{"data":{"id":"us/18-u.s.c.-1581","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"18 U.S.C. § 1581","heading":"Peonage; obstructing enforcement","body":"(a) Whoever holds or returns any person to a condition of peonage, or arrests any person with the intent of placing him in or returning him to a condition of peonage, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both. If death results from the violation of this section, or if the violation includes kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or the attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, the defendant shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for any term of years or life, or both. (b) Whoever obstructs, or attempts to obstruct, or in any way interferes with or prevents the enforcement of this section, shall be liable to the penalties prescribed in subsection (a).","path":["Title 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 77—PEONAGE, SLAVERY, AND TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc18@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:53Z","sha256":"2d32b28f31707c3f1df7fa06a447ac507242cdf8d8165b7a30aedd37711e843c","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/18-u.s.c.-1547","next":"us/18-u.s.c.-1582"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}