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18 U.S.C. § 2245 — Offenses resulting in death
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**(a) 11 So in original. No subsec. (b) has been enacted. In General.—** A person who, in the course of an offense under this chapter, or section 1591, 2251, 2251A, 2260, 2421, 2422, 2423, or 2425, murders an individual, shall be punished by death or imprisoned for any term of years or for life.
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**(a) 11 So in original. No subsec. (b) has been enacted. In General.—** A person who, in the course of an offense under this chapter, or section 1591, 2251, 2251A, 2260, 2421, 2422, 2423, or 2425, murders an individual, shall be punished by death or imprisoned for any term of years or for life.
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As used in this chapter—
(1) the term “prison” means a correctional, detention, or penal facility;
(2) the term “sexual act” means—
(A) contact between the penis and the vulva or the penis and the anus, and for purposes of this subparagraph contact involving the penis occurs upon penetration, however slight;
(B) contact between the mouth and the penis, the mouth and the vulva, or the mouth and the anus;
(C) the penetration, however slight, of the anal or genital opening of another by a hand or finger or by any object, with an intent to abuse, humiliate, harass, degrade, or arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person; or
(D) the intentional touching, not through the clothing, of the genitalia of another person who has not attained the age of 16 years with an intent to abuse, humiliate, harass, degrade, or arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person;
(3) the term “sexual contact” means the intentional touching, either directly or through the clothing, of the genitalia, anus, groin, breast, inner thigh, or buttocks of any person with an intent to abuse, humiliate, harass, degrade, or arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person;
(4) the term “serious bodily injury” means bodily injury that involves a substantial risk of death, unconsciousness, extreme physical pain, protracted and obvious disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ, or mental faculty;
(5) the term “official detention” means—
(A) detention by a Federal officer or employee, or under the direction of a Federal officer or employee, following arrest for an offense; following surrender in lieu of arrest for an offense; following a charge or conviction of an offense, or an allegation or finding of juvenile delinquency; following co
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**(a)** A defendant who has been found guilty of—
(1) an offense described in section 794 or section 2381; or
(2) any other offense for which a sentence of death is provided, if the defendant, as determined beyond a reasonable doubt at the hearing under section 3593—
(A) intentionally killed the victim;
(B) intentionally inflicted serious bodily injury that resulted in the death of the victim;
(C) intentionally participated in an act, contemplating that the life of a person would be taken or intending that lethal force would be used in connection with a person, other than one of the participants in the offense, and the victim died as a direct result of the act; or
(D) intentionally and specifically engaged in an act of violence, knowing that the act created a grave risk of death to a person, other than one of the participants in the offense, such that participation in the act constituted a reckless disregard for human life and the victim died as a direct result of the act,
**(b)** A defendant who has been found guilty of—
(1) an offense referred to in section 408(c)(1) of the Controlled Substances Act ([21 U.S.C. 848(c)(1)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section848/c/1&num=0&edition=prelim)), committed as part of a continuing criminal enterprise offense under the conditions described in subsection (b) of that section which involved not less than twice the quantity of controlled substance described in subsection (b)(2)(A) or twice the gross receipts described in subsection (b)(2)(B); or
(2) an offense referred to in section 408(c)(1) of the Controlled Substances Act ([21 U.S.C. 848(c)(1)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section848/c/1&num=0&edition=prelim)), committed as part of a
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TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
§ 2246
1 So in original. No subsec. (b) has been enacted.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 109–248, § 206(a)(2)(B), inserted
‘‘(other than subsection (a)(5))’’ after ‘‘violates this sec-
tion’’.
1998—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105–314 added subsec. (c).
1994—Subsecs. (a)(4), (b). Pub. L. 103–322 substituted
‘‘fined under this title’’ for ‘‘fined not more than
$5,000’’.
1988—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–690 substituted ‘‘ten
years’’ for ‘‘five years’’ in par. (1) and ‘‘two years’’ for
‘‘one year’’ in par. (3).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2022 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 117–103 not effective until Oct.
1 of the first fiscal year beginning after Mar. 15, 2022,
see section 4(a) of div. W of Pub. L. 117–103, set out as
an Effective Date note under section 6851 of Title 15,
Commerce and Trade.
§ 2245. Offenses resulting in death
(a) 1 IN GENERAL.—A person who, in the course
of an offense under this chapter, or section 1591,
2251, 2251A, 2260, 2421, 2422, 2423, or 2425, murders
an individual, shall be punished by death or im-
prisoned for any term of years or for life.
(Added Pub. L. 103–322, title VI, § 60010(a)(2),
Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1972; amended Pub. L.
109–248, title II, § 206(a)(3), July 27, 2006, 120 Stat.
613.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 2245 was renumbered section 2246 of
this title.
AMENDMENTS
2006—Pub. L. 109–248 amended section catchline and
text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as fol-
lows: ‘‘A person who, in the course of an offense under
this chapter, engages in conduct that results in the
death of a person, shall be punished by death or impris-
oned for any term of years or for life.’’
§ 2246. Definitions for chapter
As used in thi
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