§ 111. Assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1948

   Pub. L. 80–645 · 62 Stat. 683

   Enacted · 18 U.S.C. § 111

   June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 688

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 688

2. 1988

   Anti-Drug Abuse Amendments Act of 1988

   Pub. L. 100–690 title VI § 6487(a) · 102 Stat. 4181

   Amended · 18 U.S.C. § 111

   Pub. L. 100–690 amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows:

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 100–690 amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows:

   “Whoever forcibly assaults, resists, opposes, impedes, intimidates, or interferes with any person designated in section 1114 of this title while engaged in or on account of the performance of his official duties, shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than three years, or both. “Whoever, in the commission of any such acts uses a deadly or dangerous weapon, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Former Federal Officials.— Section 111 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “§ 111. Assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees “(a) In General.— Whoever— “(1) forcibly assaults, resists, opposes, impedes, intimidates, or interferes with any person designated in section 1114 of this title while engaged in or on account of the performance of official duties; or “(2) forcibly assaults or intimidates any person who formerly served as a person designated in section 1114 on account of the performance of official duties during such person’s term of service, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both. “(b) Enhanced Penalty.— Whoever, in the commission of any acts described in subsection (a), uses a deadly or dangerous weapon, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.”.

3. 1994

   Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994

   Pub. L. 103–322 § 320101(a)(1) · 108 Stat. 1796

   Inserted · 18 U.S.C. § 111(a)

   Pub. L. 103–322, § 320101(a)(1), inserted “, where the acts in violation of this section constitute only simple assault, be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both, and in all other cases,” after “shall” in concluding provisions

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–322, § 320101(a)(1), inserted “, where the acts in violation of this section constitute only simple assault, be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both, and in all other cases,” after “shall” in concluding provisions.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) in subsection (a) by inserting “, where the acts in violation of this section constitute only simple assault, be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both, and in all other cases,” after “shall”; and

4. 1994

   Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994

   Pub. L. 103–322 § 320101(a)(2) · 108 Stat. 1796

   Inserted · 18 U.S.C. § 111(b)

   Pub. L. 103–322, § 320101(a)(2), inserted “or inflicts bodily injury” after “weapon”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–322, § 320101(a)(2), inserted “or inflicts bodily injury” after “weapon”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) in subsection (b) by inserting “or inflicts bodily injury” after “weapon”.

5. 1996

   Pub. L. 104–132 title VII § 727(c) · 110 Stat. 1214

   Inserted · 18 U.S.C. § 111(b)

   Pub. L. 104–132 inserted “(including a weapon intended to cause death or danger but that fails to do so by reason of a defective component)” after “deadly or dangerous weapon”

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   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–132 inserted “(including a weapon intended to cause death or danger but that fails to do so by reason of a defective component)” after “deadly or dangerous weapon”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (c) Amendment To Clarify the Meaning of the Term Deadly or Dangerous Weapon in the Prohibition on Assault on Federal Officers or Employees.— Section 111(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting “(including a weapon intended to cause death or danger but that fails to do so by reason of a defective component)” after “deadly or dangerous weapon”.

6. 2002

   Federal Judiciary Protection Act of 2002

   Pub. L. 107–273 § 11008(b)(1) · 116 Stat. 1758

   Substituted · 18 U.S.C. § 111(a)

   Pub. L. 107–273, § 11008(b)(1), substituted “8” for “three” in concluding provisions

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–273, § 11008(b)(1), substituted “8” for “three” in concluding provisions.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) in subsection (a), by striking “three” and inserting “8”; and

7. 2002

   Federal Judiciary Protection Act of 2002

   Pub. L. 107–273 § 11008(b)(2) · 116 Stat. 1758

   Substituted · 18 U.S.C. § 111(b)

   Pub. L. 107–273, § 11008(b)(2), substituted “20” for “ten”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107–273, § 11008(b)(2), substituted “20” for “ten”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) in subsection (b), by striking “ten” and inserting “20”.

8. 2008

   Court Security Improvement Act of 2007

   Pub. L. 110–177 title II § 208(b) · 121 Stat. 2534

   Substituted · 18 U.S.C. § 111(a)

   Pub. L. 110–177 substituted “where such acts involve physical contact with the victim of that assault or the intent to commit another felony” for “in all other cases” in concluding provisions

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–177 substituted “where such acts involve physical contact with the victim of that assault or the intent to commit another felony” for “in all other cases” in concluding provisions.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Conforming Amendment.— Section 111(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking “in all other cases” and inserting “where such acts involve physical contact with the victim of that assault or the intent to commit another felony”.

9. 2021

   Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Officers and Employees Protection Act

   Pub. L. 117–59 § 3(1) · 135 Stat. 1468

   Added · 18 U.S.C. § 111(c)

   Pub. L. 117–59 added subsec. (c)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 117–59 added subsec. (c).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) in section 111, by adding at the end the following: “(c) Extraterritorial Jurisdiction.— There is extraterritorial jurisdiction over the conduct prohibited by this section.” ;

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