Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 18 : Section 247


   

U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 247 - Notes
                                   SOURCE
    (Added Pub. L. 100-346, Sec. 1, June 24, 1988, 102 Stat. 644;
    amended Pub. L. 103-322, title VI, Sec. 60006(d), title XXXII, Sec.
    320103(d), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1971, 2110; Pub. L. 104-155,
    Sec. 3, July 3, 1996, 110 Stat. 1392; Pub. L. 104-294, title VI,
    Secs. 601(c)(3), 605(r), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3499, 3511; Pub.
    L. 107-273, div. B, title IV, Sec. 4002(c)(1), (e)(4), Nov. 2,
    2002, 116 Stat. 1808, 1810.)
                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2002 - Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 107-273, Sec. 4002(c)(1), repealed
    amendment by Pub. L. 107-273, Sec. 605(r). See 1996 Amendment note
    below.
      Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 107-273, Sec. 4002(e)(4), made technical
    correction to directory language of Pub. L. 104-294, Sec.
    601(c)(3). See 1996 Amendment note below.
      1996 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-155, Sec. 3(1), substituted
    "subsection (d)" for "subsection (c) of this section" in concluding
    provisions.
      Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104-155, Sec. 3(3), added subsec. (b) and
    struck out former subsec. (b) which read as follows: "The
    circumstances referred to in subsection (a) are that - 
        "(1) in committing the offense, the defendant travels in
      interstate or foreign commerce, or uses a facility or
      instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce in interstate
      or foreign commerce; and
        "(2) in the case of an offense under subsection (a)(1), the
      loss resulting from the defacement, damage, or destruction is
      more than $10,000."
      Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104-155, Sec. 3(2), added subsec. (c).
    Former subsec. (c) redesignated (d).
      Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 104-294, Sec. 605(r), which directed the
    substitution of "certification" for "notification" in subsec. (d),
    was repealed by Pub. L. 107-273, Sec. 4002(c)(1).
      Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 104-155, Sec. 3(2), redesignated subsec. (c)
    as (d). Former subsec. (d) redesignated (e).
      Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 104-155, Sec. 3(4)(C), added par. (2).
    Former par. (2) redesignated (3).
      Subsec. (d)(3). Pub. L. 104-155, Sec. 3(4)(A), (B), redesignated
    par. (2) as (3), inserted "to any person, including any public
    safety officer performing duties as a direct or proximate result of
    conduct prohibited by this section," after "bodily injury" and
    substituted "20 years" for "ten years". Former par. (3)
    redesignated (4).
      Subsec. (d)(4). Pub. L. 104-155, Sec. 3(4)(B), redesignated par.
    (3) as (4).
      Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 104-294, Sec. 601(c)(3), as amended by Pub.
    L. 107-273, Sec. 4002(e)(4), substituted "certification" for
    "notification".
      Pub. L. 104-155, Sec. 3(2), redesignated subsec. (d) as (e).
    Former subsec. (e) redesignated (f).
      Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 104-155, Sec. 3(2), (5), redesignated
    subsec. (e) as (f), inserted ", including fixtures or religious
    objects contained within a place of religious worship" before the
    period, and substituted "religious real property" for "religious
    property" in two places.
      Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 104-155, Sec. 3(6), added subsec. (g).
      1994 - Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 320103(d)(1),
    inserted "from acts committed in violation of this section or if
    such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated
    sexual abuse or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an
    attempt to kill" after "death results".
      Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 60006(d), inserted ", or may be sentenced
    to death" after "or both".
      Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 320103(d)(2), struck out
    "serious" before "bodily" and inserted "from the acts committed in
    violation of this section or if such acts include the use,
    attempted use, or threatened use of a dangerous weapon, explosives,
    or fire" after "injury results".
      Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 320103(d)(3), amended subsec.
    (e) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (e) read as follows: "As
    used in this section - 
        "(1) the term 'religious real property' means any church,
      synagogue, mosque, religious cemetery, or other religious real
      property; and
        "(2) the term 'serious bodily injury' means bodily injury that
      involves a substantial risk of death, unconsciousness, extreme
      physical pain, protracted and obvious disfigurement, or
      protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member,
      organ, or mental faculty."
                   SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS               
      This section is referred to in title 42 section 10602.

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