§ 1363. — Buildings or property within special 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: 18USC1363]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 65--MALICIOUS MISCHIEF
Sec. 1363. Buildings or property within special maritime and
territorial jurisdiction
Whoever, within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of
the United States, willfully and maliciously destroys or injures any
structure, conveyance, or other real or personal property, or attempts
or conspires to do such an act, shall be fined under this title or
imprisoned not more than five years, or both, and if the building be a
dwelling, or the life of any person be placed in jeopardy, shall be
fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or
both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 764; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII,
Sec. 330016(1)(H), (K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147; Pub. L. 104-132,
title VII, Sec. 703, Apr. 24, 1996, 110 Stat. 1294; Pub. L. 107-56,
title VIII, Sec. 811(d), Oct. 26, 2001, 115 Stat. 381.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Secs. 464, 465 (Mar. 4, 1909,
ch. 321, Secs. 285, 286, 35 Stat. 1144).
Said sections were consolidated and rewritten both as to form and
substance. The provisions relating to arson are incorporated in section
81 of this title. (See reviser's note under said section 81 of this
title for explanation of changes.)
Amendments
2001--Pub. L. 107-56 struck out ``or attempts to destroy or injure''
after ``destroys or injures'' and inserted ``or attempts or conspires to
do such an act,'' after ``personal property,''.
1996--Pub. L. 104-132 substituted ``any structure, conveyance, or
other real or personal property'' for ``any building, structure or
vessel, any machinery or building materials and supplies, military or
naval stores, munitions of war or any structural aids or appliances for
navigation or shipping''.
1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for
``fined not more than $1,000'' after ``shipping, shall be'' and for
``fined not more than $5,000'' after ``jeopardy, shall be''.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 1956, 2332b, 2339A, 3050 of
this title.
