Current wording of SAFE criminal use provision

Steve Schear azur at netcom.com
Sun Jun 15 21:21:55 PDT 1997



>From Thomas:
http://rs9.loc.gov/cgi-bin/cpquery105/1?cp105:./temp/~cp105mvbg:e7198

--begin
Sec. 2805. Unlawful use of encryption in furtherance of a criminal act

       `Any person who, in the commission of a felony under a criminal
statute of the United States, knowingly and willfully encrypts
incriminating communications or information relating to that felony with
the intent to conceal such communications or information for the purpose of
avoiding detection by law enforcement agencies or prosecution--

	`(1) in the case of a first offense under this section, shall be
imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or
              fined
	in the amount set forth in this title, or both; and

              `(2) in the case of a second or subsequent offense under this
section, shall be imprisoned for not more
	than 10 years, or fined in the amount set forth in this title, or
both.'.

--end

--Ste5e








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