIONS | 14 sections |
| 303 | BUREAU OF PRISONS | 11 sections |
| 305 | COMMITMENT AND TRANSFER | 5 sections |
| 306 | TRANSFER TO OR FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES | 17 sections |
| 307 | EMPLOYMENT | 10 sections |
| 313 | OFFENDERS WITH MENTAL DISEASE OR DEFECT | 8 sections |
| 315 | DISCHARGE AND RELEASE PAYMENTS | 4 sections |
| 317 | INSTITUTIONS FOR WOMEN | 2 sections |
| 319 | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CORRECTIONS | 3 sections |
| 401 | GENERAL PROVISIONS | 3 sections |
| 403 | JUVENILE DELINQUENCY | 13 sections |
| 601 | IMMUNITY OF WITNESSES | 5 sections |
Scope and Organization
Title 18 covers the subject area of crimes and criminal procedure. The title is organized into 141 chapters, each addressing a specific aspect of the subject. The title contains 1399 individual sections of codified law.
Legal Status
This title has been enacted into positive law, meaning its text constitutes legal evidence of the law. The Office of the Law Revision Counsel maintains the official text of the United States Code.
Source
View the official text: Title 18 on uscode.house.gov