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18 U.S.C. § 1762 — Marking packages
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**(a)** All packages containing any goods, wares, or merchandise manufactured, produced, or mined wholly or in part by convicts or prisoners, except convicts or prisoners on parole or probation, or in any penal or reformatory institution, when shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce shall be plainly and clearly marked, so that the name and address of the shipper, the name and address of the consignee, the nature of the contents, and the name and location of the penal or reformatory institution where produced wholly or in part may be readily ascertained on an inspection of the outside of such package.
**(b)** Whoever violates this section shall be fined under this title, and any goods, wares, or merchandise transported in violation of this section or [section 1761 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1761&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be forfeited to the United States, and may be seized and condemned by like proceedings as those provided by law for the seizure and forfeiture of property imported into the United States contrary to law.
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**(a)** All packages containing any goods, wares, or merchandise manufactured, produced, or mined wholly or in part by convicts or prisoners, except convicts or prisoners on parole or probation, or in any penal or reformatory institution, when shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce shall be plainly and clearly marked, so that the name and address of the shipper, the name and address of the consignee, the nature of the contents, and the name and location of the penal or reformatory institution where produced wholly or in part may be readily ascertained on an inspection of the outside of such package.
**(b)** Whoever violates this section shall be fined under this title, and any goods, wares, or merchandise transported in violation of this section or [section 1761 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1761&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be forfeited to the United States, and may be seized and condemned by like proceedings as those provided by law for the seizure and forfeiture of property imported into the United States contrary to law.
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**(a)** Except as otherwise expressly provided by enactment of Congress, any offense against the United States begun in one district and completed in another, or committed in more than one district, may be inquired of and prosecuted in any district in which such offense was begun, continued, or completed.Any offense involving the use of the mails, transportation in interstate or foreign commerce, or the importation of an object or person into the United States is a continuing offense and, except as otherwise expressly provided by enactment of Congress, may be inquired of and prosecuted in any district from, through, or into which such commerce, mail matter, or imported object or person moves.
**(b)** Notwithstanding subsection (a), where an offense is described in section 7203 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or where venue for prosecution of an offense described in section 7201 or 7206(1), (2), or (5) of such Code (whether or not the offense is also described in another provision of law) is based solely on a mailing to the Internal Revenue Service, and prosecution is begun in a judicial district other than the judicial district in which the defendant resides, he may upon motion filed in the district in which the prosecution is begun, elect to be tried in the district in which he was residing at the time the alleged offense was committed: Provided, That the motion is filed within twenty days after arraignment of the defendant upon indictment or information.
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**(a)** Whoever knowingly transports in interstate commerce or from any foreign country into the United States any goods, wares, or merchandise manufactured, produced, or mined, wholly or in part by convicts or prisoners, except convicts or prisoners on parole, supervised release, or probation, or in any penal or reformatory institution, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.
**(b)** This chapter shall not apply to agricultural commodities or parts for the repair of farm machinery, nor to commodities manufactured in a Federal, District of Columbia, or State institution for use by the Federal Government, or by the District of Columbia, or by any State or Political subdivision of a State or not-for-profit organizations.
**(c)** In addition to the exceptions set forth in subsection (b) of this section, this chapter shall not apply to goods, wares, or merchandise manufactured, produced, or mined by convicts or prisoners who—
(1) are participating in—one of not more than 50 prison work pilot projects designated by the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance;
(2) have, in connection with such work, received wages at a rate which is not less than that paid for work of a similar nature in the locality in which the work was performed, except that such wages may be subject to deductions which shall not, in the aggregate, exceed 80 per centum of gross wages, and shall be limited as follows:
(A) taxes (Federal, State, local);
(B) reasonable charges for room and board, as determined by regulations issued by the chief State correctional officer, in the case of a State prisoner;
(C) allocations for support of family pursuant to State statute, court order, or agreement by the offender;
(D) contributions to any fund establish
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TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
§ 1791
in skills, crafts, or trades in which there is a surplus
of available gainful labor in the locality, or impair
existing contracts for services.’’
§ 1762. Marking packages
(a) All packages containing any goods, wares,
or merchandise manufactured, produced, or
mined wholly or in part by convicts or prisoners,
except convicts or prisoners on parole or proba-
tion, or in any penal or reformatory institution,
when shipped or transported in interstate or for-
eign commerce shall be plainly and clearly
marked, so that the name and address of the
shipper, the name and address of the consignee,
the nature of the contents, and the name and lo-
cation of the penal or reformatory institution
where produced wholly or in part may be readily
ascertained on an inspection of the outside of
such package.
(b) Whoever violates this section shall be fined
under this title, and any goods, wares, or mer-
chandise transported in violation of this section
or section 1761 of this title shall be forfeited to
the United States, and may be seized and con-
demned by like proceedings as those provided by
law for the seizure and forfeiture of property im-
ported into the United States contrary to law.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 786; Pub. L.
102–393, title V, § 535(b), Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat.
1764; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(H),
Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147; Pub. L. 104–294, title
VI, § 601(a)(7), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3498.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §§ 396c, 396d, 396e
(July 24, 1935, ch. 412, §§ 2, 3, 4, 49 Stat. 494, 495).
Section consolidates sections 396c, 396d, and 396e of
title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed.
Words ‘‘upon conviction thereof’’ were deleted
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