---
kind: "unit"
title: "18a"
title_heading: "Unlawful Possession or Receipt of Firearms"
key: "pl/91/538"
level: "compiledAct"
label: "Act"
heading: "Interstate Agreement on Detainers"
release: "119-102"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/18a/pl-91-538"
sections_count: 9
---

# Act — Interstate Agreement on Detainers

Title 18A — Unlawful Possession or Receipt of Firearms

## Sections

- [§1. Short title](/usc/18a/1.md)
- [§2. Enactment into law of Interstate Agreement on Detainers](/usc/18a/2.md)
- [§3. Definition of term “Governor” for purposes of United States and District of Columbia](/usc/18a/3.md)
- [§4. Definition of term “appropriate court”](/usc/18a/4.md)
- [§5. Enforcement and cooperation by courts, departments, agencies, officers, and employees of United States and District of Columbia](/usc/18a/5.md)
- [§6. Regulations, forms, and instructions](/usc/18a/6.md)
- [§7. Reservation of right to alter, amend, or repeal](/usc/18a/7.md)
- [§8. Effective Date](/usc/18a/8.md)
- [§9. Special Provisions when United States is a Receiving State](/usc/18a/9.md)