Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

18 U.S.C. § 1651

Piracy under law of nations

Whoever, on the high seas, commits the crime of piracy as defined by the law of nations, and is afterwards brought into or found in the United States, shall be imprisoned for life.

June 25, 1948, ch. 64562 Stat. 774(, .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 29035 Stat. 1145Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 481 (, ).