Whoever, within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, by force and violence, or by intimidation, takes or attempts to take from the person or presence of another anything of value, shall be imprisoned not more than fifteen years.
June 25, 1948, ch. 64562 Stat. 796Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXII, § 320903(a)(1)108 Stat. 2124(, ; , , .)
Historical and Revision Notes
Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 28435 Stat. 1144Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 463 (, ).
section 451 of title 18section 7 of this titleWords “within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States” were added to restrict the place of the offense to those places described in , U.S.C., 1940 ed., now .
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 103–3221994— inserted “or attempts to take” after “takes”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Short Title of 1996 Amendment
Pub. L. 104–217, § 1110 Stat. 3020