TITLE 18-CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
This title was enacted by act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, §1, 
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1970-
| Title 18 Former Sections | Title 18 New Sections | 
|---|---|
| 1, 2 | 2381 | 
| 3 | 2382 | 
| 4 | 2383 | 
| 5 | 953 | 
| 6 | 2384 | 
| 7 | 2389 | 
| 8 | 2390 | 
| 9 | 2387 | 
| 10 | 2385 | 
| 11 | 2385, 2387 | 
| 12 | Rep. See Cr. Proc. R. 41(c). | 
| 13 | 2385, 2387 | 
| 14–17 | 2386 | 
| 21 | 958 | 
| 22 | 959 | 
| 23 | 962 | 
| 24 | 961 | 
| 25 | 960 | 
| 26 | T. 22 §461 | 
| 27 | T. 22 §462 | 
| 28 | T. 22 §463 | 
| 29 | T. 22 §464 | 
| 30 | 959 | 
| 31 | 967 | 
| 32 | 963 | 
| 33 | 964 | 
| 34 | 965 | 
| 35 | 966 | 
| 36 | 963, 964, 965, 966, 967 | 
| 37 | 756, 3058 | 
| 38 | T. 22 §465 | 
| 39 | 5, 3241 | 
| 51 | 241 | 
| 52 | 242 | 
| 53 | Rep. | 
| 53a | 2236 | 
| 54 | 372 | 
| 55 | 592 | 
| 56–58 | 593 | 
| 59 | 592, 593 | 
| 61 | 594 | 
| 61a | 595 | 
| 61b | 600 | 
| 61c | 601 | 
| 61d | 604 | 
| 61e | 605 | 
| 61f | 598 | 
| 61g | 594, 595, 598, 600, 601, 604, 605 | 
| 61h | T. 5 §118i (See Rev. T. 5 Table) | 
| 61i | T. 5 §118j (See Rev. T. 5 Table) | 
| 61j, 61k | Rep. | 
| 61l | T. 5 §118k (See Rev. T. 5 Table) | 
| 61m | 608 | 
| 61m–1 | 611 | 
| 61n | 595 | 
| 61o | T. 5 §118l (See Rev. T. 5 Table) | 
| 61p | T. 5 §118m (See Rev. T. 5 Table) | 
| 61q | Rep. | 
| 61r | T. 5 §118n (See Rev. T. 5 Table) | 
| 61s | 595 | 
| 61t | 610 | 
| 61u | 595 | 
| 61v–61x | Elim. | 
| 62–62b | 612 | 
| 71 | 497 | 
| 72 | 494 | 
| 73 | 495 | 
| 74 | 1002 | 
| 75 | 1016 | 
| 76 | 912 | 
| 76a, 76b | 701 | 
| 76c | 707, 916 | 
| 76d | 707 | 
| 76e | 705 | 
| 77 | Rep. | 
| 77a | 913 | 
| 78 | 914 | 
| 79 | 1003 | 
| 80 | 287, 1001 | 
| 81 | 289 | 
| 82 | 641, 1361 | 
| 83 | 286 | 
| 84 | 1022 | 
| 85 | 1023 | 
| 86 | 1024 | 
| 87 | 641 | 
| 88 | 371 | 
| 89 | 871 | 
| 90 | T. 34 §1167 (See Rev. T. 34 Table) | 
| 91 | 201 | 
| 92 | 285 | 
| 93 | 434 | 
| 94 | 1381 | 
| 95 | 1232 | 
| 96 | 2152 | 
| 97 | 1382 | 
| 97a | 1383 | 
| 97b | 757 | 
| 98 | 11, 957 | 
| 99 | 2112 | 
| 100 | 641 | 
| 101 | 641, 3435 | 
| 102 | Rep. | 
| 103 | 1852 | 
| 103a, 103b | 1851 | 
| 104 | 1853 | 
| 105 | 1854 | 
| 106 | 1855 | 
| 107 | 1856 | 
| 107a | 1863 | 
| 108 | 3613 | 
| 109 | 1862 | 
| 110 | 1857 | 
| 111 | 1858 | 
| 112 | 1859 | 
| 113 | 1860 | 
| 114 | 1861 | 
| 115 | T. 25 §202 | 
| 116 | 1362 | 
| 117 | 2074 | 
| 118 | 111 | 
| 119 | 496 | 
| 120 | 551 | 
| 121 | 2231, 2232, 2233 | 
| 122 | T. 19 §70 | 
| 123 | 912 | 
| 124 | 211 | 
| 125 | 543 | 
| 126 | 541 | 
