18 U.S. Code Chapter 77 - PEONAGE, SLAVERY, AND ...

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1. § 1581. Peonage; obstructing enforcement
2. § 1582. Vessels for slave trade
3. § 1583. Enticement into slavery
4. § 1584. Sale into involuntary servitude
5. § 1585. Seizure, detention, transportation or sale of slaves
6. § 1586. Service on vessels in slave trade
7. § 1587. Possession of slaves aboard vessel
8. § 1588. Transportation of slaves from United States
9. § 1589. Forced labor
10. § 1590. Trafficking with respect to peonage, slavery, involuntary servitude, or forced labor
11. § 1591. Sex trafficking of children or by force, fraud, or coercion
12. § 1592. Unlawful conduct with respect to documents in furtherance of trafficking, peonage, slavery, involuntary servitude, or forced labor
13. § 1593. Mandatory restitution
14. § 1593A. Benefitting financially from peonage, slavery, and trafficking in persons
15. § 1594. General provisions
16. § 1595. Civil remedy
17. § 1595A. Civil injunctions
18. § 1596. Additional jurisdiction in certain trafficking offenses
19. § 1597. Unlawful conduct with respect to immigration documents

Historical and Revision Notes

It was felt that further revision of this chapter should be considered at an opportune time for the same reasons stated with respect to chapter 81, “Piracy and Privateering”.

Editorial Notes Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–393, title II, § 201(b), Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5267, added item 1595A.

2013—Pub. L. 113–4, title XII, § 1211(c)(2), Mar. 7, 2013, 127 Stat. 143, added item 1597.

2008—Pub. L. 110–457, title II, §§ 222(d)(2), 223(b), Dec. 23, 2008, 122 Stat. 5070, 5072, added items 1593A and 1596.

2003—Pub. L. 108–193, §§ 4(a)(4)(B), 5(c)(1), Dec. 19, 2003, 117 Stat. 2878, 2879, substituted “PEONAGE, SLAVERY, AND TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS” for “PEONAGE AND SLAVERY” as chapter heading and added item 1595.

2000—Pub. L. 106–386, div. A, § 112(a)(3), Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1489, added items 1589 to 1594.

1949—Act May 24, 1949, ch. 139, § 36, 63 Stat. 95, substituted a semicolon for comma after “Peonage” in item 1581.

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