Federal Laws Providing for the Death Penalty
Posted: January 02, 2003
| 8 U.S.C. 1342 | Murder related to the smuggling of aliens. |
| 18 U.S.C. 32-34 | Destruction of aircraft, motor vehicles, or related facilities resulting in death. |
| 18 U.S.C. 36 | Murder committed during a drug-related drive-by shooting. |
| 18 U.S.C. 37 | Murder committed at an airport serving international civil aviation. |
| 18 U.S.C. 115(b)(3) [by cross-reference to 18 U.S.C. 1111] |
Retaliatory murder of a member of the immediate family of law enforcement officials. |
| 18 U.S.C. 241, 242, 245, 247 |
Civil rights offenses resulting in death. |
| 18 U.S.C. 351 [by cross-reference to 18 U.S.C. 1111] |
Murder of a member of Congress, an important executive official, or a Supreme Court Justice. |
| 18 U.S.C. 794 | Espionage. |
| 18 U.S.C. 844(d), (f), (i) | Death resulting from offenses involving transportation of explosives, destruction of government property, or destruction of property related to foreign or interstate commerce. |
| 18 U.S.C. 924(i) | Murder committed by the use of a firearm during a crime of violence or a drug-trafficking crime. |
| 18 U.S.C. 930 | Murder committed in a Federal Government facility. |
| 18 U.S.C. 1091 | Genocide. |
| 18 U.S.C. 1111 | First-degree murder. |
| 18 U.S.C. 1114 | Murder of a Federal judge or law enforcement official. |
| 18 U.S.C. 1116 | Murder of a foreign official. |
| 18 U.S.C. 1118 | Murder by a Federal prisoner. |
| 18 U.S.C. 1119 | Murder of a U.S. national in a foreign country. |
| 18 U.S.C. 1120 | Murder by an escaped Federal prisoner already sentenced to life imprisonment. |
| 18 U.S.C. 1121 | Murder of a State or local law enforcement official or other person aiding in a Federal investigation; murder of a State correctional officer. |
| 18 U.S.C. 1201 | Murder during a kidnapping. |
| 18 U.S.C. 1203 | Murder during a hostage taking. |
| 18 U.S.C. 1503 | Murder of a court officer or juror. |
| 18 U.S.C. 1512 | Murder with the intent of preventing testimony by a witness, victim, or informant. |
| 18 U.S.C. 1513 | Retaliatory murder of a witness, victim, or informant. |
| 18 U.S.C. 1716 | Mailing of injurious articles with intent to kill or resulting in death. |
| 18 U.S.C. 1751 [by cross-reference to 18 U.S.C. 1111] |
Assassination or kidnapping resulting in the death of the President or Vice President. |
| 18 U.S.C. 1958 | Murder for hire. |
| 18 U.S.C. 1959 | Murder involved in a racketeering offense. |
| 18 U.S.C. 1992 | Willful wrecking of a train resulting in death. |
| 18 U.S.C. 2113 | Bank-robbery-related murder or kidnapping. |
| 18 U.S.C. 2119 | Murder related to a carjacking. |
| 18 U.S.C. 2245 | Murder related to rape or child molestation. |
| 18 U.S.C. 2251 | Murder related to sexual exploitation of children. |
| 18 U.S.C. 2280 | Murder committed during an offense against maritime navigation. |
| 18 U.S.C. 2281 | Murder committed during an offense against a maritime fixed platform. |
| 18 U.S.C. 2332 | Terrorist murder of a U.S. national in another country. |
| 18 U.S.C. 2332a | Murder by the use of a weapon of mass destruction. |
| 18 U.S.C. 2340 | Murder involving torture. |
| 18 U.S.C. 2381 | Treason. |
| 21 U.S.C. 848(e) | Murder related to a continuing criminal enterprise or related murder of a Federal, State, or local law enforcement officer. |
| 49 U.S.C. 1472-1473 | Death resulting from aircraft hijacking. |
Sources: Bureau of Justice Statistics: Capital Punishment 2007 (tables published in 2008).
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