18 U.S.C. § 662
Section 662 · Receiving stolen property within special maritime and territorial jurisdiction
Amended 3 times on record
Applied in 106 court decisions — leading case United States v. Sharpnack (1958)
Most recently applied in United States v. Jovon Medley (August 2020)
Cases citing this section usually also cite 18 U.S.C. § 3182 · 18 U.S.C. § 661 · 18 U.S.C. § 13
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.
Whoever, within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, buys, receives, or conceals any money, goods, bank notes, or other thing which may be the subject of larceny, which has been feloniously taken, stolen, or embezzled, from any other person, knowing the same to have been so taken, stolen, or embezzled, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both; but if the amount or value of thing so taken, stolen or embezzled does not exceed $1,000, he shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §467 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, §288, 35 Stat. 1145).
Same language was inserted as in section 661 of this title for the same reason.
Mandatory punishment provision was rephrased in the alternative.
The smaller punishment for an offense involving $100 or less was added. (See reviser's notes under sections 641 and 645 of this title.)
This accords with the recommendation of United States Attorney P. F. Herrick of Puerto Rico.
Language as to order of trial was omitted and incorporated in section 3435 of this title.
Amendments
1996—Pub. L. 104–294 substituted “$1,000” for “$100”.
1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $1,000” in two places.
Cross References
Actions aboard aircraft in special aircraft jurisdiction of United States in violation of this section punishable as provided herein, see section 46506 Title 49, Transportation.
Laws of States adopted for areas within Federal jurisdiction, see section 13 of this title.
Receiving—
Articles stolen from the mails, see section 1708 of this title.
Goods stolen from interstate or foreign shipments, see section 659 of this title.
Special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States defined, see section 7 of this title.