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CITE

    18 USC Sec. 1590                                            01/05/2009

EXPCITE

    TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
    PART I - CRIMES
    CHAPTER 77 - PEONAGE, SLAVERY, AND TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS

HEAD

    Sec. 1590. Trafficking with respect to peonage, slavery,
      involuntary servitude, or forced labor

STATUTE

      (a) Whoever knowingly recruits, harbors, transports, provides, or
    obtains by any means, any person for labor or services in violation
    of this chapter shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not
    more than 20 years, or both. If death results from the violation of
    this section, or if the violation includes kidnapping or an attempt
    to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse, or the attempt to commit
    aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, the defendant shall
    be fined under this title or imprisoned for any term of years or
    life, or both.
      (b) Whoever obstructs, attempts to obstruct, or in any way
    interferes with or prevents the enforcement of this section, shall
    be subject to the penalties under subsection (a).

SOURCE

    (Added Pub. L. 106-386, div. A, Sec. 112(a)(2), Oct. 28, 2000, 114
    Stat. 1487; amended Pub. L. 110-457, title II, Sec. 222(b)(4), Dec.
    23, 2008, 122 Stat. 5069.)

AMENDMENTS

      2008 - Pub. L. 110-457 designated existing provisions as subsec.
    (a) and added subsec. (b).