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U.S.S.G. §5K2.1

[Deleted]

repealedin force · 2025-11-01 – presentact-effective-date

History

Section 5K2.0 (Grounds for Departure (Policy Statement)), effective November 1, 1987, and amended effective June 15, 1988 (amendment 57), November 1, 1990 (amendment 358), November 1, 1994 (amendment 508), No- vember 1, 1997 (amendment 561), November 1, 1998 (amendment 585), April 30, 2003 (amendment 649), Octo- ber 27, 2003 (amendment 651), November 1, 2008 (amendment 725), November 1, 2010 (amendment 739), No- vember 1, 2011 (amendment 757), November 1, 2012 (amendment 770), and November 1, 2024 (amendment 831), was deleted effective November 1, 2025 (amendment 836). Sections 5K2.1 (Death (Policy Statement)), 5K2.2 (Physical Injury (Policy Statement)), 5K2.3 (Extreme Psycho- logical Injury (Policy Statement)), 5K2.4 (Abduction or Unlawful Restraint (Policy Statement)), 5K2.5 (Property Damage or Loss (Policy Statement)), 5K2.6 (Weapons and Dangerous Instrumentalities (Policy Statement)), 5K2.7 (Disruption of Governmental Function (Policy Statement)), 5K2.8 (Extreme Conduct (Policy Statement)), and 5K2.9 (Criminal Purpose (Policy Statement)), effective November 1, 1987, were deleted effective November 1, 2025 (amendment 836). Section 5K2.10 (Victim’s Conduct (Policy Statement)), effective November 1, 1987, and amended effective Octo- ber 27, 2003 (amendment 651), was deleted effective November 1, 2025 (amendment 836). Section 5K2.11 (Lesser Harms (Policy Statement)), effective November 1, 1987, was deleted effective Novem- ber 1, 2025 (amendment 836). Section 5K2.12 (Coercion and Duress (Policy Statement)), effective November 1, 1987, and amended effective October 27, 2003 (amendment 651) and November 1, 2004 (amendment 674), was deleted effective November 1, 2025 (amendment 836). Section 5K2.13 (Diminished Capacity (Policy Statement)), effective November 1, 1987, and amended effective November 1, 1998 (amendment 583), April 30, 2003 (amendment 649), October 27, 2003 (amendment 651), and November 1, 2004 (amendment 674), was deleted effective November 1, 2025 (amendment 836). Section 5K2.14 (Public Welfare (Policy Statement)), effective November 1, 1987, and amended effective Novem- ber 1, 2004 (amendment 674), was deleted effective November 1, 2025 (amendment 836). Section 5K2.15 (Terrorism (Policy Statement)), effective November 1, 1989 (amendment 292), was deleted effec- tive November 1, 1995 (amendment 526). Section 5K2.16 (Voluntary Disclosure of Offense (Policy Statement)), effective November 1, 1991 (amend- ment 420), and amended effective November 1, 2004 (amendment 674), was deleted effective November 1, 2025 (amendment 836). Section 5K2.17 (Semiautomatic Firearms Capable of Accepting Large Capacity Magazine (Policy Statement)), effective November 1, 1995 (amendment 531), and amended effective November 1, 2006 (amendment 691) and November 1, 2010 (amendment 746), was deleted effective November 1, 2025 (amendment 836). Section 5K2.18 (Violent Street Gangs (Policy Statement)), effective November 1, 1995 (amendment 532), was deleted effective November 1, 2025 (amendment 836). Section 5K2.19 (Post-Sentencing Rehabilitative Efforts (Policy Statement)), effective November 1, 2000 (amend- ment 602), was deleted effective November 1, 2012 (amendment 768). Section 5K2.20 (Aberrant Behavior (Policy Statement)), effective November 1, 2000 (amendment 603), and amended effective April 30, 2003 (amendment 649) and October 27, 2003 (amendment 651), was deleted effective November 1, 2025 (amendment 836). Section 5K2.21 (Dismissed and Uncharged Conduct (Policy Statement)), effective November 1, 2000 (amend- ment 604), and amended effective November 1, 2004 (amendment 674), was deleted effective November 1, 2025 (amendment 836). Section 5K2.22 (Specific Offender Characteristics as Grounds for Downward Departure in Child Crimes and Sexual Offenses (Policy Statement)), effective April 30, 2003 (amendment 649), and amended effective Novem- ber 1, 2004 (amendment 674), was deleted effective November 1, 2025 (amendment 836). Section 5K2.23 (Discharged Terms of Imprisonment (Policy Statement)), effective November 1, 2003 (amend- ment 660), and amended effective November 1, 2004 (amendment 674) and November 1, 2014 (amendment 787), was deleted effective November 1, 2025 (amendment 836). Section 5K2.24 (Commission of Offense While Wearing or Displaying Unauthorized or Counterfeit Insignia or Uniform (Policy Statement)), effective November 1, 2007 (amendment 700), was deleted effective November 1, 2025 (amendment 836).

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Retrieved: 2026-09-20
Edition: ussg-2025
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