18 U.S.C. § 875 | Interstate communications

(a)

Whoever transmits in interstate or foreign commerce any communication containing any demand or request for a ransom or reward for the release of any kidnapped person, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both.

(b)

Whoever, with intent to extort from any person, firm, association, or corporation, any money or other thing of value, transmits in interstate or foreign commerce any communication containing any threat to kidnap any person or any threat to injure the person of another, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both.

(c)

Whoever transmits in interstate or foreign commerce any communication containing any threat to kidnap any person or any threat to injure the person of another, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

(d)

Whoever, with intent to extort from any person, firm, association, or corporation, any money or other thing of value, transmits in interstate or foreign commerce any communication containing any threat to injure the property or reputation of the addressee or of another or the reputation of a deceased person or any threat to accuse the addressee or any other person of a crime, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.

June 25, 1948, ch. 645 62 Stat. 741 Pub. L. 99–646, § 63Nov. 10, 1986100 Stat. 3614 Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(G)Sept. 13, 1994108 Stat. 2147 (, ; , , ; , (H), (K), , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

May 18, 1934, ch. 300 48 Stat. 781 May 15, 1939, ch. 133, § 2 53 Stat. 743 Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 408d (, ; , ).

Provisions as to district of trial were omitted as covered by sections 3237 and 3239 of this title.

section 10 of this titleDefinition of “interstate commerce” was omitted in conformity with definitive .

Changes were made in phraseology and arrangement.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 103–322, § 330016(1)(K)1994—Subsecs. (a), (b). , substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $5,000”.

Pub. L. 103–322, § 330016(1)(H)Subsec. (c). , substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $1,000”.

Pub. L. 103–322, § 330016(1)(G)Subsec. (d). , substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $500”.

Pub. L. 99–6461986— inserted “or foreign” after “interstate” wherever appearing.