§ 1958. — Use of interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murderforhire.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC1958]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 95--RACKETEERING
Sec. 1958. Use of interstate commerce facilities in the
commission of murder-for-hire
(a) Whoever travels in or causes another (including the intended
victim) to travel in interstate or foreign commerce, or uses or causes
another (including the intended victim) to use the mail or any facility
in interstate or foreign commerce, with intent that a murder be
committed in violation of the laws of any State or the United States as
consideration for the receipt of, or as consideration for a promise or
agreement to pay, anything of pecuniary value, or who conspires to do
so, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for not more than ten
years, or both; and if personal injury results, shall be fined under
this title or imprisoned for not more than twenty years, or both; and if
death results, shall be punished by death or life imprisonment, or shall
be fined not more than $250,000, or both.
(b) As used in this section and section 1959--
(1) ``anything of pecuniary value'' means anything of value in
the form of money, a negotiable instrument, a commercial interest,
or anything else the primary significance of which is economic
advantage;
(2) ``facility of interstate commerce'' includes means of
transportation and communication; and
(3) ``State'' includes a State of the United States, the
District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or possession
of the United States.
(Added Pub. L. 98-473, title II, Sec. 1002(a), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat.
2136, Sec. 1952A; renumbered Sec. 1958 and amended Pub. L. 100-690,
title VII, Secs. 7053(a), 7058(b), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4402, 4403;
Pub. L. 101-647, title XII, Sec. 1205(k), title XXXV, Sec. 3558, Nov.
29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4831, 4927; Pub. L. 103-322, title VI,
Sec. 60003(a)(11), title XIV, Sec. 140007(b), title XXXII, Sec. 320105,
title XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(L), (N), (Q), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat.
1969, 2033, 2111, 2147, 2148; Pub. L. 104-294, title VI,
Secs. 601(g)(3), 605(a), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3500, 3509.)
Amendments
1996--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-294 substituted comma for ``or who
conspires to do so'' after ``or who conspires to do so'' and substituted
``this title or imprisoned'' for ``this title and imprisoned'' before
``for not more than twenty years''.
1994--Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 330016(1)(Q), which directed the
amendment of this section by substituting ``under this title'' for ``not
more than $50,000'', could not be executed because the phrase ``not more
than $50,000'' did not appear in text subsequent to amendment of subsec.
(a) by Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 60003(a)(11). See below.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 330016(1)(N), substituted ``fined
under this title'' for ``fined not more than $20,000'' after ``injury
results, shall be''.
Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 330016(1)(L), substituted ``fined under this
title'' for ``fined not more than $10,000'' before ``or imprisoned for
not more than ten years''.
Pub. L. 103-322, Secs. 140007(b), 320105, each amended subsec. (a)
by inserting ``or who conspires to do so'' after ``anything of pecuniary
value,''.
Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 60003(a)(11), substituted ``and if death
results, shall be punished by death or life imprisonment, or shall be
fined not more than $250,000, or both'' for ``and if death results,
shall be subject to imprisonment for any term of years or for life, or
shall be fined not more than $50,000, or both'' before period at end.
1990--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101-647, Sec. 3558, substituted ``section
1959'' for ``section 1952B'' in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 101-647, Sec. 1205(k), added par. (3).
1988--Pub. L. 100-690, Sec. 7053(a), renumbered section 1952A of
this title as this section.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100-690, Sec. 7058(b), substituted ``ten
years'' for ``five years''.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 1961, 2332b, 2516 of this
title.
