Within special maritime and territorial jurisdiction

United States Code

Section: 661

Jurisdiction: US

Bluebook Citation: 18 U.S.C. § 661


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  • 2026Welsh v. Loudbear 9th Cir.
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  • 2025Welsh v. Loudbear D. Ariz.
  • 2025Hulley W.D. Mich.
  • 2025United States v. Warnagiris D.D.C.
  • 2024United States v. John R. Moore, Jr. 11th Cir.
  • 2023Cox v. Dewees D.D.C.
  • 2022Calvin Chin v. Department of Defense MSPB
  • 2022Mateega v. United States Fed. Cl.
  • 2019United States v. Tyson Baker 3rd Cir.

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Whoever, within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, takes and carries away, with intent to steal or purloin, any personal property of another shall be punished as follows: If the property taken is of a value exceeding $1,000, or is taken from the person of another, by a fine under this title, or imprisonment for not more than five years, or both; in all other cases, by a fine under this title or by imprisonment not more than one year, or both. If the property stolen consists of any evidence of debt, or other written instrument, the amount of money due thereon, or secured to be paid thereby and remaining unsatisfied, or which in any contingency might be collected thereon, or the value of the property the title to which is shown thereby, or the sum which might be recovered in the absence thereof, shall be the value of the property stolen. (Source: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 731; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(H), (K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147; Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, §§ 601(a)(3), 606(a), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3498, 3511.))

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