18 USC § 2312 - Transportation of stolen vehicles

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identifier: "/us/usc/t18/s2312"
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title: "18 USC § 2312 - Transportation of stolen vehicles"
title_number: 18
title_name: "CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "2312"
section_name: "Transportation of stolen vehicles"
chapter_number: 113
chapter_name: "STOLEN PROPERTY"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "CRIMES"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 806; Pub. L. 102–519, title I, § 103, Oct. 25, 1992, 106 Stat. 3385; Pub. L. 109–177, title III, § 307(b)(2)(A), Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 240.)"
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# § 2312. Transportation of stolen vehicles

Whoever transports in interstate or foreign commerce a motor vehicle, vessel, or aircraft, knowing the same to have been stolen, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.

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**Source Credit**: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 806; Pub. L. 102–519, title I, § 103, Oct. 25, 1992, 106 Stat. 3385; Pub. L. 109–177, title III, § 307(b)(2)(A), Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 240.)

### Historical and Revision Notes

Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 408 (, §§ 1, 3, 5, , 325; , §§ 2, 3, ).

The first sentence of said section 408, providing the short title “An Act to punish the transportation of stolen motor vehicles or aircraft in interstate or foreign commerce,” and derived from section 1 of said act of , as amended, was omitted as not appropriate in a revision.

Definitions of “aircraft,” “motor vehicle,” and “interstate or foreign commerce,” which constituted the second sentence of said , U.S.C., 1940 ed., and were derived from section 2 of said act of , as amended, are incorporated in sections 10 and 2311 of this title.

Provision relating to receiving or selling stolen aircraft or motor vehicles, which was derived from , as amended, is incorporated in .

Venue provision, which was derived from , was omitted as unnecessary, being covered by .

Reference to persons causing or procuring was omitted as unnecessary in view of definition of “principal” in .

Minor changes were made in phraseology.

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2006— substituted “motor vehicle, vessel, or aircraft” for “motor vehicle or aircraft”.

1992— substituted “fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 10 years” for “fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than five years”.