18 U.S.C. § 1762 — Marking packages

Page 445 TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE § 1791 in skills, crafts, or trades in which there is a surplus of available gainful labor in the locality, or impair existing contracts for services.’’ § 1762. Marking packages (a) All packages containing any goods, wares, or merchandise manufactured, produced, or mined wholly or in part by convicts or prisoners, except convicts or prisoners on parole or proba- tion, or in any penal or reformatory institution, when shipped or transported in interstate or for- eign commerce shall be plainly and clearly marked, so that the name and address of the shipper, the name and address of the consignee, the nature of the contents, and the name and lo- cation of the penal or reformatory institution where produced wholly or in part may be readily ascertained on an inspection of the outside of such package. (b) Whoever violates this section shall be fined under this title, and any goods, wares, or mer- chandise transported in violation of this section or section 1761 of this title shall be forfeited to the United States, and may be seized and con- demned by like proceedings as those provided by law for the seizure and forfeiture of property im- ported into the United States contrary to law. (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 786; Pub. L. 102–393, title V, § 535(b), Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1764; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147; Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, § 601(a)(7), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3498.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §§ 396c, 396d, 396e (July 24, 1935, ch. 412, §§ 2, 3, 4, 49 Stat. 494, 495). Section consolidates sections 396c, 396d, and 396e of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed. Words ‘‘upon conviction thereof’’ were deleted as un- necessary, since punishment cannot be imposed until after conviction. Words ‘‘transported in violation of this section or section 1761’’ were added after the word ‘‘merchandise’’ to continue existing law. The provisions of said section 396e of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., relating to venue, were omitted as covered by section 3237 of this title. Minor changes were made in translations and phrase- ology. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1996—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–294 substituted ‘‘fined under this title’’ for ‘‘fined not more than $50,000’’. 1994—Pub. L. 103–322, which directed the amendment of this section by substituting ‘‘under this title’’ for ‘‘not more than $1,000’’, could not be executed because the phrase ‘‘not more than $1,000’’ did not appear in text subsequent to amendment of subsec. (b) by Pub. L. 102–393. See 1992 Amendment note below. 1992—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–393 substituted ‘‘$50,000’’ for ‘‘$1,000’’. CHAPTER 87—PRISONS Sec. 1791. Providing or possessing contraband in prison. 1792. Mutiny and riot prohibited. 1793. Trespass on Bureau of Prisons reservations and land. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1986—Pub. L. 99–646, § 64(b), Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3614, added item 1793. 1984—Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 1109(c), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2148, amended analysis generally by revising items 1791 and 1792, and by inserting a second chapter heading which was not executed to text as redundant. § 1791. Providing or possessing contraband in prison (a) OFFENSE.—Whoever— (1) in violation of a statute or a rule or order issued under a statute, provides to an inmate of a prison a prohibited object, or attempts to do so; or (2) being an inmate of a prison, makes, pos- sesses, or obtains, or attempts to make or ob- tain, a prohibited object; shall be punished as provided in subsection (b) of this section. (b) PUNISHMENT.—The punishment for an of- fense under this section is a fine under this title or— (1) imprisonment for not more than 20 years, or both, if the object is specified in subsection (d)(1)(C) of this section; (2) imprisonment for not more than 10 years, or both, if the object is specified in subsection (d)(1)(A) of this section; (3) imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or both, if the object is specified in subsection (d)(1)(B) of this section; (4) imprisonment for not more than one year, or both, if the object is specified in sub- section (d)(1)(D), (d)(1)(E), or (d)(1)(F) of this section; and (5) imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or both, if the object is specified in subsection (d)(1)(G) of this section. (c) CONSECUTIVE PUNISHMENT REQUIRED IN CER- TAIN CASES.—Any punishment imposed under subsection (b) for a violation of this section in- volving a controlled substance shall be consecu- tive to any other sentence imposed by any court for an offense involving such a controlled sub- stance. Any punishment imposed under sub- section (b) for a violation of this section by an inmate of a prison shall be consecutive to the sentence being served by such inmate at the time the inmate commits such violation. (d) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section— (1) the term ‘‘prohibited object’’ means— (A) a firearm or destructive device or a controlled substance in schedule I or II, other than marijuana or a controlled sub- stance referred to in subparagraph (C) of this subsection; (B) marijuana or a controlled substance in schedule III, other than a controlled sub- stance referred to in subparagraph (C) of this subsection, ammunition, a weapon (other than a firearm or destructive device), or an object that is designed or intended to be used as a weapon or to facilitate escape from a prison; (C) a narcotic drug, methamphetamine, its salts, isomers, and salts of its isomers, lyser- gic acid diethylamide, or phencyclidine; (D) a controlled substance (other than a controlled substance referred to in subpara- graph (A), (B), or (C) of this subsection) or an alcoholic beverage; (E) any United States or foreign currency;