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18 U.S.C. § 752 — Instigating or assisting escape

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18 U.S.C. § 752 — Instigating or assisting escape

**(a)** Whoever rescues or attempts to rescue or instigates, aids or assists the escape, or attempt to escape, of any person arrested upon a warrant or other process issued under any law of the United States, or committed to the custody of the Attorney General or to any institution or facility by his direction, shall, if the custody or confinement is by virtue of an arrest on a charge of felony, or conviction of any offense, be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both; or, if the custody or confinement is for extradition, or for exclusion or expulsion proceedings under the immigration laws, or by virtue of an arrest or charge of or for a misdemeanor, and prior to conviction, be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. **(b)** Whoever rescues or attempts to rescue or instigates, aids, or assists the escape or attempted escape of any person in the custody of the Attorney General or his authorized representative, or of any person arrested upon a warrant or other process issued under any law of the United States or from any institution or facility in which he is confined by direction of the Attorney General, shall, if the custody or confinement is by virtue of a lawful arrest for a violation of any law of the United States not punishable by death or life imprisonment and committed before such person’s eighteenth birthday, and as to whom the Attorney General has not specifically directed the institution of criminal proceedings, or by virtue of a commitment as a juvenile delinquent under [section 5034 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section5034&num=0&edition=prelim), be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

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**(a)** Whoever rescues or attempts to rescue or instigates, aids or assists the escape, or attempt to escape, of any person arrested upon a warrant or other process issued under any law of the United States, or committed to the custody of the Attorney General or to any institution or facility by his direction, shall, if the custody or confinement is by virtue of an arrest on a charge of felony, or conviction of any offense, be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both; or, if the custody or confinement is for extradition, or for exclusion or expulsion proceedings under the immigration laws, or by virtue of an arrest or charge of or for a misdemeanor, and prior to conviction, be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. **(b)** Whoever rescues or attempts to rescue or instigates, aids, or assists the escape or attempted escape of any person in the custody of the Attorney General or his authorized representative, or of any person arrested upon a warrant or other process issued under any law of the United States or from any institution or facility in which he is confined by direction of the Attorney General, shall, if the custody or confinement is by virtue of a lawful arrest for a violation of any law of the United States not punishable by death or life imprisonment and committed before such person’s eighteenth birthday, and as to whom the Attorney General has not specifically directed the institution of criminal proceedings, or by virtue of a commitment as a juvenile delinquent under [section 5034 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section5034&num=0&edition=prelim), be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

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18 U.S.C. § 5034 — Duties of magistrate judge

The magistrate judge shall insure that the juvenile is represented by counsel before proceeding with critical stages of the proceedings. Counsel shall be assigned to represent a juvenile when the juvenile and his parents, guardian, or custodian are financially unable to obtain adequate representation. In cases where the juvenile and his parents, guardian, or custodian are financially able to obtain adequate representation but have not retained counsel, the magistrate judge may assign counsel and order the payment of reasonable attorney’s fees or may direct the juvenile, his parents, guardian, or custodian to retain private counsel within a specified period of time.

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18 U.S.C. § 751 — Prisoners in custody of institution or officer

**(a)** Whoever escapes or attempts to escape from the custody of the Attorney General or his authorized representative, or from any institution or facility in which he is confined by direction of the Attorney General, or from any custody under or by virtue of any process issued under the laws of the United States by any court, judge, or magistrate judge, or from the custody of an officer or employee of the United States pursuant to lawful arrest, shall, if the custody or confinement is by virtue of an arrest on a charge of felony, or conviction of any offense, be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both; or if the custody or confinement is for extradition, or for exclusion or expulsion proceedings under the immigration laws, or by virtue of an arrest or charge of or for a misdemeanor, and prior to conviction, be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. **(b)** Whoever escapes or attempts to escape from the custody of the Attorney General or his authorized representative, or from any institution or facility in which he is confined by direction of the Attorney General, or from any custody under or by virtue of any process issued under the laws of the United States by any court, judge, or magistrate judge, or from the custody of an officer or employee of the United States pursuant to lawful arrest, shall, if the custody or confinement is by virtue of a lawful arrest for a violation of any law of the United States not punishable by death or life imprisonment and committed before such person’s eighteenth birthday, and as to whom the Attorney General has not specifically directed the institution of criminal proceedings, or by virtue of a commitment as a juvenile delinquent under [section 5034 of this title](https://

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18 U.S.C. § 1071 — Concealing person from arrest

Whoever harbors or conceals any person for whose arrest a warrant or process has been issued under the provisions of any law of the United States, so as to prevent his discovery and arrest, after notice or knowledge of the fact that a warrant or process has been issued for the apprehension of such person, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; except that if the warrant or process issued on a charge of felony, or after conviction of such person of any offense, the punishment shall be a fine under this title, or imprisonment for not more than five years, or both.

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18 U.S.C. § 1072 — Concealing escaped prisoner

Whoever willfully harbors or conceals any prisoner after his escape from the custody of the Attorney General or from a Federal penal or correctional institution, shall be imprisoned not more than three years.

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18 U.S.C. § 1502 — Resistance to extradition agent

Whoever knowingly and willfully obstructs, resists, or opposes an extradition agent of the United States in the execution of his duties, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

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18 U.S.C. § 1792 — Mutiny and riot prohibited

Whoever instigates, connives, willfully attempts to cause, assists, or conspires to cause any mutiny or riot, at any Federal penal, detention, or correctional facility, shall be imprisoned not more than ten years or fined under this title, or both.

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18 U.S.C. § 3194 — Transportation of fugitive by receiving agent

Any agent appointed as provided in [section 3182 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section3182&num=0&edition=prelim) who receives the fugitive into his custody is empowered to transport him to the State or Territory from which he has fled.

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18 U.S.C. § 752 — Instigating or assisting escape

Page 181 TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE § 752 Pub. L. 109–162, § 1191(a)(3)(A), (B), substituted ‘‘the insignia or uniform’’ for ‘‘the badge’’ and inserted ‘‘is other than a counterfeit insignia or uniform and’’ be- fore ‘‘is used or is intended to be used’’. Pub. L. 109–162, § 1191(a)(1), which directed substi- tution of ‘‘official insignia or uniform’’ for ‘‘police badge’’ could not be executed because the term ‘‘police badge’’ did not appear. Subsec. (c)(3) to (5). Pub. L. 109–162, § 1191(a)(4), added pars. (3) to (5). Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 109–162, § 1191(a)(5), added subsec. (d). CHAPTER 35—ESCAPE AND RESCUE Sec. 751. Prisoners in custody of institution or officer. 752. Instigating or assisting escape. 753. Rescue to prevent execution. [754. Repealed.] 755. Officer permitting escape. 756. Internee of belligerent nation. 757. Prisoners of war or enemy aliens. 758. High speed flight from immigration check- point. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1996—Pub. L. 104–208, div. C, title I, § 108(b)(2), Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–558, added item 758. 1994—Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330004(5), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2141, struck out item 754 ‘‘Rescue of body of executed offender’’. § 751. Prisoners in custody of institution or offi- cer (a) Whoever escapes or attempts to escape from the custody of the Attorney General or his authorized representative, or from any institu- tion or facility in which he is confined by direc- tion of the Attorney General, or from any cus- tody under or by virtue of any process issued under the laws of the United States by any court, judge, or magistrate judge, or from the custody of an officer or employee of the United States pursuant to lawful arrest, shall, if the custody or confinement is

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