Notes on 18 U.S.C. § 1503 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 18 U.S.C. § 1503 : US Code - Notes

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 769; Pub. L. 97-291, Sec. 4(c),
Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1253; Pub. L. 103-322, title VI, Sec.
60016, title XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat.
1974, 2147; Pub. L. 104-214, Sec. 1(3), Oct. 1, 1996, 110 Stat.
3017.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 241 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch.
321, Sec. 135, 35 Stat. 1113; June 8, 1945, ch. 178, Sec. 1, 59
Stat. 234).
The phrase "other committing magistrate" was substituted for
"officer acting as such commissioner" in order to clarify meaning.
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
AMENDMENTS
1996 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-214 inserted at end "If the
offense under this section occurs in connection with a trial of a
criminal case, and the act in violation of this section involves
the threat of physical force or physical force, the maximum term of
imprisonment which may be imposed for the offense shall be the
higher of that otherwise provided by law or the maximum term that
could have been imposed for any offense charged in such case."
1994 - Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 330016(1)(K), which directed the
substitution of "fined under this title" for "fined not more than
$5,000", could not be executed because the words "fined not more
than $5,000" did not appear in text subsequent to amendment by Pub.
L. 103-322, Sec. 60016. See below.
Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 60016, designated existing provisions as
subsec. (a), substituted "magistrate judge" for "commissioner" in
two places and "punished as provided in subsection (b)" for "fined
not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or
both", and added subsec. (b).
1982 - Pub. L. 97-291, Sec. 4(c)(1), substituted "or juror" for
", juror or witness" after "officer" in section catchline.
Pub. L. 97-291, Sec. 4(c)(2), (3), substituted in text "grand"
for "witness, in any court of the United States or before any
United States commissioner or other committing magistrate, or any
grand" after "or impede any", and struck out "injures any party or
witness in his person or property on account of his attending or
having attended such court or examination before such officer,
commissioner, or other committing magistrate, or on account of his
testifying or having testified to any matter pending therein, or"
after "discharge of his duty, or".
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1982 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 97-291 effective Oct. 12, 1982, see section
9(a) of Pub. L. 97-291, set out as an Effective Date note under
section 1512 of this title.