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18 U.S.C. § 1262 — Transportation into State prohibiting sale
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Whoever imports, brings, or transports any intoxicating liquor into any State, Territory, District, or Possession in which all sales, except for scientific, sacramental, medicinal, or mechanical purposes, of intoxicating liquor containing more than 4 per centum of alcohol by volume or 3.2 per centum of alcohol by weight are prohibited, otherwise than in the course of continuous interstate transportation through such State, Territory, District, or Possession or attempts so to do, or assists in so doing,
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Whoever imports, brings, or transports any intoxicating liquor into any State, Territory, District, or Possession in which all sales, except for scientific, sacramental, medicinal, or mechanical purposes, of intoxicating liquor containing more than 4 per centum of alcohol by volume or 3.2 per centum of alcohol by weight are prohibited, otherwise than in the course of continuous interstate transportation through such State, Territory, District, or Possession or attempts so to do, or assists in so doing,
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### Statutory Notes
Section, acts June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 684; Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L. 98–596, § 8, 98 Stat. 3138, classified offenses as a felony, misdemeanor, or petty offense.
#### Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal of section effective Nov. 1, 1987, and applicable only to offenses committed after the taking effect of such repeal, see section 235(a)(1) of Pub. L. 98–473, set out as an Effective Date note under [section 3551 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section3551&num=0&edition=prelim).
#### Short Title of 2026 Amendment
Pub. L. 119–73, § 1, Jan. 23, 2026, 139 Stat. 2003, provided that: “This Act [enacting sections 28 and 3771A of this title, amending [section 7102 of Title 22](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7102&num=0&edition=prelim), Foreign Relations and Intercourse, and enacting provisions set out as notes under [section 28 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section28&num=0&edition=prelim) and [section 10110 of Title 34](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section10110&num=0&edition=prelim), Crime Control and Law Enforcement] may be cited as the ‘Trafficking Survivors Relief Act’.”
#### Short Title of 2024 Amendment
Pub. L. 118–78, § 1, July 30, 2024, 138 Stat. 1512, provided that: “This Act [enacting [section 1352 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1352&num=0&edition=prelim) and amending [section 201 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section201&num=0&edition=prelim)] may be cited as the ‘Foreign Extortion Prevention Technical Corrections Act’.”
Pub. L. 118–77, § 1, July
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Whoever, having been sentenced to pay a fine, willfully fails to pay the fine, shall be fined not more than twice the amount of the unpaid balance of the fine or $10,000, whichever is greater, imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
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**(a)** Whoever sells, gives away, disposes of, exchanges, or barters any malt, spirituous, or vinous liquor, including beer, ale, and wine, or any ardent or other intoxicating liquor of any kind whatsoever, except for scientific, sacramental, medicinal or mechanical purposes, or any essence, extract, bitters, preparation, compound, composition, or any article whatsoever, under any name, label, or brand, which produces intoxication, to any Indian to whom an allotment of land has been made while the title to the same shall be held in trust by the Government, or to any Indian who is a ward of the Government under charge of any Indian superintendent, or to any Indian, including mixed bloods, over whom the Government, through its departments, exercises guardianship, and whoever introduces or attempts to introduce any malt, spirituous, or vinous liquor, including beer, ale, and wine, or any ardent or intoxicating liquor of any kind whatsoever into the Indian country, shall, for the first offense, be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and, for each subsequent offense, be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
**(b)** It shall be a sufficient defense to any charge of introducing or attempting to introduce ardent spirits, ale, beer, wine, or intoxicating liquors into the Indian country that the acts charged were done under authority, in writing, from the Department of the Army or any officer duly authorized thereunto by the Department of the Army, but this subsection shall not bar the prosecution of any officer, soldier, sutler or storekeeper, attaché, or employee of the Army of the United States who barters, donates, or furnishes in any manner whatsoever liquors, beer, or any intoxicating beverage whatsoever
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Whoever, on any tract of land in the former Indian country upon which is located any Indian school maintained by or under the supervision of the United States, manufactures, sells, gives away, or in any manner, or by any means furnishes to anyone, either for himself or another, any vinous, malt, or fermented liquors, or any other intoxicating drinks of any kind whatsoever, except for scientific, sacramental, medicinal or mechanical purposes, whether medicated or not, or who carries, or in any manner has carried, into such area any such liquors or drinks, or who shall be interested in such manufacture, sale, giving away, furnishing to anyone, or carrying into such area any of such liquors or drinks, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
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Whoever, except for scientific, sacramental, medicinal or mechanical purposes, possesses intoxicating liquors in the Indian country or where the introduction is prohibited by treaty or an Act of Congress, shall, for the first offense, be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and, for each subsequent offense, be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
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All liquor involved in any violation of sections 1261–1265 of this title, the containers of such liquor, and every vehicle or vessel used in the transportation thereof, shall be seized and forfeited and such property or its proceeds disposed of in accordance with the laws relating to seizures, forfeitures, and dispositions of property or proceeds, for violation of the internal-revenue laws.