| 127 | 1019 | 
| 128 | 2233 | 
| 129 | 507 | 
| 130 | 1017 | 
| 131 | 506 | 
| 132 | 499 | 
| 133 | 5 | 
| 134, 135 | Rep. | 
| 136 | 498 | 
| 137–143 | Rep. | 
| 144 | 2194 | 
| 145 | 41 | 
| 146 | 508 | 
| 147 | 509 | 
| 148 | 3056 | 
| 149 | 210 | 
| 150 | 211 | 
| 151 | 210, 211 | 
| 171 | 872 | 
| 172 | 652 | 
| 173 | 653 | 
| 174 | 650 | 
| 175 | 648 | 
| 176 | 643 | 
| 177, 178 | 649 | 
| 178a | 371 | 
| 179 | 3497 | 
| 180 | 3487 | 
| 181 | 6514 | 
| 182 | 641 | 
| 183 | 654 | 
| 184 | 435 | 
| 185 | 646 | 
| 186 | 645 | 
| 187 | 647 | 
| 188 | 2075 | 
| 189 | 2073 | 
| 190, 191 | Rep. | 
| 192 | 1901 | 
| 193 | 291 | 
| 194 | 1091 | 
| 195 | 1018 | 
| 196 | 1912 | 
| 198, 198a | 283 | 
| 199 | 205 | 
| 200 | 204 | 
| 201 | 1913 | 
| 202 | 216 | 
| 203 | 281 | 
| 204 | 431 | 
| 205 | 432 | 
| 206 | 433 | 
| 207 | 202 | 
| 208 | 602 | 
| 209 | 603 | 
| 210 | 606 | 
| 211 | 607 | 
| 212 | 602, 603, 606, 607 | 
| 213 | T. 5 §118o (See Rev. T. 5 Table) | 
| 214 | 1902 | 
| 215 | 2072 | 
| 216 | 1905 | 
| 231 | 1621 | 
| 232 | 1622 | 
| 233 | 1506 | 
| 234, 235 | 2071 | 
| 236 | 505 | 
| 237 | 206 | 
| 238 | 207 | 
| 239 | 208 | 
| 240 | 210 | 
| 241 | 1503 | 
| 241a | 1505 | 
| 242 | Rep. | 
| 243 | 1504 | 
| 244 | 755 | 
| 245 | 1501 | 
| 246 | 752, 1071 | 
| 247 | 752 | 
| 248 | 753 | 
| 249 | 754 | 
| 250 | 873 | 
| 251 | 4 | 
| 252 | 752, 1792 | 
| 253 | 1114, 2231 | 
| 254 | 111, 2231 | 
| 261 | 8 | 
| 262 | 471 | 
| 263 | Rep. | 
| 264 | 474 | 
| 265 | 472 | 
| 266 | 476 | 
| 267 | 477 | 
| 268 | 473 | 
| 269 | 642 | 
| 270 | 478 | 
| 271 | 479 | 
| 272 | 482 | 
| 273 | 483 | 
| 274 | 480 | 
| 275 | 481 | 
| 276 | 484 | 
| 277 | 485 | 
| 278 | 490 | 
| 279 | 331 | 
| 280 | 332 | 
| 281 | 486 | 
| 282, 282a | 491 | 
| 283 | 487 | 
| 284 | 488 | 
| 285 | 489 | 
| 286 | 492 | 
| 287 | Rep. See Cr. Proc. R. 41(a), (b), (f). | 
| 288 | 11 | 
| 289 | 335 | 
| 290 | Rep. | 
| 291 | 333 | 
| 292 | 475 | 
| 293 | 336 | 
| 294 | 371 | 
| 301 | 12 | 
| 302 | 1729 | 
| 303 | 1693 | 
| 304 | 1696 | 
| 305 | 1697 | 
| 306 | 1696 | 
| 307 | 1694 | 
| 308 | 1695 | 
| 309 | 1696 | 
| 310 | 1730 | 
| 311 | 1731 | 
| 312 | 1706 | 
| 313 | 1707 | 
| 314 | 1704 | 
| 315 | 2115 | 
| 316 | 2116 | 
| 317 | 1702, 1708 | 
| 318 | 1703, 1709 | 
| 319 | 1703, 1710 | 
| 320 | 2114 | 
| 321 | 1705, 1708 | 
| 321a | 1725 | 
| 322 | 1700 | 
| 323 | 1698 | 
| 324, 325 | 1701 | 
| 326 | 1724 | 
| 327 | 1699 | 
| 328 | 1720 | 
| 329 | 1712 | 
| 330 | 1726 | 
| 331 | 1721 | 
| 332 | 1727 | 
| 333 | 1713 | 
| 334 | 1461 | 
| 335 | 1463, 1718 | 
| 336 | 1302 | 
| 337 | 1303 | 
