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18 U.S.C. § 1513 — Retaliating against a witness, victim, or an informant

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18 U.S.C. § 1513 — Retaliating against a witness, victim, or an informant

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**(a)** (1) Whoever kills or attempts to kill another person with intent to retaliate against any person for— (A) the attendance of a witness or party at an official proceeding, or any testimony given or any record, document, or other object produced by a witness in an official proceeding; or (B) providing to a law enforcement officer any information relating to the commission or possible commission of a Federal offense or a violation of conditions of probation, supervised release, parole, or release pending judicial proceedings, shall be punished as provided in paragraph (2). (2) The punishment for an offense under this subsection is— (A) in the case of a killing, the punishment provided in sections 1111 and 1112; and (B) in the case of an attempt, imprisonment for not more than 30 years. **(b)** Whoever knowingly engages in any conduct and thereby causes bodily injury to another person or damages the tangible property of another person, or threatens to do so, with intent to retaliate against any person for— (1) the attendance of a witness or party at an official proceeding, or any testimony given or any record, document, or other object produced by a witness in an official proceeding; or (2) any information relating to the commission or possible commission of a Federal offense or a violation of conditions of probation, supervised release, parole, or release pending judicial proceedings given by a person to a law enforcement officer; or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both. **(c)** If the retaliation occurred because of attendance at or testimony in a criminal case, the maximum term of imprisonment which may be imposed for the offense under this section shall be the higher of that otherwise provided by law or the maximum term that could have been imposed for any offense charged in such case. **(d)** There is extraterritorial Federal jurisdiction over an offense under this section. **(e)** Whoever knowingly, with the intent to retaliate, takes any action harmful to any person, including interference with the lawful employment or livelihood of any person, for providing to a law enforcement officer any truthful information relating to the commission or possible commission of any Federal offense, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both. **(f)** Whoever conspires to commit any offense under this section shall be subject to the same penalties as those prescribed for the offense the commission of which was the object of the conspiracy. **(g)** A prosecution under this section may be brought in the district in which the official proceeding (whether pending, about to be instituted, or completed) was intended to be affected, or in which the conduct constituting the alleged offense occurred.

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18 U.S.C. § 1512 — Tampering with a witness, victim, or an informant

**(a)** (1) Whoever kills or attempts to kill another person, with intent to— (A) prevent the attendance or testimony of any person in an official proceeding; (B) prevent the production of a record, document, or other object, in an official proceeding; or (C) prevent the communication by any person to a law enforcement officer or judge of the United States of information relating to the commission or possible commission of a Federal offense or a violation of conditions of probation, parole, or release pending judicial proceedings; (2) Whoever uses physical force or the threat of physical force against any person, or attempts to do so, with intent to— (A) influence, delay, or prevent the testimony of any person in an official proceeding; (B) cause or induce any person to— (i) withhold testimony, or withhold a record, document, or other object, from an official proceeding; (ii) alter, destroy, mutilate, or conceal an object with intent to impair the integrity or availability of the object for use in an official proceeding; (iii) evade legal process summoning that person to appear as a witness, or to produce a record, document, or other object, in an official proceeding; or (iv) be absent from an official proceeding to which that person has been summoned by legal process; or (C) hinder, delay, or prevent the communication to a law enforcement officer or judge of the United States of information relating to the commission or possible commission of a Federal offense or a violation of conditions of probation, supervised release, parole, or release pending judicial proceedings; shall be punished as provided in paragraph (3). (3) The punishment for an offense under this subsection is— (A) in the case of a killing, the punishment pro

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18 U.S.C. § 1514 — Civil action to restrain harassment of a victim or witness

**(a)** (1) A United States district court, upon application of the attorney for the Government, shall issue a temporary restraining order prohibiting harassment of a victim or witness in a Federal criminal case if the court finds, from specific facts shown by affidavit or by verified complaint, that there are reasonable grounds to believe that harassment of an identified victim or witness in a Federal criminal case exists or that such order is necessary to prevent and restrain an offense under [section 1512 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1512&num=0&edition=prelim), other than an offense consisting of misleading conduct, or under [section 1513 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1513&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) (A) A temporary restraining order may be issued under this section without written or oral notice to the adverse party or such party’s attorney in a civil action under this section if the court finds, upon written certification of facts by the attorney for the Government, that such notice should not be required and that there is a reasonable probability that the Government will prevail on the merits. (B) A temporary restraining order issued without notice under this section shall be endorsed with the date and hour of issuance and be filed forthwith in the office of the clerk of the court issuing the order. (C) A temporary restraining order issued under this section shall expire at such time, not to exceed 14 days from issuance, as the court directs; the court, for good cause shown before expiration of such order, may extend the expiration date of the order for up to 14 days or for such longer period agreed to by the adverse party. (D) Wh

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18 U.S.C. § 1513 — Retaliating against a witness, victim, or

Page 396 TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE § 1513 § 1513. Retaliating against a witness, victim, or an informant (a)(1) Whoever kills or attempts to kill an- other person with intent to retaliate against any person for— (A) the attendance of a witness or party at an official proceeding, or any testimony given or any record, document, or other object pro- duced by a witness in an official proceeding; or (B) providing to a law enforcement officer any information relating to the commission or possible commission of a Federal offense or a violation of conditions of probation, super- vised release, parole, or release pending judi- cial proceedings, shall be punished as provided in paragraph (2). (2) The punishment for an offense under this subsection is— (A) in the case of a killing, the punishment provided in sections 1111 and 1112; and (B) in the case of an attempt, imprisonment for not more than 30 years. (b) Whoever knowingly engages in any conduct and thereby causes bodily injury to another per- son or damages the tangible property of another person, or threatens to do so, with intent to re- taliate against any person for— (1) the attendance of a witness or party at an official proceeding, or any testimony given or any record, document, or other object pro- duced by a witness in an official proceeding; or (2) any information relating to the commis- sion or possible commission of a Federal of- fense or a violation of conditions of probation, supervised release, parole, or release pending judicial proceedings given by a person to a law enforcement officer; or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both. (c) If the retaliation occurred because of at- tendance at or testimony in a criminal ca

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