§ 1959. — Violent crimes in aid of racketeering activity.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC1959]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 95--RACKETEERING
Sec. 1959. Violent crimes in aid of racketeering activity
(a) Whoever, as consideration for the receipt of, or as
consideration for a promise or agreement to pay, anything of pecuniary
value from an enterprise engaged in racketeering activity, or for the
purpose of gaining entrance to or maintaining or increasing position in
an enterprise engaged in racketeering activity, murders, kidnaps, maims,
assaults with a dangerous weapon, commits assault resulting in serious
bodily injury upon, or threatens to commit a crime of violence against
any individual in violation of the laws of any State or the United
States, or attempts or conspires so to do, shall be punished--
(1) for murder, by death or life imprisonment, or a fine under
this title, or both; and for kidnapping, by imprisonment for any
term of years or for life, or a fine under this title, or both;
(2) for maiming, by imprisonment for not more than thirty years
or a fine under this title, or both;
(3) for assault with a dangerous weapon or assault resulting in
serious bodily injury, by imprisonment for not more than twenty
years or a fine under this title, or both;
(4) for threatening to commit a crime of violence, by
imprisonment for not more than five years or a fine under this
title, or both;
(5) for attempting or conspiring to commit murder or kidnapping,
by imprisonment for not more than ten years or a fine under this
title, or both; and
(6) for attempting or conspiring to commit a crime involving
maiming, assault with a dangerous weapon, or assault resulting in
serious bodily injury, by imprisonment for not more than three years
or a fine of \1\ under this title, or both.
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\1\ So in original. The word ``of'' probably should not appear.
(b) As used in this section--
(1) ``racketeering activity'' has the meaning set forth in
section 1961 of this title; and
(2) ``enterprise'' includes any partnership, corporation,
association, or other legal entity, and any union or group of
individuals associated in fact although not a legal entity, which is
engaged in, or the activities of which affect, interstate or foreign
commerce.
(Added Pub. L. 98-473, title II, Sec. 1002(a), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat.
2137, Sec. 1952B; renumbered Sec. 1959, Pub. L. 100-690, title VII,
Sec. 7053(b), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4402; Pub. L. 103-322, title VI,
Sec. 60003(a)(12), title XXXIII, Secs. 330016(1)(J), (2)(C), 330021(1),
Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1969, 2147, 2148, 2150.)
Amendments
1994--Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 330016(2)(C),
substituted ``fine under this title'' for ``fine of not more than
$250,000'' in two places.
Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 60003(a)(12), amended par. (1) generally.
Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows:
``(1) for murder or kidnaping, by imprisonment for any term of years
or for life or a fine of not more than $50,000, or both;''.
Subsec. (a)(2) to (4). Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 330016(2)(C),
substituted ``fine under this title'' for ``fine of not more than
$30,000'' in par. (2), ``fine of not more than $20,000'' in par. (3),
and ``fine of not more than $5,000'' in par. (4).
Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 330021(1), substituted
``kidnapping'' for ``kidnaping''.
Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 330016(2)(C), substituted ``fine under this
title'' for ``fine of not more than $10,000''.
Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 330016(1)(J), substituted
``under this title'' for ``not more than $3,000'' after ``fine of''.
1988--Pub. L. 100-690 renumbered section 1952B of this title as this
section.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 1958, 2516 of this title.
