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U.S. Code, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
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General SummaryThe U.S. Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. While every effort has been made to ensure that this reproduction of the Code is accurate, those using it for legal purposes should verify their results against the printed version of the Code available through the Government Printing Office.
§ 2115. Post Office
Whoever forcibly breaks into or attempts to break into any post office, or any building used in whole or in part as a post office, with intent to commit in such post office, or building or part thereof, so used, any larceny or other depredation, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 797; Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, § 601(a)(8), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3498.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 315 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 192, 335 Stat. 1125).
Mandatory punishment provisions were rephrased in the alternative.
Minor change in phraseology was made.
1996—Pub. L. 104–294 substituted "fined under this title" for "fined not more than $1,000".
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Chicago: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", "§ 2115. Post Office," U.S. Code, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure in U.S. Code, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2002), Original Sources, accessed September 10, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=9HHWS2LZQCZ9UPJ.
MLA: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel". "§ 2115. Post Office." U.S. Code, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, in U.S. Code, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 2002, Original Sources. 10 Sep. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=9HHWS2LZQCZ9UPJ.
Harvard: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", '§ 2115. Post Office' in U.S. Code, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure. cited in 2002, U.S. Code, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.. Original Sources, retrieved 10 September 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=9HHWS2LZQCZ9UPJ.
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