21 U.S.C. § 675

Assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain persons; murder; protection of such persons

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Any person who forcibly assaults, resists, opposes, impedes, intimidates, or interferes with any person while engaged in or on account of the performance of his official duties under this chapter shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than three years, or both. Whoever, in the commission of any such acts, uses a deadly or dangerous weapon, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. Whoever kills any person while engaged in or on account of the performance of his official duties under this chapter shall be punished as provided under sections 1111 and 1114 of title 18.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1976–2024 · leading case: United States v. Rivera-Ruperto, 852 F.3d 1 (1st Cir. 2017).
United States v. Rivera-Ruperto, 852 F.3d 1 (1st Cir. 2017). “38 21 U.S.C. § 675 (§§2A1.1, Killing any person engaged in 1907 Life** 2A1.”
Shoultz v. Monfort of Colorado, Inc., 754 F.2d 318 (10th Cir. 1985). · cites it 5× “§§ 1985 and 1986, and 21 U.S.C. § 675 . 1 We affirm. *320 I Plaintiff Shoultz was employed as a meat inspector by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Quality Service, Meat and Poultry Inspection Program.”
United States v. Polizzi, 549 F. Supp. 2d 308 (E.D.N.Y 2008). “§ 622 Bribery of meat inspectors and acceptance of bribes 1 year 21 U.S.C. § 675 Killing any person engaged in or on account of performance Death or life of his official duties as a meat inspector 21 U.”
United States v. Terry Dean Iceman, 821 F.3d 979 (8th Cir. 2016). · cites it 2× “…113(a)(5), 113(a)(7) 115(a), 115(b)(1), 351(e), 1153, 1389, 1512(a), 1513, 1751(e), 2116, 2199, 2231, 2280, and 2291; 21 U.S.C. § 675 ; 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e-13, 2283; U.S.S.G. app. A. (Statutory Index). Not only does the Minor Assault guideline not contain any enhancements for…”
United States v. Troy Sargent, 103 F.4th 820 (D.C. Cir. 2024). “§§ 32 (b), 111, 112(a), 115(a), 115(b)(1), 351(e), 1153, 1751(e), 2116, 2118(c)(1), 2231; 21 U.S.C. § 675 ; 33 U.S.C. § 1232 (b)(2); and 42 U.”
United States v. James Austin Fraley, Sr., 538 F.2d 626 (4th Cir. 1976). “§ 461 (c) (1970); Meat Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. § 675 (1970).”
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