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18 U.S.C. § 837 — Repealed. Pub. L. 91–452, title XI, § 1106(b)(1), Oct. 15, 1970, 84 Stat. 960]
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 86–449, title II, § 203, May 6, 1960, 74 Stat. 87, related to illegal use or possession of explosives and threats or false information concerning attempts to damage or destroy real or personal property by fire or explosives. See [section 844 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section844&num=0&edition=prelim).
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 86–449, title II, § 203, May 6, 1960, 74 Stat. 87, related to illegal use or possession of explosives and threats or false information concerning attempts to damage or destroy real or personal property by fire or explosives. See [section 844 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section844&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a)** Any person who—
(1) violates any of subsections (a) through (i) or (l) through (o) of section 842 shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both; and
(2) violates subsection (p)(2) of section 842, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.
**(b)** Any person who violates any other provision of section 842 of this chapter shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
**(c)**
(1) Any explosive materials involved or used or intended to be used in any violation of the provisions of this chapter or any other rule or regulation promulgated thereunder or any violation of any criminal law of the United States shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture, and all provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 relating to the seizure, forfeiture, and disposition of firearms, as defined in section 5845(a) of that Code, shall, so far as applicable, extend to seizures and forfeitures under the provisions of this chapter.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), in the case of the seizure of any explosive materials for any offense for which the materials would be subject to forfeiture in which it would be impracticable or unsafe to remove the materials to a place of storage or would be unsafe to store them, the seizing officer may destroy the explosive materials forthwith. Any destruction under this paragraph shall be in the presence of at least 1 credible witness. The seizing officer shall make a report of the seizure and take samples as the Attorney General may by regulation prescribe.
(3) Within 60 days after any destruction made pursuant to paragraph (2), the owner of (including any person having an interest in) the property so destroyed may make application to the Attorney
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As used in this chapter—
**(a)** “Person” means any individual, corporation, company, association, firm, partnership, society, or joint stock company.
**(b)** “Interstate” or foreign commerce means commerce between any place in a State and any place outside of that State, or within any possession of the United States (not including the Canal Zone) or the District of Columbia, and commerce between places within the same State but through any place outside of that State. “State” includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the possessions of the United States (not including the Canal Zone).
**(c)** “Explosive materials” means explosives, blasting agents, and detonators.
**(d)** Except for the purposes of subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), and (j) of [section 844 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section844&num=0&edition=prelim), “explosives” means any chemical compound mixture, or device, the primary or common purpose of which is to function by explosion; the term includes, but is not limited to, dynamite and other high explosives, black powder, pellet powder, initiating explosives, detonators, safety fuses, squibs, detonating cord, igniter cord, and igniters. The Attorney General shall publish and revise at least annually in the Federal Register a list of these and any additional explosives which he determines to be within the coverage of this chapter. For the purposes of subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), and (i) of [section 844 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section844&num=0&edition=prelim), the term “explosive” is defined in subsection (j) of such section 844.
**(e)** “Blasting agent” means any material or mixture, consisting
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TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
[§§ 833 to 835
1 See References in Text note below.
219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, or
a state sponsor of terrorism designated under
section 6(j) 1 of the Export Administration Act
of 1979 or section 620A of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961; and
(4) ‘‘nuclear weapon’’ means any weapon
that contains or uses nuclear material as de-
fined in section 831(f)(1).1
(Added Pub. L. 108–458, title VI, § 6803(c)(2), Dec.
17, 2004, 118 Stat. 3768.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act,
referred to in subsec. (d)(3), is classified to section 1189
of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality.
Section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979,
referred to in subsec. (d)(3), was classified to section
4605(j) of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to
repeal by Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title XVII, § 1766(a),
Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2232. For provisions similar to
those of former section 4605(j) of Title 50, see section
4813(c) of Title 50, as enacted by Pub. L. 115–232.
Section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, re-
ferred to in subsec. (d)(3), is classified to section 2371 of
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.
Section 831(f)(1), referred to in subsec. (d)(4), was re-
designated section 831(g)(1) by Pub. L. 114–23, title VIII,
§ 812(d), June 2, 2015, 129 Stat. 312.
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 832, acts June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat.
738; Sept. 6, 1960, Pub. L. 86–710, 74 Stat. 809, related to
transportation of explosives, radioactive materials,
etiologic agents, and other dangerous articles, prior to
repeal by Pub. L. 96–129, title II, § 216(b), Nov. 30, 1979,
93 Stat. 1015.
[§§ 833 to 835. Repealed. Pub. L. 96–129, titl
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