§ 3. — Trusts in Territories or District of Columbia illegal; combination a felony.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC3]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 1--MONOPOLIES AND COMBINATIONS IN RESTRAINT OF TRADE
Sec. 3. Trusts in Territories or District of Columbia illegal;
combination a felony
(a) Every contract, combination in form of trust or otherwise, or
conspiracy, in restraint of trade or commerce in any Territory of the
United States or of the District of Columbia, or in restraint of trade
or commerce between any such Territory and another, or between any such
Territory or Territories and any State or States or the District of
Columbia, or with foreign nations, or between the District of Columbia
and any State or States or foreign nations, is declared illegal. Every
person who shall make any such contract or engage in any such
combination or conspiracy, 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 both said punishments, in the discretion
of the court.
(b) 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 in any Territory of the United States or
of the District of Columbia, or between any such Territory and another,
or between any such Territory or Territories and any State or States or
the District of Columbia, or with foreign nations, or between the
District of Columbia, and any State or States or 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. 3, 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(c), Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2880; Pub. L. 107-273, div.
C, title IV, Sec. 14102(b), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1921.)
Amendments
2002--Pub. L. 107-273 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)
and added subsec. (b).
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''.
Effective Date of 2002 Amendment
Pub. L. 107-273, div. C, title IV, Sec. 14103, Nov. 2, 2002, 116
Stat. 1922, provided that:
``(a) Effective Date.--Except as provided in subsection (b), this
subtitle [probably means this title, amending this section and sections
12, 27, and 44 of this title, section 225 of Title 7, Agriculture,
section 1413 of Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining, and section 2135 of
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, repealing sections 30 and 31 of
this title, enacting provisions set out as a note under section 1 of
this title, amending provisions set out as notes under sections 1 and 8
of this title, and repealing provisions set out as notes under section
15 of this title and section 41309 of Title 49, Transportation] and the
amendments made by this subtitle shall take effect on the date of
enactment of this Act [Nov. 2, 2002].
``(b) Application to Cases.--(1) Section 14102(f) [repealing section
30 of this title] shall apply to cases pending on or after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
``(2) The amendments made by subsections (a), (b), and (c) of
section 14102 [amending this section and sections 12 and 44 of this
title, section 225 of Title 7, Agriculture, section 1413 of Title 30,
Mineral Lands and Mining, and section 2135 of Title 42, The Public
Health and Welfare, repealing section 31 of this title, amending
provisions set out as a note under section 8 of this title, and
repealing provisions set out as a note under section 15 of this title]
shall apply only with respect to cases commenced on or after the date of
enactment of this Act.''
