18 U.S.C. § 661

Within special maritime and territorial jurisdiction

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Whoever, within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, takes and carries away, with intent to steal or purloin, any personal property of another shall be punished as follows:

If the property taken is of a value exceeding $1,000, or is taken from the person of another, by a fine under this title, or imprisonment for not more than five years, or both; in all other cases, by a fine under this title or by imprisonment not more than one year, or both.

If the property stolen consists of any evidence of debt, or other written instrument, the amount of money due thereon, or secured to be paid thereby and remaining unsatisfied, or which in any contingency might be collected thereon, or the value of the property the title to which is shown thereby, or the sum which might be recovered in the absence thereof, shall be the value of the property stolen.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 151 cases (9 in the last 5 years), 1949–2026 · leading case: United States v. Martin James Maloney

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United States v. Martin James Maloney (1979) ca9 · cites it 24× “§ 1153 is limited to its common law definition, and (3) whether the offense of larceny, if defined in the federal statute at issue here ( 18 U.S.C. § 661 ), incorporates the common law elements of the offense so as to necessitate a showing of an intent to permanently deprive the…”

United States v. Barbara'kae Hayden (2001) ca9 · cites it 8× “naval base in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 661 (1994), covering theft within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States under Chapter 31 (“Embezzlement and Theft”) of Title 18.”

United States v. Cheryl Schneider (1994) ca3 · cites it 8× “The question presented is whether the crime of embezzlement is described by the language of 18 U.S.C. § 661 (1988). We conclude that it is, and thus we affirm.”

Calvin Chin v. Department of Defense (2022) mspb · cites it 4× “¶4 The agency then proposed the appellant’s removal based on a charge of larceny in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 661 , which makes it unlawful to take and carry away the personal property of another with the intent to steal.”

State v. Major (1986) idaho · cites it 6× “18 U.S.C. § 661 provides in part: § 661. Within special maritime and territorial jurisdiction.”

State v. Priest (2008) washctapp · cites it 8× “Priest, in case number CR-052-RHW, for, among other charges, one count of theft on an Indian reservation against victim Cheryl Priest Hahn, on or about February 2, 1996, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 661 and 1153, labeled as count 2.”

United States v. Allen Anthony Spencer (1990) ca9 · cites it 9× “On June 21, 1988, the government charged Spencer with violations of 18 U.S.C. §§ 661 (taking property), a crime within the Major Crimes Act, 18 U.”

United States v. Stephanie K. Stearns (1977) ca9 · cites it 3× “KENNEDY, Circuit Judge: Stephanie Stearns was convicted, after a jury trial, on two counts of theft of personal property within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, violations of 18 U.S.C. § 661 , and on one count of transporting stolen…”

United States v. George Snow (1984) ca4 · cites it 3× “Following a jury trial on June 23, 1980, Snow was convicted of stealing a motorcycle from Fort Bragg Military Reservation in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 661 (a felony). Snow was 22 years old on the date of his conviction.”

United States v. Samantha D. Lopez Ronald J. McIntosh (1989) ca9 · cites it 2× “See 18 U.S.C. § 661 (1982); see also United States v.”

United States v. George William Blood (04-5101) and Stephen L. Crittenden (04-5261) (2006) ca6 “”); 18 U.S.C. § 661 (“[wjhoever ... takes and carries away, with intent to steal or purloin, any personal property of another.”

United States v. Samuel Joseph Lamartina (1978) ca6 · cites it 3× “Appellant was convicted by a jury of theft of property within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 661 . As charged in the indictment, the property alleged to have been stolen consisted of some $296.”

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