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    18 USC Sec. 1202                                            01/05/2009

EXPCITE

    TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
    PART I - CRIMES
    CHAPTER 55 - KIDNAPPING

HEAD

    Sec. 1202. Ransom money

STATUTE

      (a) Whoever receives, possesses, or disposes of any money or
    other property, or any portion thereof, which has at any time been
    delivered as ransom or reward in connection with a violation of
    section 1201 of this title, knowing the same to be money or
    property which has been at any time delivered as such ransom or
    reward, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than
    ten years, or both.
      (b) A person who transports, transmits, or transfers in
    interstate or foreign commerce any proceeds of a kidnapping
    punishable under State law by imprisonment for more than 1 year, or
    receives, possesses, conceals, or disposes of any such proceeds
    after they have crossed a State or United States boundary, knowing
    the proceeds to have been unlawfully obtained, shall be imprisoned
    not more than 10 years, fined under this title, or both.
      (c) For purposes of this section, the term "State" has the
    meaning set forth in section 245(d) of this title.

SOURCE

    (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 760; Pub. L. 103-322, title
    XXXII, Sec. 320601(b), title XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(L), Sept. 13,
    1994, 108 Stat. 2115, 2147.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

      Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 408c-1 (June 22, 1932,
    ch. 271, Sec. 4, as added Jan. 24, 1936, ch. 29, 49 Stat. 1099).
      Words "in the penitentiary" after "imprisoned" were omitted in
    view of section 4082 of this title committing prisoners to the
    custody of the Attorney General. (See reviser's note under section
    1 of this title.)
      Minor changes were made in phraseology.
                                AMENDMENTS
      1994 - Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 320601(b), designated existing
    provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsecs. (b) and (c).
      Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 330016(1)(L), substituted
    "fined under this title" for "fined not more than $10,000".