Title 18 Section 241

If two or more persons conspire to injure oppress threaten or intimidate any inhabitant of any state territory or district in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by theconstitution or laws of the united states or because of his having so exercised the same.

Title 18 section 241. Chapter 13 civil rights. Part i crimes. Title 18 crimes and criminal procedure.

241 u s. Clause making conspirator ineligible to hold office was omitted as incongruous because it attaches ineligibility to hold office to a person who may be a private citizen and who was convicted of conspiracy to violate a specific statute. 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.

Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year or both. If two or more persons conspire to injure oppress threaten or intimidate any person in any state territory commonwealth possession or district in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the constitution or laws of the united states or because of his having so exercised the same. Historical and revision notes.

Title 18 united states code section 241 242. Section 241 of title 18 is the civil rights conspiracy statute. And if bodily injury results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include the use.

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Code unannotated title 18. This statute makes it unlawful for two or more persons to conspire to injure oppress threaten or intimidate any person of any state. 241 conspiracy against rights.