§ 2114. — Mail, money, or other property of United States.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 18USC2114]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 103--ROBBERY AND BURGLARY
Sec. 2114. Mail, money, or other property of United States
(a) Assault.--A person who assaults any person having lawful charge,
control, or custody of any mail matter or of any money or other property
of the United States, with intent to rob, steal, or purloin such mail
matter, money, or other property of the United States, or robs or
attempts to rob any such person of mail matter, or of any money, or
other property of the United States, shall, for the first offense, be
imprisoned not more than ten years; and if in effecting or attempting to
effect such robbery he wounds the person having custody of such mail,
money, or other property of the United States, or puts his life in
jeopardy by the use of a dangerous weapon, or for a subsequent offense,
shall be imprisoned not more than twenty-five years.
(b) Receipt, Possession, Concealment, or Disposal of Property.--A
person who receives, possesses, conceals, or disposes of any money or
other property that has been obtained in violation of this section,
knowing the same to have been unlawfully obtained, shall be imprisoned
not more than 10 years, fined under this title, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 797; Pub. L. 98-473, title II,
Sec. 223(d), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2028; Pub. L. 101-647, title XXXV,
Sec. 3562, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4927; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXII,
Secs. 320602, 320903(a)(3), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2115, 2124; Pub.
L. 104-294, title VI, Sec. 604(b)(17), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3507.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 320 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch.
321, Sec. 197, 35 Stat. 1126; Aug. 26, 1935, ch. 694, 49 Stat. 867).
The attention of Congress is directed to the mandatory minimum
punishment provisions of sections 2113(e) and 2114 of this title. These
were left unchanged because of the controversial question involved. Such
legislative attempts to control the discretion of the sentencing judge
are contrary to the opinions of experienced criminologists and criminal
law experts. They are calculated to work manifest injustice in many
cases.
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
Amendments
1996--Pub. L. 104-294 amended Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 320602. See 1994
Amendment note below.
1994--Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 320903(a)(3), inserted ``or attempts to
rob'' after ``robs'' in subsec. (a).
Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 320602, as amended by Pub. L. 104-294,
Sec. 604(b)(17), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted
heading, substituted ``A person who'' for ``Whoever'', and added subsec.
(b).
1990--Pub. L. 101-647 inserted a comma after ``money'' in section
catchline.
1984--Pub. L. 98-473, which directed insertion of ``not more than''
after ``imprisoned'', was executed by making the insertion after
``imprisoned'' the second time appearing.
Effective Date of 1996 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 104-294 effective Sept. 13, 1994, see section
604(d) of Pub. L. 104-294, set out as a note under section 13 of this
title.
Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 98-473 effective Nov. 1, 1987, and applicable
only to offenses committed after the taking effect of such amendment,
see section 235(a)(1) of Pub. L. 98-473, set out as an Effective Date
note under section 3551 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 1956 of this title; title 39
section 1008; title 42 section 14135a.
