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18 U.S.C. § 1514

Civil action to restrain harassment of a victim or witness

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

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18 U.S.C. § 1514, Civil action to restrain harassment of a victim or witness, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/449249
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As used in this section— the term “harassment” means a serious act or course of conduct directed at a specific person that— the term “intimidation” means a serious act or course of conduct directed at a specific person that—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 97-291(S. 2420)1982-10-12
    Victim and Witness Protection Act of 1982
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 111-16(H.R. 1626)2009-05-07
    Statutory Time-Periods Technical Amendments Act of 2009
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 112-206(H.R. 6063)2012-12-07
    Child Protection Act of 2012
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally