18-U.S.C.-2312
§2312 – Transportation of Stolen Vehicles
Pathway
Title 18 > Part I > Chapter 113 > Section 2312
Details
- Reference: Section 2312
- Legend: §2312 – Transportation of Stolen Vehicles
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
Whoever transports in interstate or foreign commerce a motor vehicle, vessel, 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, §103, Oct. 25, 1992, 106 Stat. 3385; Pub. L. 109–177, title III, §307(b)(2)(A), Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 240.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §408 (Oct. 29, 1919, ch. 89, §§1, 3, 5, 41 Stat. 324, 325; Sept. 24, 1945, ch. 383, §§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
2006—Pub. L. 109–177 substituted motor vehicle, vessel, or aircraft for motor vehicle or aircraft.
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.
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