Title 18, U.S.C., Section 241
Conspiracy Against Rights
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This statute makes it unlawful for two or more persons to conspire to
injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any person of any state, territory or
district in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to
him/her by the Constitution or the laws of the United States, (or because of
his/her having exercised the same).
It further makes it unlawful for two or more persons to go in disguise on the
highway or on the premises of another with the intent to prevent or hinder
his/her free exercise or enjoyment of any rights so secured.
Punishment varies from a fine or imprisonment of up to ten years, or both; and
if death results, or if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap,
aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an
attempt to kill, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for any term of
years, or for life, or may be sentenced to death.
Title 18, U.S.C., Section 242
Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law
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This statute makes it a crime for any person acting under color of law,
statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom to willfully deprive or cause to be
deprived from any person those rights, privileges, or immunities secured or
protected by the Constitution and laws of the U.S.
This law further prohibits a person acting under color of law, statute,
ordinance, regulation or custom to willfully subject or cause to be subjected
any person to different punishments, pains, or penalties, than those prescribed
for punishment of citizens on account of such person being an alien or by reason
of his/her color or race.
Acts under "color of any law" include acts not only done by federal,
state, or local officials within the bounds or limits of their lawful authority,
but also acts done without and beyond the bounds of their lawful authority;
provided that, in order for unlawful acts of any official to be done under
"color of any law," the unlawful acts must be done while such official
is purporting or pretending to act in the performance of his/her official
duties. This definition includes, in addition to law enforcement officials,
individuals such as Mayors, Council persons, Judges, Nursing Home Proprietors,
Security Guards, etc., persons who are bound by laws, statutes ordinances, or
customs.
Punishment varies from a fine or imprisonment of up to one year, or both, and if
bodily injury results or if such acts include the use, attempted use, or
threatened use of a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire shall be fined or
imprisoned up to ten years or both, and if death results, or if such acts
include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or an
attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, shall be fined
under this title, or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both, or
may be sentenced to death.
Title 18, U.S.C., Section 245
Federally Protected Activities
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1) This statute prohibits willful injury, intimidation, or interference,
or attempt to do so, by force or threat of force of any person or class of
persons because of their activity as:
a) A voter, or person qualifying
to vote...;
b) a participant in any benefit,
service, privilege, program, facility, or activity provided or administered by
the United States;
c) an applicant for federal employment or an employee by the federal government;
d) a juror or prospective juror
in federal court; and
e) a participant in any program or
activity receiving Federal financial assistance.
2) Prohibits willful injury, intimidation, or interference or attempt to do so,
by force or threat of force of any person because of race, color, religion, or
national origin and because of his/her activity as:
a) A student or applicant for admission to any public school or public College;
b) a participant in any benefit,
service, privilege, program, facility, or activity provided or administered by a
state or local government;
c) an applicant for private or state
employment, private or state employee; a member or applicant for
membership in any labor organization or hiring hall; or an applicant for
employment through any employment agency, labor organization or hiring hall;
d) a juror or prospective juror
in state court;
e) a traveler or user of any facility of
interstate commerce or common carrier; or
f) a patron of any public accommodation, including hotels, motels, restaurants,
lunchrooms, bars, gas stations, theaters...or any other establishment which
serves the public and which is principally engaged in selling food or beverages
for consumption on the premises.
3) Prohibits interference by force or
threat of force against any person because he/she is or has been, or in order to
intimidate such person or any other person or class of persons from
participating or affording others the opportunity or protection to so
participate, or lawfully aiding or encouraging other persons to participate in
any of the benefits or activities listed in items (1) and (2), above
without discrimination as to race, color, religion, or national origin.
Punishment varies from a fine or imprisonment of up to one year, or both, and if
bodily injury results or if such acts include the use, attempted use, or
threatened use of a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire shall be fined or
imprisoned up to ten years or both, and if death results or if such acts include
kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt to
commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, shall be subject to
imprisonment for any term of years or for life or may be sentenced to death.
Title 18, U.S.C., Section 1001
Fraud and False Statements
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, whoever, in any
matter within the jurisdiction of the executive, legislative, or
judicial branch of the Government of the United States, knowingly and willfully
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(1) falsifies, conceals, or covers up
by any trick, scheme, or device a material fact;
(2) makes any materially false,
fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation; or
(3) makes or uses any false writing
or document knowing the same to contain any materially false, fictitious, or
fraudulent statement or entry; shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not
more than 5 years, or both.
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Section 2234. Authority exceeded in executing warrant
Whoever, in executing a search warrant, willfully exceeds his authority or exercises it with unnecessary severity, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year. U.S. Code as of: 01/02/01
Section 2235. Search warrant procured maliciously Whoever maliciously and without probable cause procures a search warrant to be issued and executed, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year.
Section 2236. Searches without warrant
Whoever, being an officer, agent, or employee of the United States or any department or agency thereof, engaged in the enforcement of any law of the United States, searches any private dwelling used and occupied as such dwelling without a warrant directing such search, or maliciously and without reasonable cause searches any other building or property without a search warrant, shall be fined for a first offense not more than $1,000; and, for a subsequent offense, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
This section shall not apply to
any person -
(a) serving a warrant of
arrest; or
(b) arresting or
attempting to arrest a person committing or
attempting to commit an offense in
his presence, or who has
committed or is suspected on
reasonable grounds of having
committed a felony; or
(c)
making a search at the request or invitation or with the
consent
of the occupant of the premises.
Sec. 1983. - Civil action for deprivation of rights
Every person who, under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage, of any State or Territory or the District of Columbia, subjects, or causes to be subjected, any citizen of the United States or other person within the jurisdiction thereof to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution and laws, shall be liable to the party injured in an action at law, suit in equity, or other proper proceeding for redress, except that in any action brought against a judicial officer for an act or omission taken in such officer's judicial capacity, injunctive relief shall not be granted unless a declaratory decree was violated or declaratory relief was unavailable. For the purposes of this section, any Act of Congress applicable exclusively to the District of Columbia shall be considered to be a statute of the District of Columbia
Title 42, U.S.C., Section 14141
Pattern and Practice
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This civil statute was a provision within the Crime Control Act of 1994 and
makes it unlawful for any governmental authority, or agent thereof, or any
person acting on behalf of a governmental authority, to engage in a pattern
or practice of conduct by law enforcement officers or by officials or employees
of any governmental agency with responsibility for the administration of
juvenile justice or the incarceration of juveniles that deprives persons of
rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or
laws of the United States.
Whenever the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that a violation
has occurred, the Attorney General, for or in the name of the United States, may
in a civil action obtain appropriate equitable and declaratory relief to
eliminate the pattern or practice.
Types of misconduct covered include, among other things:
1. Excessive Force
2. Discriminatory Harassment
3. False Arrest
4. Coercive Sexual Conduct
5. Unlawful Stops, Searches, or Arrests
