Public Law 119-88 (05/04/2026)

18 U.S.C. § 1072

Concealing escaped prisoner

Whoever willfully harbors or conceals any prisoner after his escape from the custody of the Attorney General or from a Federal penal or correctional institution, shall be imprisoned not more than three years.

June 25, 1948, ch. 645 62 Stat. 755 (, .)

Historical and Revision Notes

May 14, 1930, ch. 274, § 10 46 Stat. 327 May 27, 1930, ch. 339, § 10 46 Stat. 390 Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §§ 753i, 910 (, ; , ).

section 752 of this titleSection consolidates similar language of said sections of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed. Remaining provisions are in .

section 1071 of this titlesection 792 of this titlesection 1381 of this titleWords “willfully harbors” were added in conformity with . Punishment for harboring violators of the Espionage laws is provided in . Punishment for harboring deserters from the armed forces is provided in .

Minor changes were made in phraseology.