Notes on 18 U.S.C. § 871 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 18 U.S.C. § 871 : US Code - Notes

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 740; June 1, 1955, ch. 115, Sec.
1, 69 Stat. 80; Pub. L. 87-829, Sec. 1, Oct. 15, 1962, 76 Stat.
956; Pub. L. 97-297, Sec. 2, Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1318; Pub. L.
103-322, title XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat.
2147.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 89 (Feb. 14, 1917, ch.
64, 39 Stat. 919).
Reference to persons causing or procuring was omitted as
unnecessary in view of definition of "principal" in section 2 of
this title.
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
AMENDMENTS
1994 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103-322 substituted "fined under this
title" for "fined not more than $1,000".
1982 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97-297 inserted ", to kidnap," after
"containing any threat to take the life of".
1962 - Pub. L. 87-829 designated existing provisions as subsec.
(a), extended the provisions of such subsection to include any
other officer next on the order of succession to the office of
President and the Vice-President-elect, added subsec. (b), and
substituted "and successors to the Presidency" for ", President-
elect, and Vice President" in section catchline.
1955 - Act June 1, 1955, included in section catchline and in
text, provision for penalties for threats against the President-
elect and the Vice President.
SHORT TITLE OF 2000 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 106-544, Sec. 1, Dec. 19, 2000, 114 Stat. 2715, provided
that: "This Act [amending sections 879, 3056 and 3486 of this
title, repealing section 3486A of this title, and enacting
provisions set out as notes under section 3056 of this title,
section 551 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, and
section 566 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure] may be
cited as the 'Presidential Threat Protection Act of 2000'."