18 U.S.C. § 18
Section 18 · Organization defined
Amended 3 times on record
Applied in 29 court decisions — leading case United States v. Neff (1954)
Most recently applied in United States v. Boima (August 2024)
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.
As used in this title, the term “organization” means a person other than an individual.
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Amendments
1988—Pub. L. 100–690 made technical correction of directory language of Pub. L. 99–646, §38(a), similar to that made by Pub. L. 100–185.
1987—Pub. L. 100–185 made technical correction in directory language of Pub. L. 99–646, §38(a).