| 338 | 1341 | 
| 338a | 876, 3239 | 
| 338b | 877, 3239 | 
| 338c | 1714 | 
| 338d | Rep. | 
| 339 | 1342 | 
| 340 | 1716 | 
| 341, 342 | Rep. | 
| 343–345 | 1717 | 
| 346 | 5, 1717 | 
| 347 | 500 | 
| 348 | 501 | 
| 349 | 11, 502 | 
| 349a | 503 | 
| 350 | 504 | 
| 351 | 1723 | 
| 352 | 1732 | 
| 353 | 1722 | 
| 354 | 288 | 
| 355 | 1711, 3497 | 
| 356 | 440 | 
| 357 | 1719 | 
| 358 | 1728 | 
| 359 | 1692 | 
| 360 | 12 | 
| 361 | 1715 | 
| 381 | 5, 1364 | 
| 382 | 831, 832 | 
| 383 | 835 | 
| 384 | 833 | 
| 385 | 832, 833, 834, 835 | 
| 386 | 832, 833, 834, 835 | 
| 387 | 1301 | 
| 388 | 1264 | 
| 389 | 1265 | 
| 390 | 1263 | 
| 391 | 42 | 
| 392 | 43 | 
| 393 | 44 | 
| 393a | 43, 44, 3054, 3112 | 
| 394 | 42, 43, 44 | 
| 395 | T. 16 §667e | 
| 396 | 1462 | 
| 396a, 396b | 1761 | 
| 396c–396e | 1762 | 
| 397, 398 | 2421 | 
| 399 | 2422 | 
| 400 | 2423 | 
| 401 | 2421 | 
| 402(1) | T. 8 §1557 | 
| 402(2), (3) | 2424 | 
| 403 | Rep. | 
| 404 | 2421 | 
| 405–407 | Rep. | 
| 407a | 1231 | 
| 408 | 10, 2311, 2312, 2313 | 
| 408a | 1201 | 
| 408b | 10 | 
| 408c | 1201 | 
| 408c–1 | 1202 | 
| 408d | 875, 3239 | 
| 408e | 1073 | 
| 409 | 659, 660, 2117 | 
| 410, 411 | 659 | 
| 412 | 660 | 
| 412a | 1992 | 
| 413 | Rep. | 
| 414(a) | 10 | 
| 414(b), (c) | 2311 | 
| 415 | 2314 | 
| 416 | 2315 | 
| 417 | 2311 | 
| 418, 418a, 419 | Rep. | 
| 419a(a) | 2311 | 
| 419a(b) | 10 | 
| 419b | 2316 | 
| 419c | 2317 | 
| 419d | Rep. | 
| 420 | T. 4 §112 | 
| 420a to 420e–1 | 1951 | 
| 420f–420h | 1821 | 
| 421, 422 | 1585 | 
| 423 | 1584 | 
| 424 | 1582 | 
| 425 | 1585 | 
| 426 | 1587 | 
| 427 | 1586 | 
| 428 | 1588 | 
| 429–442 | T. 46 §§1351–1364 (See Rev. T. 46 Table) | 
| 443 | 1583 | 
| 444, 445 | 1581 | 
| 446 | 1584 | 
| 451 | 7 | 
| 452 | 1111 | 
| 453 | 1112 | 
| 454 | 1111, 1112 | 
| 455 | 113 | 
| 456 | 1113 | 
| 457 | 2031 | 
| 458 | 2032 | 
| 459 | 2198 | 
| 460 | 2198, 3286, 3614 | 
| 461 | 1115 | 
| 462 | 114 | 
| 463 | 2111 | 
| 464 | 81, 1363 | 
| 465 | 81, 1363 | 
| 466 | 661 | 
| 467 | 662, 3435 | 
| 467a | 1025 | 
| 468 | 13 | 
| 469–474 | 2199 | 
| 481 | 1651 | 
| 482 | 2191 | 
| 483 | 2192 | 
| 484 | 2193 | 
| 485 | 1655 | 
| 486 | 2195 | 
| 487 | 2271 | 
| 488 | 1658 | 
| 489 | 1659 | 
| 490 | 2276 | 
| 491 | 2272 | 
| 492 | 2273 | 
| 493 | 1661 | 
| 494 | 1654 | 
| 495 | 1652 | 
| 496 | 1653 | 
| 497 | 1656 | 
| 498 | 1657 | 
| 499, 500 | 969 | 
| 501 | 9 | 
| 502 | 5, 2275 | 
| 503, 504 | 2277 | 
| 505 | 1081 | 
| 506 | 1082 | 
| 507 | 1083 | 
| 508, 511–518 | Rep. | 
| 518a | 1384 | 
| 519–521 | Rep. | 
| 522 | 1991 | 
| 523 | 244 | 
| 532–535 | Rep. | 
