---
kind: "section"
citation: "18 U.S.C. § 118"
title: "18"
title_heading: "Crimes and Criminal Procedure"
number: "118"
heading: "Interference with certain protective functions"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/18/118"
units:
  - "Part I — Crimes"
  - "Chapter 7 — Assault"
---

# §118. Interference with certain protective functions


Any [person](/usc/18/229F.md?p=5) who knowingly and willfully obstructs, resists, or interferes with a Federal law enforcement agent engaged, within the [United States](/usc/18/229F.md?p=9) or the special maritime territorial jurisdiction of the [United States](/usc/18/229F.md?p=9), in the performance of the protective functions authorized under section 37 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ([22 U.S.C. 2709](/usc/22/2709.md)) or section 103 of the Diplomatic Security Act ([22 U.S.C. 4802](/usc/22/4802.md)) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.


## Source credit

(Added Pub. L. 109–472, § 4(a), Jan. 11, 2007, 120 Stat. 3555.)