§ 2312. — Transportation of stolen vehicles.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC2312]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 113--STOLEN PROPERTY
Sec. 2312. Transportation of stolen vehicles
Whoever transports in interstate or foreign commerce a motor vehicle
or aircraft, knowing the same to have been stolen, shall be fined under
this title or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 806; Pub. L. 102-519, title I,
Sec. 103, Oct. 25, 1992, 106 Stat. 3385.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 408 (Oct. 29, 1919, ch.
89, Secs. 1, 3, 5, 41 Stat. 324, 325; Sept. 24, 1945, ch. 383, Secs. 2,
3, 59 Stat. 536).
The first sentence of said section 408, providing the short title
``An Act to punish the transportation of stolen motor vehicles or
aircraft in interstate or foreign commerce,'' and derived from section 1
of said act of October 29, 1919, as amended, was omitted as not
appropriate in a revision.
Definitions of ``aircraft,'' ``motor vehicle,'' and ``interstate or
foreign commerce,'' which constituted the second sentence of said
section 408 of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., and were derived from section
2 of said act of October 29, 1919, as amended, are incorporated in
sections 10 and 2311 of this title.
Provision relating to receiving or selling stolen aircraft or motor
vehicles, which was derived from section 4 of the act of October 29,
1919, as amended, is incorporated in section 2313 of this title.
Venue provision, which was derived from section 5 of the act of
October 29, 1919, was omitted as unnecessary, being covered by section
3237 of this title.
Reference to persons causing or procuring was omitted as unnecessary
in view of definition of ``principal'' in section 2 of this title.
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
Amendments
1992--Pub. L. 102-519 substituted ``fined under this title or
imprisoned not more than 10 years'' for ``fined not more than $5,000 or
imprisoned not more than five years''.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 981, 982, 1961, 2516 of this
title.
