19 ~ The Federal Codes That Protect You
TITLE
18 USC-CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART
I-CRIMES
CHAPTER
13-CIVIL RIGHTS
Sec.
242. Deprivation of rights under color of law
Whoever,
under color of any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or
custom, willfully subjects any person in any State, Territory,
Commonwealth, Possession, or District to the deprivation of any
rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the
Constitution or laws of the United States, or to different
punishments, pains, or penalties, on account of such person being an
alien, or by reason of his color, or race, than are prescribed for
the punishment of citizens, shall be fined under this title or
imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and if bodily
injury results from the acts committed in violation of this
section or if such acts include the use, attempted use, or threatened
use of a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire, shall be fined under
this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and if
death results from the acts committed in violation of this section or
if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap,
aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual
abuse, or an attempt to kill, shall be fined under this title, or
imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both, or may be
sentenced to death.
TITLE
42 USC -THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER
21 CIVIL RIGHTS
SUBCHAPTER
I-GENERALLY
Sec.
1983. Civil action for deprivation of rights
Every
person who, under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation,
custom, or usage, of any State or Territory or the District of
Columbia, subjects, or causes to be subjected, any citizen of
the United States or other person within the jurisdiction thereof to
the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities
secured by the Constitution and laws, shall be liable to
the party injured in an action at law, suit in equity, or other
proper proceeding for redress, except that in any action brought
against a judicial officer for an act or omission taken in such
officer's judicial capacity, injunctive relief shall not be granted
unless a declaratory decree was violated or declaratory relief was
unavailable. For the purposes of this section, any Act of Congress
applicable exclusively to the District of Columbia shall be
considered to be a statute of the District of Columbia.
TITLE
18 USC-CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART
I-CRIMES
CHAPTER
13-CIVIL RIGHTS
Sec.
241. Conspiracy against rights
If
two or more persons conspire to injure, oppress, threaten, or
intimidate any person in any State, Territory, or District in the
free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured
to him by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or
because of his having so exercised the same; or If two or more
persons go in disguise on the highway, or on the premises of
another, with intent to prevent or hinder his free exercise or
enjoyment of any right or privilege so secured They shall be
fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten
years, or both; and if death results from the acts committed in
violation of this section or if such acts include kidnapping
or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt to
commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, they shall be
fined under this title or imprisoned for any term of years or for
life, or both, or may be sentenced to death.
TITLE
42 USC -THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER
21-CIVIL RIGHTS
SUBCHAPTER
I-GENERALLY
Sec.
1983.Civil action for deprivation of rights
Every
person who, under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation,
custom, or usage, of any State or Territory or the District of
Columbia, subjects, or causes to be subjected, any citizen of the
United States or other person within the jurisdiction thereof to the
deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the
Constitution and laws, shall be liable to the party injured in
an action at law, suit in equity, or other proper proceeding for
redress, except that in any action brought against a judicial officer
for an act or omission taken in such officer's judicial capacity,
injunctive relief shall not be granted unless a declaratory decree
was violated or declaratory relief was unavailable. For the purposes
of this section, any Act of Congress applicable exclusively to the
District of Columbia shall be considered to be a statute of the
District of Columbia.
TITLE
18 USC-CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PART I- CRIMES
CHAPTER
13-CIVIL RIGHTS
Sec.
247. Damage to religious property; obstruction of persons in
the free exercise of religious beliefs
(a)Whoever,
in any of the circumstances referred to in subsection (b) of this
section—
(1)
intentionally defaces, damages, or destroys any religious real
property, because of the religious character of that property,
or attempts to do so; or
(2)
intentionally obstructs, by force or threat of force, any
person in the enjoyment of that person's free exercise of
religious beliefs, or attempts to do so; shall be punished
as provided in subsection (d).
(b)
The circumstances referred to in subsection (a) are that the offense
is in or affects interstate or foreign commerce.
(c)
Whoever intentionally defaces, damages, or destroys any religious
real
property
because of the race, color, or ethnic characteristics of any
individual associated with that religious property, or attempts
to do so, shall be punished as provided in subsection (d).
(d)
The punishment for a violation of subsection (a) of this section
shall be~
(1)
if death results from acts committed in violation of this section or
if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated
sexual abuse or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an
attempt to kill, a fine in accordance with this title and
imprisonment for any term of years or for life, or both, or maybe
sentenced to death;
(2)
if bodily injury results to any person, including any public
safety officer performing duties as a direct or proximate result of
conduct prohibited by this section, and the violation is by means of
fire or an explosive, a fine under this title or imprisonment for not
more that 40 years, or both;
(3)
if bodily injury to any person, including any public safety officer
performing duties as a direct or proximate result of conduct
prohibited by this section, results from the acts committed in
violation of this section or if such acts include the use, attempted
use, or threatened use of a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire, a
fine in accordance with this title and imprisonment for not more than
20 years, or both; and
(4)
in any other case, a fine in accordance with this title and
imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.
(e)
No prosecution of any offense described in this section shall be
undertaken by the United States except upon the certification in
writing of the Attorney General or his designee that in his judgment
a prosecution by the United States is in the public interest and
necessary to secure substantial justice.
(f)
As used in this section, the term "religious real property"
means any church, synagogue, mosque, religious cemetery, or other
religious real property, including fixtures or religious objects
contained within a place of religious worship.
(g)
No person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for any noncapital
offense under this section unless the indictment is found or the
information is instituted not later than 7 years after the date on
which the offense was committed.
UNIFORM
COMMERCIAL CODE
1-207.Performance
or acceptance under Reservation of Rights.
A
party who, with explicit reservation of rights, performs or
promises performance or assents to performance in a manner demanded
or offered by the other party does not thereby prejudice the
rights reserved. Such words as "WITHOUT PREJUDICE”,”
UNDER PROTEST" or the like are sufficient.
Includes 3 new chapters:
- Right of Travel vs. Privelege to Drive
- Law of the Land vs. Law of the Sea
- A real life case of Kidnapping
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