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18 U.S.C. § 1583 — Enticement into slavery
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**(a)** Whoever—
(1) kidnaps or carries away any other person, with the intent that such other person be sold into involuntary servitude, or held as a slave;
(2) entices, persuades, or induces any other person to go on board any vessel or to any other place with the intent that he or she may be made or held as a slave, or sent out of the country to be so made or held; or
(3) obstructs, or attempts to obstruct, or in any way interferes with or prevents the enforcement of this section,
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 30 years, or both.
**(b)** Whoever violates this section shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both if—
(1) the violation results in the death of the victim; or
(2) the violation includes kidnaping, an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse, an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill.
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**(a)** Whoever—
(1) kidnaps or carries away any other person, with the intent that such other person be sold into involuntary servitude, or held as a slave;
(2) entices, persuades, or induces any other person to go on board any vessel or to any other place with the intent that he or she may be made or held as a slave, or sent out of the country to be so made or held; or
(3) obstructs, or attempts to obstruct, or in any way interferes with or prevents the enforcement of this section,
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 30 years, or both.
**(b)** Whoever violates this section shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both if—
(1) the violation results in the death of the victim; or
(2) the violation includes kidnaping, an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse, an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill.
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**(a)** Whoever holds or returns any person to a condition of peonage, or arrests any person with the intent of placing him in or returning him to a condition of peonage, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both. If death results from the violation of this section, or if the violation includes kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or the attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, the defendant shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for any term of years or life, or both.
**(b)** Whoever obstructs, or attempts to obstruct, or in any way interferes with or prevents the enforcement of this section, shall be liable to the penalties prescribed in subsection (a).
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**(a)** Whoever commits an offense against the United States or aids, abets, counsels, commands, induces or procures its commission, is punishable as a principal.
**(b)** Whoever willfully causes an act to be done which if directly performed by him or another would be an offense against the United States, is punishable as a principal.
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TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
§ 1583
Sec.
1593.
Mandatory restitution.
1593A.
Benefitting financially from peonage, slavery,
and trafficking in persons.
1594.
General provisions.
1595.
Civil remedy.
1595A.
Civil injunctions.
1596.
Additional jurisdiction in certain trafficking
offenses.
1597.
Unlawful conduct with respect to immigra-
tion documents.
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
It was felt that further revision of this chapter
should be considered at an opportune time for the same
reasons stated with respect to chapter 81, ‘‘Piracy and
Privateering’’.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2018—Pub. L. 115–393, title II, § 201(b), Dec. 21, 2018, 132
Stat. 5267, added item 1595A.
2013—Pub. L. 113–4, title XII, § 1211(c)(2), Mar. 7, 2013,
127 Stat. 143, added item 1597.
2008—Pub. L. 110–457, title II, §§ 222(d)(2), 223(b), Dec.
23, 2008, 122 Stat. 5070, 5072, added items 1593A and 1596.
2003—Pub. L. 108–193, §§ 4(a)(4)(B), 5(c)(1), Dec. 19, 2003,
117 Stat. 2878, 2879, substituted ‘‘PEONAGE, SLAVERY,
AND TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS’’ for ‘‘PEONAGE
AND SLAVERY’’ as chapter heading and added item
1595.
2000—Pub. L. 106–386, div. A, § 112(a)(3), Oct. 28, 2000,
114 Stat. 1489, added items 1589 to 1594.
1949—Act May 24, 1949, ch. 139, § 36, 63 Stat. 95, sub-
stituted a semicolon for comma after ‘‘Peonage’’ in
item 1581.
§ 1581. Peonage; obstructing enforcement
(a) Whoever holds or returns any person to a
condition of peonage, or arrests any person with
the intent of placing him in or returning him to
a condition of peonage, shall be fined under this
title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or
both. If death results from the violation of this
section, or if the violation includes kidnapping
or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated se
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