Whoever, within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, and with intent to torture (as defined in section 2340), maim, or disfigure, cuts, bites, or slits the nose, ear, or lip, or cuts out or disables the tongue, or puts out or destroys an eye, or cuts off or disables a limb or any member of another person; or
Whoever, within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, and with like intent, throws or pours upon another person, any scalding water, corrosive acid, or caustic substance—
Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both.
June 25, 1948, ch. 64562 Stat. 689May 24, 1949, ch. 139, § 363 Stat. 90Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 1009A98 Stat. 2141Pub. L. 101–647, title XXXV, § 3507104 Stat. 4922Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(O)108 Stat. 2148Pub. L. 104–132, title VII, § 705(a)(1)110 Stat. 1295(, ; , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , .)
Historical and Revision Notes
Act1948
Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 28335 Stat. 1144Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 462 (, ).
section 451 of title 18section 7 of this titleThe words “within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, and” were added to preserve jurisdictional limitation provided for by , U.S.C., 1940 ed., now . (See reviser’s note thereunder.)
Changes in phraseology were made.
Act1949
section 114 of title 18This section [section 3] corrects a typographical error in , U.S.C.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 104–1321996— substituted “torture (as defined in section 2340), maim, or disfigure” for “maim or disfigure”.
Pub. L. 103–3221994— substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $25,000”.
Pub. L. 101–6471990— substituted “or imprisoned” for “and imprisoned”.
Pub. L. 98–4731984— substituted “and imprisoned” for “or imprisoned” and provisions raising maximum fine from $1,000 to $25,000 and raising maximum term of imprisonment from seven years to twenty years.
1949—Act , corrected spelling of “maim”.