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U.S.S.G. §2A5.1
Aircraft Piracy or Attempted Aircraft Piracy
(a) Base Offense Level: 38
(b) Specific Offense Characteristic
(1) If death resulted, increase by 5 levels.
Commentary
Statutory Provisions: 49 U.S.C. § 46502(a), (b) (formerly 49 U.S.C. § 1472 (i), (n)). For additional
statutory provision(s), see Appendix A (Statutory Index).
Background: This section covers aircraft piracy both within the special aircraft jurisdiction of the
United States, 49 U.S.C. § 46502(a), and aircraft piracy outside that jurisdiction when the defendant
is later found in the United States, 49 U.S.C. § 46502(b). Seizure of control of an aircraft may be by
force or violence, or threat of force or violence, or by any other form of intimidation. The presence of a
weapon is assumed in the base offense level.
History
Effective November 1, 1987. Amended effective November 1, 1995 (amendment 534).
Provenance
- Source
- ussc.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-20
- Edition
- ussg-2018
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