Hobbs Act
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The Hobbs Act is a U.S. federal law that criminalizes actual or attempted robbery and extortion affecting interstate commerce, frequently used in prosecuting public corruption and racketeering cases.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
criminal law statute ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Anti-Racketeering Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesIn | federal courts ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
actual extortion
ⓘ
actual robbery ⓘ attempted extortion ⓘ attempted robbery ⓘ private individuals ⓘ public officials ⓘ |
| codifiedAs | 18 U.S.C. § 1951 ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Title 18 of the United States Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criminalizes |
affecting commerce by extortion
ⓘ
delaying commerce by robbery ⓘ obstructing commerce by robbery ⓘ obtaining property from another under color of official right ⓘ obtaining property from another with consent induced by wrongful use of force, violence, or fear ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1946 ⓘ |
| definesTerm |
extortion
ⓘ
robbery ⓘ under color of official right ⓘ wrongful use of actual or threatened force, violence, or fear ⓘ |
| effectiveIn | federal criminal prosecutions ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| hasMensRea |
intentional conduct
ⓘ
knowing conduct ⓘ |
| jurisdictionBasis | interstate commerce clause ⓘ |
| maximumPenalty | 20 years imprisonment ⓘ |
| oftenChargedWith |
RICO offenses
ⓘ
conspiracy offenses ⓘ |
| penaltyIncludes |
fine
ⓘ
imprisonment ⓘ |
| primarySubject |
extortion
ⓘ
robbery ⓘ |
| regulates | conduct affecting interstate commerce ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
RICO Act
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
federal public corruption law ⓘ federal racketeering law ⓘ |
| requiresElement | effect on interstate commerce ⓘ |
| requiresProofOf |
consent in extortion cases
ⓘ
obtaining of property ⓘ wrongfulness of the means used ⓘ |
| shortName | Hobbs Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedIntoLawBy | Franklin D. Roosevelt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
labor racketeering prosecutions
ⓘ
organized crime prosecutions ⓘ public corruption prosecutions ⓘ racketeering prosecutions ⓘ |
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