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18 U.S.C. § 2236 — Searches without warrant
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Whoever, being an officer, agent, or employee of the United States or any department or agency thereof, engaged in the enforcement of any law of the United States, searches any private dwelling used and occupied as such dwelling without a warrant directing such search, or maliciously and without reasonable cause searches any other building or property without a search warrant, shall be fined under this title for a first offense; and, for a subsequent offense, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
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Whoever, being an officer, agent, or employee of the United States or any department or agency thereof, engaged in the enforcement of any law of the United States, searches any private dwelling used and occupied as such dwelling without a warrant directing such search, or maliciously and without reasonable cause searches any other building or property without a search warrant, shall be fined under this title for a first offense; and, for a subsequent offense, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
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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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**(a) In General.—** Except as provided in subsection (b), whoever, being an officer, director, or employee of a financial institution, makes or grants any loan or gratuity, to any examiner or assistant examiner who examines or has authority to examine such bank, branch, agency, organization, corporation, association, or institution—
(1) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both; and
(2) may be fined a further sum equal to the money so loaned or gratuity given.
**(b) Regulations.—** A Federal financial institution regulatory agency may prescribe regulations establishing additional limitations on the application for and receipt of credit under this section and on the application and receipt of residential mortgage loans under this section, after consulting with each other Federal financial institution regulatory agency.
**(c) Definitions.—** In this section:
(1) **Examiner.—** — The term “examiner” means any person—
(A) appointed by a Federal financial institution regulatory agency or pursuant to the laws of any State to examine a financial institution; or
(B) elected under the law of any State to conduct examinations of any financial institutions.
(2) **Federal financial institution regulatory agency.—** — The term “Federal financial institution regulatory agency” means—
(A) the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency;
(B) the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System;
(C) the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation;
(D) the Federal Housing Finance Agency;
(E) the Farm Credit Administration;
(F) the Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation; and
(G) the Small Business Administration.
(3) **Financial institution.—** — The term “financial institution” does not include a credit union, a Federal Reserve
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TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
§ 2235
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 803; Pub. L.
104–294, title VI, § 601(a)(8), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat.
3498; Pub. L. 107–273, div. B, title III, § 3002(a)(3),
Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1805.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 631 (June 15, 1917,
ch. 30, title XI, § 21, 40 Stat. 230).
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2002—Pub. L. 107–273 inserted ‘‘, or both’’ after
‘‘year’’.
1996—Pub. L. 104–294 substituted ‘‘fined under this
title’’ for ‘‘fined not more than $1,000’’.
§ 2235. Search warrant procured maliciously
Whoever maliciously and without probable
cause procures a search warrant to be issued and
executed, shall be fined under this title or im-
prisoned not more than one year, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 803; Pub. L.
104–294, title VI, § 601(a)(8), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat.
3498; Pub. L. 107–273, div. B, title III, § 3002(a)(3),
Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1805.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 630 (June 15, 1917,
ch. 30, title XI, § 20, 40 Stat. 230).
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2002—Pub. L. 107–273 inserted ‘‘, or both’’ after
‘‘year’’.
1996—Pub. L. 104–294 substituted ‘‘fined under this
title’’ for ‘‘fined not more than $1,000’’.
§ 2236. Searches without warrant
Whoever, being an officer, agent, or employee
of the United States or any department or agen-
cy thereof, engaged in the enforcement of any
law of the United States, searches any private
dwelling used and occupied as such dwelling
without a warrant directing such search, or ma-
liciously and without reasonable cause searches
any other building or property without a
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