| 536 | T. 50 §42 | 
| 541 | 1 | 
| 542 | 3566 | 
| 543 | 3567 | 
| 544 | 3563 | 
| 545 | 3564 | 
| 546, 547 | 3231 | 
| 548 | 1151, 1153, 3242 | 
| 549 | 1151, 1153 | 
| 550 | 2 | 
| 551 | 3 | 
| 552 | 1660 | 
| 553 | 3236 | 
| 554 | Rep. See Cr. Proc. R. 6(f). | 
| 554a | Rep. See Cr. Proc. R. 6. | 
| 555 | Rep. See Cr. Proc. R. 7(a). | 
| 556 | Rep. See Cr. Proc. R. 6(d), 52(a). | 
| 556a | 3288, 3289 | 
| 556b | Rep. | 
| 557 | Rep. See Cr. Proc. R. 8, 13, 14. | 
| 558 | Rep. See Cr. Proc. R. 7. | 
| 559 | Rep. See Cr. Proc. R. 7. | 
| 560 | Rep. See Cr. Proc. R. 7. | 
| 561 | Rep. See Cr. Proc. R. 12(b)(5). | 
| 562 | 3432 | 
| 562a | Rep. See Cr. Proc. R. 10. | 
| 563 | 3005 | 
| 564 | Rep. See Cr. Proc. R. 11, 12(b)(3). | 
| 565 | Rep. See Cr. Proc. R. 31(c). | 
| 566 | Rep. See Cr. Proc. R. 31(a), (b). | 
| 567 | 1111 | 
| 568 | 3570 | 
| 569 | 3565 | 
| 570 | 3612 | 
| 571–573 | Rep. | 
| 574 | 3241 | 
| 575 | 3059 | 
| 576 | 3401 | 
| 576a | 3402 | 
| 576b–576d | 3401 | 
| 581 | Rep. | 
| 581a, 581b | 3281 | 
| 582 | 3282 | 
| 583 | 3290 | 
| 584 | 3283 | 
| 585 | T. 26 [I.R.C. 1939] §3748(a) (See T. 26 [I.R.C. 1986] §6531) | 
| 586 | T. 26 [I.R.C. 1939] §3748(b) (See T. 26 [I.R.C. 1986] §6531) | 
| 587 | 3288 | 
| 588 | 3289 | 
| 589 | 3288, 3289 | 
| 590 | Rep. | 
| 590a | 3287 | 
| 591 | 3041 | 
| 592 | Rep. | 
| 593 | Rep. See Cr. Proc. R. 5(a). | 
| 594 | 3045 | 
| 595 | Rep. See Cr. Proc. R. 4, 5. | 
| 596, 597 | 3141 | 
| 598 | 3144 | 
| 599 | 3142 | 
| 600 | 3143 | 
| 601 | Rep. See Cr. Proc. R. 46(f)(1), (2). | 
| 602 | 3047 | 
| 603 | 4084 | 
| 604 | 3049 | 
| 605 | 3012 | 
| 611–616 | Rep. See Cr. Proc. R. 41. | 
| 617 | 3105 | 
| 618, 619 | 3109 | 
| 620–626 | Rep. See Cr. Proc. R. 41. | 
| 627 | Rep. | 
| 628 | 2231 | 
| 629 | 1621 | 
| 630 | 2235 | 
| 631 | 2234 | 
| 632 | 5 | 
| 633 | Rep. | 
| 641 | 3569 | 
| 642, 643 | T. 46 §§7, 8 (See Rev. T. 46 Table) | 
| 644 | T. 28 §1822 | 
| 645 | 3611 | 
| 646 | 3617 | 
| 647 | 3616 | 
| 651 | 3184 | 
| 652 | 3185 | 
| 653 | 3186 | 
| 654 | 3188 | 
| 655 | 3190 | 
| 656 | 3191 | 
| 657 | 3189 | 
| 658 | 3181 | 
| 659 | 3192 | 
| 660 | 3051, 3193 | 
| 661 | 752, 1502 | 
| 662 | 3182, 3195 | 
| 662a | 5001 | 
| 662b | 3042 | 
| 662c | 752, 3183, 3195 | 
| 662d | 3187, 3195 | 
| 662e | 755 | 
| 663 | 3194 | 
| 664 | Rep. | 
| 665 | 755 | 
| 666, 667 | Rep. | 
| 668 | 3195, 3498 | 
| 669–676 | D.C. Code, §§23–701, 23–702, 23–705 | 
| 681 | Rep. See Cr. Proc. R. 37. | 
| 682 | 3731 | 
| 683 | Rep. | 
| 687 | 3771 | 
| 688 | 3772 | 
| 689 | 3771, 3772 | 
| 691 | Rep. | 
| 692 | 4086 | 
| 693–700 | Rep. | 