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### Statutory Notes
Section 221, act June 25, 1936, ch. 815, § 1, 49 Stat. 1928, related to citation of this chapter.
Section 222, act June 25, 1936, ch. 815, § 2, 49 Stat. 1928, related to definitions. See sections 1262 and 3615 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
Section 223, act June 25, 1936, ch. 815, § 3, 49 Stat. 1928, related to transportation of liquor into States where sale is prohibited. See [section 1262 of Title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1262&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 224, act June 25, 1936, ch. 815, § 4, 49 Stat. 1928, related to searches and seizures. See [section 3615 of Title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section3615&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 225, act June 25, 1936, ch. 815, § 5, 49 Stat. 1929, related to enforcement of this chapter. See [section 1261 of Title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1261&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 226, act June 25, 1936, ch. 815, § 10, 49 Stat. 1929, related to effect of this chapter on other laws.
Section 227, act June 25, 1936, ch. 815, § 11, 49 Stat. 1930, related to separability provisions of this chapter.
Section 228, act June 25, 1936, ch. 815, § 12, 49 Stat. 1930, related to effective date of this chapter.
#### Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal of sections 221 to 228 effective Sept. 1, 1948, see act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 20, 62 Stat. 862.
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TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
§ 1262
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
1948 ACT
Based on sections 222, 223(b), 225 and 226 of title 27,
U.S.C., 1940 ed., Intoxicating Liquors (June 25, 1936, ch.
815, §§ 5, 10, 49 Stat. 1929, 1930).
Changes were made in phraseology and arrangement.
1949 ACT
This section [section 31] corrects a typographical
error in section 1261 of title 18, U.S.C.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2002—Pub. L. 107–296, which directed amendment of
subsec. (a) generally, was executed by amending text of
section generally to reflect the probable intent of Con-
gress and the amendment by Pub. L. 107–273, see below.
Prior to amendment, text read as follows: ‘‘The Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall enforce the provisions of
this chapter. Regulations to carry out its provisions
shall be prescribed by the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue with the approval of the Secretary of the
Treasury.’’
Pub. L. 107–273 struck out subsec. (a) designation and
subsec. (b) which read as follows: ‘‘This chapter shall
not apply to the Canal Zone.’’
1949—Subsec. (b). Act May 24, 1949, substituted sub-
section designation ‘‘(b)’’ for ‘‘(d)’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2002 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 107–296 effective 60 days after
Nov. 25, 2002, see section 4 of Pub. L. 107–296, set out as
an Effective Date note under section 101 of Title 6, Do-
mestic Security.
§ 1262. Transportation into State prohibiting sale
Whoever imports, brings, or transports any in-
toxicating liquor into any State, Territory, Dis-
trict, or Possession in which all sales, except for
scientific, sacramental, medicinal, or mechan-
ical purposes, of intoxicating liquor containing
more than 4 per centum of alcohol by volume or
3.2 per centu
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