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Code · U.S. Code · Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · CHAPTER 103— ROBBERY AND BURGLARY · § 2111

§ 2111. Special maritime and territorial jurisdiction

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Whoever, within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, by force and violence, or by intimidation, takes or attempts to take from the person or presence of another anything of value, shall be imprisoned not more than fifteen years.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 796; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXII, § 320903(a)(1), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2124.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 463 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 284, 35 Stat. 1144).
Words “within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States” were added to restrict the place of the offense to those places described in section 451 of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., now section 7 of this title.
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
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  • June 25, 1948, ch. 645
  • 62 Stat. 796
  • Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXII, § 320903(a)(1)
  • 108 Stat. 2124
  • Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 284
  • 35 Stat. 1144
  • section 451 of title 18
  • Pub. L. 103–322
  • Pub. L. 104–217, § 1
  • 110 Stat. 3020
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§ 2111
Special maritime and territorial jurisdiction
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ActJune 25, 1948, ch. 645
Stat.62 Stat. 796
Pub. L.Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXII, § 320903(a)(1)
Stat.108 Stat. 2124
ActMar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 284
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