18 U.S. Code § 242

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:amendedBy multiple times
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:police_officer
public officials
persons acting under color of law
anyone acting under color of law
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:Title_18_of_the_United_States_Code
gptkbp:criminalizes willful deprivation of constitutional rights
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1948
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Justice
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 18 U.S. Code § 242
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:legalCitation gptkb:18_U.S.C._§_242
gptkbp:penalty imprisonment
fine
death (if acts result in death)
gptkbp:prohibits deprivation of rights under color of law
gptkbp:protectedBy rights secured by the Constitution or laws of the United States
gptkbp:relatedTo 18 U.S. Code § 241
gptkbp:section Civil Rights Act of 1866 (as amended)
gptkbp:title gptkb:Deprivation_of_rights_under_color_of_law
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Deprivation_of_Rights_Under_Color_of_Law
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7