18-U.S.C.-661
§661 – Within Special Maritime and Territorial Jurisdiction
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Title 18 > Part I > Chapter 31 > Section 661
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- Reference: Section 661
- Legend: §661 – Within Special Maritime and Territorial Jurisdiction
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
Whoever, within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, takes and carries away, with intent to steal or purloin, any personal property of another shall be punished as follows:
If the property taken is of a value exceeding $1,000, or is taken from the person of another, by a fine under this title, or imprisonment for not more than five years, or both; in all other cases, by a fine under this title or by imprisonment not more than one year, or both.
If the property stolen consists of any evidence of debt, or other written instrument, the amount of money due thereon, or secured to be paid thereby and remaining unsatisfied, or which in any contingency might be collected thereon, or the value of the property the title to which is shown thereby, or the sum which might be recovered in the absence thereof, shall be the value of the property stolen.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 731; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(H), (K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147; Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, §§601(a)(3), 606(a), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3498, 3511.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §466 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, §287, 35 Stat. 1144).
Words within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States were inserted to conform with section 7 of this title. (See revisers note under that section.)
The maximum fine and imprisonment provisions were modified and five years and $5,000 substituted for ten years and $10,000 and the sum of $100 was substituted for $50 as more in accord with other sections of this chapter. (See section 641 of this title.)
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
Amendments
1996—Pub. L. 104–294, in second par., substituted $1,000 for $100 and substituted fine under this title for fine of under this title in two places.
1994—Pub. L. 103–322, in second par., substituted under this title for not more than $5,000 after another, by a fine of and for not more than $1,000 after cases, by a fine of.
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