| 701 | 4007 | 
| 702 | Rep. | 
| 703 | 4006 | 
| 704 | D.C. Code, §24–424 | 
| 704a | D.C. Code, §24–423 | 
| 705–707 | Rep. | 
| 708, 709 | 436 | 
| 709a | 3568 | 
| 710, 710a | 4161 | 
| 711 | 4166 | 
| 712, 712a | Rep. | 
| 713 | 4163, 4165 | 
| 714 | 4202 | 
| 715 | Rep. | 
| 716 | 4203, 4204 | 
| 716a | 4203 | 
| 716b | 4164 | 
| 717 | 4205 | 
| 718 | 4206 | 
| 719 | 4207 | 
| 720 | Rep. | 
| 721 | 4281 | 
| 722 | Rep. | 
| 723 | 3570 | 
| 723a | 4201 | 
| 723b | Rep. | 
| 723c | 4205 | 
| 724 | 3651 | 
| 725 | 3653 | 
| 726 | 3654 | 
| 726–1, 726a | T. 28 §604 | 
| 727 | 3655 | 
| 728 | 3656 | 
| 729 | T. 28 §§1495, 2513 | 
| 730–732 | T. 28 §2513 | 
| 733–733b | 4085 | 
| 741 | 4001 | 
| 742–744 | Rep. | 
| 744a | 4122 | 
| 744b | 4125 | 
| 744c | 4122, 4123 | 
| 744d–744f | 4126 | 
| 744g | 4124 | 
| 744h | 4162 | 
| 744h–l | Rep. | 
| 744i, 744j | 4121 | 
| 744k | 4122 | 
| 744l | 4126 | 
| 744m | 4127 | 
| 744n | 4128 | 
| 744o–744r | Elim. | 
| 745 | Rep. | 
| 746 | 4281 | 
| 746a | 4282 | 
| 746b | 4283 | 
| 747–749 | Rep. | 
| 750 | T. 5 §678b (See Rev. T. 5 Table) | 
| 751, 752 | 4005 | 
| 753 | 4041 | 
| 753a | 4042 | 
| 753b | 4002, 4042 | 
| 753c | 4003 | 
| 753d | 4009 | 
| 753e | 4001 | 
| 753f | 4082, 4083 | 
| 753g | 4008 | 
| 753h | 751 | 
| 753i | 752, 1072 | 
| 753j | 1791 | 
| 753k | 3050 | 
| 754 | 4004 | 
| 761 | Rep. | 
| 762 | 4083 | 
| 763–776, 791–801, 811–815 | Rep. | 
| 816 | 4321 | 
| 817–819, 831–840 | Rep. | 
| 851 | 4125 | 
| 852 | Rep. | 
| 853–855 | 4125 | 
| 871–875 | Rep. | 
| 876 | 4241 | 
| 877 | 4242 | 
| 878 | 4243 | 
| 879, 880, 901–906 | Rep. | 
| 907 | 4081 | 
| 908 | 1791 | 
| 909 | 751 | 
| 910 | 752, 1072 | 
| 911, 912 | Rep. | 
| 921 | 5031 | 
| 922 | 5032, 5033 | 
| 923 | 5033 | 
| 924 | 5034 | 
| 925 | 5035 | 
| 926 | 5036 | 
| 927 | 5037 | 
| 928 | Elim. | 
| 929 | Rep. | 
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Positive Law; Citation
Act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, §1, 
Legislative Construction
Act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, §19, 
Separability
Act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, §18, 
Effective Date
Act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, §20, 
Existing Rights or Liabilities
Act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, §21, 
Repealed, Transferred, and Omitted Sections
All former sections of Title 18 were repealed, transferred to other titles, or omitted by said act June 25, 1948, except for sections 595, 644, 726–1, 726a, 729, 730, and 732 which were repealed by act June 25, 1948, ch. 646,