---
kind: "unit"
title: "18"
title_heading: "Crimes and Criminal Procedure"
key: "ptI/ch1"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 1"
heading: "General Provisions"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/18/ptI-ch1"
sections_count: 27
---

# Chapter 1 — General Provisions

Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Part I — Crimes

## Sections

- [§1. Repealed.](/usc/18/1.md)
- [§2. Principals](/usc/18/2.md)
- [§3. Accessory after the fact](/usc/18/3.md)
- [§4. Misprision of felony](/usc/18/4.md)
- [§5. United States defined](/usc/18/5.md)
- [§6. Department and agency defined](/usc/18/6.md)
- [§7. Special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States defined](/usc/18/7.md)
- [§8. Obligation or other security of the United States defined](/usc/18/8.md)
- [§9. Vessel of the United States defined](/usc/18/9.md)
- [§10. Interstate commerce and foreign commerce defined](/usc/18/10.md)
- [§11. Foreign government defined](/usc/18/11.md)
- [§12. United States Postal Service defined](/usc/18/12.md)
- [§13. Laws of States adopted for areas within Federal jurisdiction](/usc/18/13.md)
- [§14. Repealed.](/usc/18/14.md)
- [§15. Obligation or other security of foreign government defined](/usc/18/15.md)
- [§16. Crime of violence defined](/usc/18/16.md)
- [§17. Insanity defense](/usc/18/17.md)
- [§18. Organization defined](/usc/18/18.md)
- [§19. Petty offense defined](/usc/18/19.md)
- [§20. Financial institution defined](/usc/18/20.md)
- [§21. Stolen or counterfeit nature of property for certain crimes defined](/usc/18/21.md)
- [§23. Court of the United States defined](/usc/18/23.md)
- [§24. Definitions relating to Federal health care offense](/usc/18/24.md)
- [§25. Use of minors in crimes of violence](/usc/18/25.md)
- [§26. Definition of seaport](/usc/18/26.md)
- [§27. Mortgage lending business defined](/usc/18/27.md)
- [§28. Human trafficking defense](/usc/18/28.md)