Usc Title 18 Section 241

Section 241 of title 18 is the civil rights conspiracy statute.

Usc title 18 section 241. Part i crimes. Title 18 u s c section 241 conspiracy against rights. Source creditamendmentseffective dateshort title.

This statute makes it unlawful for two or more persons to conspire to injure oppress threaten or intimidate any person of any state. Reference to persons causing or procuring was omitted as unnecessary in view of definition of principal in section 2 of this title. Based on title 18 u s c 1940 ed 52 mar.

241 conspiracy against rights. Chapter 13 civil rights. Clause making conspirator ineligible to hold office was omitted as incongruous because it attaches ineligibility to hold office to a person who may be a private citizen and who was convicted of conspiracy to violate a specific statute.

A minor change was made in phraseology. Crimes and criminal procedure 241. Historical and revision notes.

321 20 35 stat. If two or more persons conspire to injure oppress threaten or intimidate any inhabitant of any state territory or district in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by theconstitution or laws of the united states or because of his having so exercised the same. Title 18 united states code section 241 242.

Whoever under color of any law statute ordinance regulation or custom willfully subjects any person in any state territory commonwealth possession or district to the deprivation of any rights privileges or immunities secured or protected by the constitution or laws of the united states or to different punishments pains or penalties on account of such person being an alien or by reason of his color or race than are prescribed for the punishment of citizens shall be fined. If two or more persons conspire to injure oppress threaten or intimidate any person in any state territory commonwealth possession or district in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the constitution or laws of the united states or because of his having so exercised the same. Historical and revision notes.