10 U.S.C. § 950Q
Section 950q · Principals
This is § 1802 of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 1 court decisions — leading case Al Bahlul v. United States (2014)
Most recently applied in Al Bahlul v. United States (July 2014)
Any person punishable under this chapter who—
(1) commits an offense punishable by this chapter, or aids, abets, counsels, commands, or procures its commission;
(2) causes an act to be done which if directly performed by him would be punishable by this chapter; or
(3) is a superior commander who, with regard to acts punishable by this chapter, knew, had reason to know, or should have known, that a subordinate was about to commit such acts or had done so and who failed to take the necessary and reasonable measures to prevent such acts or to punish the perpetrators thereof,
is a principal.
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Prior Provisions
A prior section, 950q, added Pub. L. 109–366, §3(a)(1), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2624, related to principals, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 111–84.