18 USC § 2382 - Misprision of treason

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identifier: "/us/usc/t18/s2382"
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title: "18 USC § 2382 - Misprision of treason"
title_number: 18
title_name: "CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "2382"
section_name: "Misprision of treason"
chapter_number: 115
chapter_name: "TREASON, SEDITION, AND SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES"
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. 807; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)"
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# § 2382. Misprision of treason

Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States and having knowledge of the commission of any treason against them, conceals and does not, as soon as may be, disclose and make known the same to the President or to some judge of the United States, or to the governor or to some judge or justice of a particular State, is guilty of misprision of treason and shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than seven years, or both.

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**Source Credit**: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 807; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)

### Historical and Revision Notes

Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 3 (, ).

Mandatory punishment provision was rephrased in the alternative.

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1994— substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $1,000”.