Notes on 18 U.S.C. § 845 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 18 U.S.C. § 845 : US Code - Notes

(Added Pub. L. 91-452, title XI, Sec. 1102(a), Oct. 15, 1970, 84
Stat. 958; amended Pub. L. 93-639, Sec. 101, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat.
2217; Pub. L. 104-132, title VI, Sec. 605, Apr. 24, 1996, 110 Stat.
1289; Pub. L. 107-296, title XI, Secs. 1112(e)(3), 1126, Nov. 25,
2002, 116 Stat. 2276, 2285; Pub. L. 109-59, title VII, Sec. 7127,
Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1909.)
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The date of enactment of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death
Penalty Act of 1996, referred to in subsec. (c)(2), is the date of
enactment of Pub. L. 104-132, which was approved Apr. 24, 1996.
AMENDMENTS
2005 - Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 109-59 amended par. (1) generally.
Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: "any aspect of the
transportation of explosive materials via railroad, water, highway,
or air which are regulated by the United States Department of
Transportation and agencies thereof, and which pertain to safety;".
2002 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107-296, Sec. 1126, amended subsec.
(b) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "A person
who had been indicted for or convicted of a crime punishable by
imprisonment for a term exceeding one year may make application to
the Attorney General for relief from the disabilities imposed by
this chapter with respect to engaging in the business of importing,
manufacturing, or dealing in explosive materials, or the purchase
of explosive materials, and incurred by reason of such indictment
or conviction, and the Attorney General may grant such relief if it
is established to his satisfaction that the circumstances regarding
the indictment or conviction, and the applicant's record and
reputation, are such that the applicant will not be likely to act
in a manner dangerous to public safety and that the granting of the
relief will not be contrary to the public interest. A licensee or
permittee who makes application for relief from the disabilities
incurred under this chapter by reason of indictment or conviction,
shall not be barred by such indictment or conviction from further
operations under his license or permit pending final action on an
application for relief filed pursuant to this section."
Pub. L. 107-296, Sec. 1112(e)(3), substituted "Attorney General"
for "Secretary" in two places.
1996 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-132, Sec. 605(1), inserted "(l),
(m), (n), or (o) of section 842 and subsections" after
"subsections" in introductory provisions and ", and which pertain
to safety" before semicolon at end of par. (1).
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104-132, Sec. 605(2), added subsec. (c).
1975 - Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 93-639 substituted provisions
exempting commercially manufactured black powder in quantities not
exceeding fifty pounds, percussion caps, safety and pyrotechnic
fuses, quills, quick and slow matches, and friction primers,
intended to be used solely for sporting, recreational, or cultural
purposes in antique firearms or in antique devices for such
exemption of black powder in quantities not exceeding five pounds.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2002 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 107-296 effective 60 days after Nov. 25,
2002, see section 4 of Pub. L. 107-296, set out as an Effective
Date note under section 101 of Title 6, Domestic Security.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1996 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 104-132 effective 1 year after Apr. 24,
1996, see section 607 of Pub. L. 104-132, set out as a note under
section 841 of this title.
(!1) So in original. Probably should be "subsection".
(!2) So in original. Probably should be "Attorney General".