---
kind: "unit"
title: "15"
title_heading: "Commerce and Trade"
key: "ch1"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 1"
heading: "Monopolies and Combinations in Restraint of Trade"
release: "119-102"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/15/ch1"
sections_count: 62
---

# Chapter 1 — Monopolies and Combinations in Restraint of Trade

Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

## Sections

- [§1. Trusts, etc., in restraint of trade illegal; penalty](/usc/15/1.md)
- [§2. Monopolizing trade a felony; penalty](/usc/15/2.md)
- [§3. Trusts in Territories or District of Columbia illegal; combination a felony](/usc/15/3.md)
- [§4. Jurisdiction of courts; duty of United States attorneys; procedure](/usc/15/4.md)
- [§5. Bringing in additional parties](/usc/15/5.md)
- [§6. Forfeiture of property in transit](/usc/15/6.md)
- [§6a. Conduct involving trade or commerce with foreign nations](/usc/15/6a.md)
- [§7. “Person” or “persons” defined](/usc/15/7.md)
- [§7a. Definitions](/usc/15/7a.md)
- [§7a–1. Limitation on recovery](/usc/15/7a-1.md)
- [§7a–2. Rights, authorities, and liabilities not affected](/usc/15/7a-2.md)
- [§7a–3. Anti-retaliation protection for whistleblowers](/usc/15/7a-3.md)
- [§8. Trusts in restraint of import trade illegal; penalty](/usc/15/8.md)
- [§9. Jurisdiction of courts; duty of United States attorneys; procedure](/usc/15/9.md)
- [§10. Bringing in additional parties](/usc/15/10.md)
- [§11. Forfeiture of property in transit](/usc/15/11.md)
- [§12. Definitions; short title](/usc/15/12.md)
- [§13. Discrimination in price, services, or facilities](/usc/15/13.md)
- [§13a. Discrimination in rebates, discounts, or advertising service charges; underselling in particular localities; penalties](/usc/15/13a.md)
- [§13b. Cooperative association; return of net earnings or surplus](/usc/15/13b.md)
- [§13c. Exemption of non-profit institutions from price discrimination provisions](/usc/15/13c.md)
- [§14. Sale, etc., on agreement not to use goods of competitor](/usc/15/14.md)
- [§15. Suits by persons injured](/usc/15/15.md)
- [§15a. Suits by United States; amount of recovery; prejudgment interest](/usc/15/15a.md)
- [§15b. Limitation of actions](/usc/15/15b.md)
- [§15c. Actions by State attorneys general](/usc/15/15c.md)
- [§15d. Measurement of damages](/usc/15/15d.md)
- [§15e. Distribution of damages](/usc/15/15e.md)
- [§15f. Actions by Attorney General](/usc/15/15f.md)
- [§15g. Definitions](/usc/15/15g.md)
- [§15h. Applicability of parens patriae actions](/usc/15/15h.md)
- [§16. Judgments](/usc/15/16.md)
- [§17. Antitrust laws not applicable to labor organizations](/usc/15/17.md)
- [§18. Acquisition by one corporation of stock of another](/usc/15/18.md)
- [§18a. Premerger notification and waiting period](/usc/15/18a.md)
- [§18b. Mergers involving foreign government subsidies](/usc/15/18b.md)
- [§19. Interlocking directorates and officers](/usc/15/19.md)
- [§19a. Repealed.](/usc/15/19a.md)
- [§20. Repealed.](/usc/15/20.md)
- [§21. Enforcement provisions](/usc/15/21.md)
- [§21a. Actions and proceedings pending prior to](/usc/15/21a.md)
- [§22. District in which to sue corporation](/usc/15/22.md)
- [§23. Suits by United States; subpoenas for witnesses](/usc/15/23.md)
- [§24. Liability of directors and agents of corporation](/usc/15/24.md)
- [§25. Restraining violations; procedure](/usc/15/25.md)
- [§26. Injunctive relief for private parties; exception; costs](/usc/15/26.md)
- [§26a. Restrictions on the purchase of gasohol and synthetic motor fuel](/usc/15/26a.md)
- [§26b. Application of antitrust laws to professional major league baseball](/usc/15/26b.md)
- [§27. Effect of partial invalidity](/usc/15/27.md)
- [§27a. Transferred](/usc/15/27a.md)
- [§28. Repealed.](/usc/15/28.md)
- [§29. Appeals](/usc/15/29.md)
- [§30. Repealed.](/usc/15/30.md)
- [§31. Repealed.](/usc/15/31.md)
- [§33. Repealed.](/usc/15/33.md)
- [§34. Definitions applicable to sections 34 to 36](/usc/15/34.md)
- [§35. Recovery of damages, etc., for antitrust violations from any local government, or official or employee thereof acting in an official capacity](/usc/15/35.md)
- [§36. Recovery of damages, etc., for antitrust violations on claim against person based on official action directed by local government, or official or employee thereof acting in an official capacity](/usc/15/36.md)
- [§37. Immunity from antitrust laws](/usc/15/37.md)
- [§37a. Definitions](/usc/15/37a.md)
- [§37b. Confirmation of antitrust status of graduate medical resident matching programs](/usc/15/37b.md)
- [§38. Association of marine insurance companies; application of antitrust laws](/usc/15/38.md)