---
kind: "unit"
title: "18"
title_heading: "Crimes and Criminal Procedure"
key: "ptI"
level: "part"
label: "Part I"
heading: "Crimes"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/18/ptI"
sections_count: 962
---

# Part I — Crimes

Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure

## Contents

- [Chapter 1 — General Provisions](/usc/18/ptI-ch1.md)
- [Chapter 2 — Aircraft and Motor Vehicles](/usc/18/ptI-ch2.md)
- [Chapter 3 — Animals, Birds, Fish, and Plants](/usc/18/ptI-ch3.md)
- [Chapter 5 — Arson](/usc/18/ptI-ch5.md)
- [Chapter 7 — Assault](/usc/18/ptI-ch7.md)
- [Chapter 9 — Bankruptcy](/usc/18/ptI-ch9.md)
- [Chapter 10 — Biological Weapons](/usc/18/ptI-ch10.md)
- [Chapter 11 — Bribery, Graft, and Conflicts of Interest](/usc/18/ptI-ch11.md)
- [Chapter 11A — Child Support](/usc/18/ptI-ch11A.md)
- [Chapter 11B — Chemical Weapons](/usc/18/ptI-ch11B.md)
- [Chapter 12 — Civil Disorders](/usc/18/ptI-ch12.md)
- [Chapter 13 — Civil Rights](/usc/18/ptI-ch13.md)
- [Chapter 15 — Claims and Services in Matters Affecting Government](/usc/18/ptI-ch15.md)
- [Chapter 17 — Coins and Currency](/usc/18/ptI-ch17.md)
- [Chapter 17A — Common Carrier Operation under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs](/usc/18/ptI-ch17A.md)
- [Chapter 18 — Congressional, Cabinet, and Supreme Court Assassination, Kidnapping, and Assault](/usc/18/ptI-ch18.md)
- [Chapter 19 — Conspiracy](/usc/18/ptI-ch19.md)
- [Chapter 21 — Contempts](/usc/18/ptI-ch21.md)
- [Chapter 23 — Contracts](/usc/18/ptI-ch23.md)
- [Chapter 25 — Counterfeiting and Forgery](/usc/18/ptI-ch25.md)
- [Chapter 26 — Criminal Street Gangs](/usc/18/ptI-ch26.md)
- [Chapter 27 — Customs](/usc/18/ptI-ch27.md)
- [Chapter 29 — Elections and Political Activities](/usc/18/ptI-ch29.md)
- [Chapter 31 — Embezzlement and Theft](/usc/18/ptI-ch31.md)
- [Chapter 33 — Emblems, Insignia, and Names](/usc/18/ptI-ch33.md)
- [Chapter 35 — Escape and Rescue](/usc/18/ptI-ch35.md)
- [Chapter 37 — Espionage and Censorship](/usc/18/ptI-ch37.md)
- [Chapter 39 — Explosives and Other Dangerous Articles](/usc/18/ptI-ch39.md)
- [Chapter 40 — Importation, Manufacture, Distribution and Storage of Explosive Materials](/usc/18/ptI-ch40.md)
- [Chapter 41 — Extortion and Threats](/usc/18/ptI-ch41.md)
- [Chapter 42 — Extortionate Credit Transactions](/usc/18/ptI-ch42.md)
- [Chapter 43 — False Personation](/usc/18/ptI-ch43.md)
- [Chapter 44 — Firearms](/usc/18/ptI-ch44.md)
- [Chapter 45 — Foreign Relations](/usc/18/ptI-ch45.md)
- [Chapter 46 — Forfeiture](/usc/18/ptI-ch46.md)
- [Chapter 47 — Fraud and False Statements](/usc/18/ptI-ch47.md)
- [Chapter 49 — Fugitives from Justice](/usc/18/ptI-ch49.md)
- [Chapter 50 — Gambling](/usc/18/ptI-ch50.md)
- [Chapter 50A — Genocide](/usc/18/ptI-ch50A.md)
- [Chapter 51 — Homicide](/usc/18/ptI-ch51.md)
- [Chapter 53 — Indians](/usc/18/ptI-ch53.md)
- [Chapter 55 — Kidnapping](/usc/18/ptI-ch55.md)
- [Chapter 57 — Labor](/usc/18/ptI-ch57.md)
- [Chapter 59 — Liquor Traffic](/usc/18/ptI-ch59.md)
- [Chapter 61 — Lotteries](/usc/18/ptI-ch61.md)
- [Chapter 63 — Mail Fraud and Other Fraud Offenses](/usc/18/ptI-ch63.md)
- [Chapter 65 — Malicious Mischief](/usc/18/ptI-ch65.md)
- [Chapter 67 — Military and Navy](/usc/18/ptI-ch67.md)
