18-U.S.C.-3665
§3665 – Firearms Possessed By Convicted Felons
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Title 18 > Part II > Chapter 232 > Section 3665
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- Reference: Section 3665
- Legend: §3665 – Firearms Possessed By Convicted Felons
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
A judgment of conviction for transporting a stolen motor vehicle in interstate or foreign commerce or for committing or attempting to commit a felony in violation of any law of the United States involving the use of threats, force, or violence or perpetrated in whole or in part by the use of firearms, may, in addition to the penalty provided by law for such offense, order the confiscation and disposal of firearms and ammunition found in the possession or under the immediate control of the defendant at the time of his arrest.
The court may direct the delivery of such firearms or ammunition to the law-enforcement agency which apprehended such person, for its use or for any other disposition in its discretion.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 839, §3611; renumbered §3665, Pub. L. 98–473, title II, §212(a)(1), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 1987.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §645 (June 13, 1939, ch. 197, 53 Stat. 814).
The condensation and simplification of this section clarifies its intent to confiscate the firearms taken from persons convicted of crimes of violence without any real change of substance.
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18-U.S.C.-3613A in the Legal Encyclopedia: Criminal Procedure
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18-U.S.C.-3663 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Sentences
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