---
kind: "unit"
title: "18"
title_heading: "Crimes and Criminal Procedure"
key: "ptI/ch81"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 81"
heading: "Piracy and Privateering"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/18/ptI-ch81"
sections_count: 11
---

# Chapter 81 — Piracy and Privateering

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

## Sections

- [§1651. Piracy under law of nations](/usc/18/1651.md)
- [§1652. Citizens as pirates](/usc/18/1652.md)
- [§1653. Aliens as pirates](/usc/18/1653.md)
- [§1654. Arming or serving on privateers](/usc/18/1654.md)
- [§1655. Assault on commander as piracy](/usc/18/1655.md)
- [§1656. Conversion or surrender of vessel](/usc/18/1656.md)
- [§1657. Corruption of seamen and confederating with pirates](/usc/18/1657.md)
- [§1658. Plunder of distressed vessel](/usc/18/1658.md)
- [§1659. Attack to plunder vessel](/usc/18/1659.md)
- [§1660. Receipt of pirate property](/usc/18/1660.md)
- [§1661. Robbery ashore](/usc/18/1661.md)