§ 2261. — Interstate domestic violence.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC2261]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 110A--DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND STALKING
Sec. 2261. Interstate domestic violence
(a) Offenses.--
(1) Travel or conduct of offender.--A person who travels in
interstate or foreign commerce or enters or leaves Indian country
with the intent to kill, injure, harass, or intimidate a spouse or
intimate partner, and who, in the course of or as a result of such
travel, commits or attempts to commit a crime of violence against
that spouse or intimate partner, shall be punished as provided in
subsection (b).
(2) Causing travel of victim.--A person who causes a spouse or
intimate partner to travel in interstate or foreign commerce or to
enter or leave Indian country by force, coercion, duress, or fraud,
and who, in the course of, as a result of, or to facilitate such
conduct or travel, commits or attempts to commit a crime of violence
against that spouse or intimate partner, shall be punished as
provided in subsection (b).
(b) Penalties.--A person who violates this section or section 2261A
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned--
(1) for life or any term of years, if death of the victim
results;
(2) for not more than 20 years if permanent disfigurement or
life threatening bodily injury to the victim results;
(3) for not more than 10 years, if serious bodily injury to the
victim results or if the offender uses a dangerous weapon during the
offense;
(4) as provided for the applicable conduct under chapter 109A if
the offense would constitute an offense under chapter 109A (without
regard to whether the offense was committed in the special maritime
and territorial jurisdiction of the United States or in a Federal
prison); and
(5) for not more than 5 years, in any other case,
or both fined and imprisoned.
(Added Pub. L. 103-322, title IV, Sec. 40221(a), Sept. 13, 1994, 108
Stat. 1926; amended Pub. L. 104-201, div. A, title X, Sec. 1069(b)(1),
(2), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2656; Pub. L. 106-386, div. B, title I,
Sec. 1107(a), Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1497.)
Amendments
2000--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106-386 added subsec. (a) and struck out
heading and text of former subsec. (a). Text read as follows:
``(1) Crossing a state line.--A person who travels across a State
line or enters or leaves Indian country with the intent to injure,
harass, or intimidate that person's spouse or intimate partner, and who,
in the course of or as a result of such travel, intentionally commits a
crime of violence and thereby causes bodily injury to such spouse or
intimate partner, shall be punished as provided in subsection (b).
``(2) Causing the crossing of a state line.--A person who causes a
spouse or intimate partner to cross a State line or to enter or leave
Indian country by force, coercion, duress, or fraud and, in the course
or as a result of that conduct, intentionally commits a crime of
violence and thereby causes bodily injury to the person's spouse or
intimate partner, shall be punished as provided in subsection (b).''
1996--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104-201 inserted ``or section 2261A''
after ``this section'' in introductory provisions and substituted
``victim'' for ``offender's spouse or intimate partner'' in pars. (1) to
(3).
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 2261A of this title.
