§ 1202. — Ransom money.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC1202]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 55--KIDNAPPING
Sec. 1202. Ransom money
(a) Whoever receives, possesses, or disposes of any money or other
property, or any portion thereof, which has at any time been delivered
as ransom or reward in connection with a violation of section 1201 of
this title, knowing the same to be money or property which has been at
any time delivered as such ransom or reward, shall be fined under this
title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.
(b) A person who transports, transmits, or transfers in interstate
or foreign commerce any proceeds of a kidnapping punishable under State
law by imprisonment for more than 1 year, or receives, possesses,
conceals, or disposes of any such proceeds after they have crossed a
State or United States boundary, knowing the proceeds to have been
unlawfully obtained, shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years, fined
under this title, or both.
(c) For purposes of this section, the term ``State'' has the meaning
set forth in section 245(d) of this title.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 760; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXII,
Sec. 320601(b), title XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108
Stat. 2115, 2147.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 408c-1 (June 22, 1932, ch.
271, Sec. 4, as added Jan. 24, 1936, ch. 29, 49 Stat. 1099).
Words ``in the penitentiary'' after ``imprisoned'' were omitted in
view of section 4082 of this title committing prisoners to the custody
of the Attorney General. (See reviser's note under section 1 of this
title.)
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
Amendments
1994--Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 320601(b), designated existing
provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsecs. (b) and (c).
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 330016(1)(L), substituted ``fined
under this title'' for ``fined not more than $10,000''.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 8 section 1101.
