§ 2. — Monopolizing trade a felony; penalty.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC2]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 1--MONOPOLIES AND COMBINATIONS IN RESTRAINT OF TRADE
Sec. 2. Monopolizing trade a felony; penalty
Every person who shall monopolize, or attempt to monopolize, or
combine or conspire with any other person or persons, to monopolize any
part of the trade or commerce among the several States, or with foreign
nations, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and, on conviction thereof,
shall be punished by fine not exceeding $10,000,000 if a corporation,
or, if any other person, $350,000, or by imprisonment not exceeding
three years, or by both said punishments, in the discretion of the
court.
(July 2, 1890, ch. 647, Sec. 2, 26 Stat. 209; July 7, 1955, ch. 281, 69
Stat. 282; Pub. L. 93-528, Sec. 3, Dec. 21, 1974, 88 Stat. 1708; Pub. L.
101-588, Sec. 4(b), Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2880.)
Amendments
1990--Pub. L. 101-588 substituted ``$10,000,000'' for ``one million
dollars'' and ``$350,000'' for ``one hundred thousand dollars''.
1974--Pub. L. 93-528 substituted ``a felony, and, on conviction
thereof, shall be punished by fine not exceeding one million dollars if
a corporation, or, if any other person, one hundred thousand dollars, or
by imprisonment not exceeding three years'' for ``a misdemeanor, and, on
conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine not exceeding fifty
thousand dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding one year''.
1955--Act July 7, 1955, substituted ``fifty thousand dollars'' for
``five thousand dollars''.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 18a of this title; title 12
section 1849.
