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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 661. Within special maritime and territorial jurisdiction
Whoever, within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction
of the United States, takes and carries away, with intent to steal
or purloin, any personal property of another shall be punished as
follows:
If the property taken is of a value exceeding $1,000, or is taken
from the person of another, by a fine under this title, or
imprisonment for not more than five years, or both; in all other
cases, by a fine under this title or by imprisonment not more than
one year, or both.
If the property stolen consists of any evidence of debt, or other
written instrument, the amount of money due thereon, or secured to
be paid thereby and remaining unsatisfied, or which in any
contingency might be collected thereon, or the value of the
property the title to which is shown thereby, or the sum which
might be recovered in the absence thereof, shall be the value of
the property stolen.
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