# § 773g. Crimes and criminal penalties
**2** **Offenses** [^1][^2][^2]
A person is guilty of any offense if he commits an act prohibited by section 773e(a)(2), (3), (4), or (6) of this title; or section 773e(b) of this title.
So in original. Probably should be “an”.
See References in Text note below.
**(b)** **Fines; imprisonment** Any offense described in subsection (a) is punishable by a fine of not more than $200,000 or imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or both; except that if in the commission of any offense the person uses a dangerous weapon, engages in conduct that causes bodily injury to any officer authorized to enforce the provisions of this subchapter, or places any such officer in fear of imminent bodily injury the offense is punishable by a fine of not more than $400,000, or imprisonment for not more than 10 years or both.
**(c)** **Federal jurisdiction** There is Federal jurisdiction over any offense described in this section.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 97–176, § 9, May 17, 1982, 96 Stat. 81; Pub. L. 109–479, title III, § 301(c), Jan. 12, 2007, 120 Stat. 3623.)
## Editorial Notes
### References in Text
Subsec. (a) and pars. (2), (3), (4), and (6) of subsec. (a) of , referred to in subsec. (a), were renumbered par. (1) and subpars. (B), (C), (D), and (F), respectively, of par. (1) of by , (2), , .
Subsec. (b) of , referred to in subsec. (a), was renumbered par. (2) of by , , .
### Amendments
2007—Subsec. (b). substituted “$200,000” for “$50,000” and “$400,000,” for “$100,000,”.