§ 114. — Maiming within maritime and territorial jurisdiction.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC114]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 7--ASSAULT
Sec. 114. Maiming within maritime and territorial jurisdiction
Whoever, within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of
the United States, and with intent to torture (as defined in section
2340), maim, or disfigure, cuts, bites, or slits the nose, ear, or lip,
or cuts out or disables the tongue, or puts out or destroys an eye, or
cuts off or disables a limb or any member of another person; or
Whoever, within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of
the United States, and with like intent, throws or pours upon another
person, any scalding water, corrosive acid, or caustic substance--
Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty
years, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 689; May 24, 1949, ch. 139, Sec. 3, 63
Stat. 90; Pub. L. 98-473, title II, Sec. 1009A, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat.
2141; Pub. L. 101-647, title XXXV, Sec. 3507, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat.
4922; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(O), Sept. 13, 1994,
108 Stat. 2148; Pub. L. 104-132, title VII, Sec. 705(a)(1), Apr. 24,
1996, 110 Stat. 1295.)
Historical and Revision Notes
1948 Act
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 462 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch.
321, Sec. 283, 35 Stat. 1144).
The words ``within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction
of the United States, and'' were added to preserve jurisdictional
limitation provided for by section 451 of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed.,
now section 7 of this title. (See reviser's note thereunder.)
Changes in phraseology were made.
1949 Act
This section [section 3] corrects a typographical error in section
114 of title 18, U.S.C.
Amendments
1996--Pub. L. 104-132 substituted ``torture (as defined in section
2340), maim, or disfigure'' for ``maim or disfigure''.
1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for
``fined not more than $25,000''.
1990--Pub. L. 101-647 substituted ``or imprisoned'' for ``and
imprisoned''.
1984--Pub. L. 98-473 substituted ``and imprisoned'' for ``or
imprisoned'' and provisions raising maximum fine from $1,000 to $25,000
and raising maximum term of imprisonment from seven years to twenty
years.
1949--Act May 24, 1949, corrected spelling of ``maim''.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 49 section 46506.
