18 U.S.C. § 2031
Section 2031 · 2031, 2032. Repealed. Pub. L. 99646, 87(c)(1), Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3623; Pub. L. 99654, 3(a)(1), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3663]
Applied in 73 court decisions — leading case Furman v. Georgia (1972)
Most recently applied in Hipolito Alejandro Felix v. United States (September 2017)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Section 2031, act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 795, prescribed penalties for commission of rape within special maritime and territorial jurisdiction. Section 2032, act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 795, prescribed penalties for carnal knowledge of female under 16 within special maritime and territorial jurisdiction.