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18 U.S.C. § 1385

Use of Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force as posse comitatus

United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective

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18 U.S.C. § 1385, Use of Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force as posse comitatus, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/449205
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Whoever, except in cases and under circumstances expressly authorized by the Constitution or Act of Congress, willfully uses any part of the Army, the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Air Force, or the Space Force as a posse comitatus or otherwise to execute the laws shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.

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