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18 U.S.C. § 1389

Prohibition on attacks on United States servicemen on account of service

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

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18 U.S.C. § 1389, Prohibition on attacks on United States servicemen on account of service, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/449209
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Whoever knowingly assaults or batters a United States serviceman or an immediate family member of a United States serviceman, or who knowingly destroys or injures the property of such serviceman or immediate family member, on account of the military service of that serviceman or status of that individual as a United States serviceman, or who attempts or conspires to do so, shall— In this section— the term “United States serviceman”—

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