- [Chapter 68 — Repealed](/usc/18/ptI-ch68.md)
- [Chapter 69 — Nationality and Citizenship](/usc/18/ptI-ch69.md)
- [Chapter 71 — Obscenity](/usc/18/ptI-ch71.md)
- [Chapter 73 — Obstruction of Justice](/usc/18/ptI-ch73.md)
- [Chapter 74 — Partial-Birth Abortions](/usc/18/ptI-ch74.md)
- [Chapter 75 — Passports and Visas](/usc/18/ptI-ch75.md)
- [Chapter 77 — Peonage, Slavery, and Trafficking in Persons](/usc/18/ptI-ch77.md)
- [Chapter 79 — Perjury](/usc/18/ptI-ch79.md)
- [Chapter 81 — Piracy and Privateering](/usc/18/ptI-ch81.md)
- [Chapter 83 — Postal Service](/usc/18/ptI-ch83.md)
- [Chapter 84 — Presidential and Presidential Staff Assassination, Kidnapping, and Assault](/usc/18/ptI-ch84.md)
- [Chapter 85 — Prison-Made Goods](/usc/18/ptI-ch85.md)
- [Chapter 87 — Prisons](/usc/18/ptI-ch87.md)
- [Chapter 88 — Privacy](/usc/18/ptI-ch88.md)
- [Chapter 89 — Repealed](/usc/18/ptI-ch89.md)
- [Chapter 90 — Protection of Trade Secrets](/usc/18/ptI-ch90.md)
- [Chapter 90A — Protection of Unborn Children](/usc/18/ptI-ch90A.md)
- [Chapter 91 — Public Lands](/usc/18/ptI-ch91.md)
- [Chapter 93 — Public Officers and Employees](/usc/18/ptI-ch93.md)
- [Chapter 95 — Racketeering](/usc/18/ptI-ch95.md)
- [Chapter 96 — Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations](/usc/18/ptI-ch96.md)
- [Chapter 97 — Railroad Carriers and Mass Transportation Systems on Land, on Water, or Through the Air](/usc/18/ptI-ch97.md)
- [Chapter 99 — Repealed](/usc/18/ptI-ch99.md)
- [Chapter 101 — Records and Reports](/usc/18/ptI-ch101.md)
- [Chapter 102 — Riots](/usc/18/ptI-ch102.md)
- [Chapter 103 — Robbery and Burglary](/usc/18/ptI-ch103.md)
- [Chapter 105 — Sabotage](/usc/18/ptI-ch105.md)
- [Chapter 107 — Seamen and Stowaways](/usc/18/ptI-ch107.md)
- [Chapter 109 — Searches and Seizures](/usc/18/ptI-ch109.md)
- [Chapter 109A — Sexual Abuse](/usc/18/ptI-ch109A.md)
- [Chapter 109B — Sex Offender and Crimes Against Children Registry](/usc/18/ptI-ch109B.md)
- [Chapter 110 — Sexual Exploitation and Other Abuse of Children](/usc/18/ptI-ch110.md)
- [Chapter 110A — Domestic Violence and Stalking](/usc/18/ptI-ch110A.md)
- [Chapter 111 — Shipping](/usc/18/ptI-ch111.md)
- [Chapter 111A — Destruction of, or Interference with, Vessels or Maritime Facilities](/usc/18/ptI-ch111A.md)
- [Chapter 113 — Stolen Property](/usc/18/ptI-ch113.md)
- [Chapter 113A — Telemarketing and Email Marketing Fraud](/usc/18/ptI-ch113A.md)
- [Chapter 113B — Terrorism](/usc/18/ptI-ch113B.md)
- [Chapter 113C — Torture](/usc/18/ptI-ch113C.md)
- [Chapter 114 — Trafficking in Contraband Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco](/usc/18/ptI-ch114.md)
- [Chapter 115 — Treason, Sedition, and Subversive Activities](/usc/18/ptI-ch115.md)
- [Chapter 117 — Transportation for Illegal Sexual Activity and Related Crimes](/usc/18/ptI-ch117.md)
- [Chapter 118 — War Crimes](/usc/18/ptI-ch118.md)
- [Chapter 119 — Wire and Electronic Communications Interception and Interception of Oral Communications](/usc/18/ptI-ch119.md)
- [Chapter 121 — Stored Wire and Electronic Communications and Transactional Records Access](/usc/18/ptI-ch121.md)
- [Chapter 123 — Prohibition on Release and Use of Certain Personal Information from State Motor Vehicle Records](/usc/18/ptI-ch123.md)