§ 875. — Interstate communications.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC875]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 41--EXTORTION AND THREATS
Sec. 875. Interstate communications
(a) Whoever transmits in interstate or foreign commerce any
communication containing any demand or request for a ransom or reward
for the release of any kidnapped person, shall be fined under this title
or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both.
(b) Whoever, with intent to extort from any person, firm,
association, or corporation, any money or other thing of value,
transmits in interstate or foreign commerce any communication containing
any threat to kidnap any person or any threat to injure the person of
another, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than
twenty years, or both.
(c) Whoever transmits in interstate or foreign commerce any
communication containing any threat to kidnap any person or any threat
to injure the person of another, shall be fined under this title or
imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
(d) Whoever, with intent to extort from any person, firm,
association, or corporation, any money or other thing of value,
transmits in interstate or foreign commerce any communication containing
any threat to injure the property or reputation of the addressee or of
another or the reputation of a deceased person or any threat to accuse
the addressee or any other person of a crime, shall be fined under this
title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 741; Pub. L. 99-646, Sec. 63, Nov. 10,
1986, 100 Stat. 3614; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(G),
(H), (K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 408d (May 18, 1934, ch.
300, 48 Stat. 781; May 15, 1939, ch. 133, Sec. 2, 53 Stat. 743).
Provisions as to district of trial were omitted as covered by
sections 3237 and 3239 of this title.
Definition of ``interstate commerce'' was omitted in conformity with
definitive section 10 of this title.
Changes were made in phraseology and arrangement.
Amendments
1994--Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 330016(1)(K),
substituted ``fined under this title'' for ``fined not more than
$5,000''.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 330016(1)(H), substituted ``fined
under this title'' for ``fined not more than $1,000''.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 330016(1)(G), substituted ``fined
under this title'' for ``fined not more than $500''.
1986--Pub. L. 99-646 inserted ``or foreign'' after ``interstate''
wherever appearing.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 1956 of this title; title 8
section 1101.
