Concealing person from arrest
Official text prohibited actmental stateif conditionpenaltylegal term
Whoever harbors or conceals any person for whose arrest a warrant or process has been issued under the provisions of any law of the United States, so as to prevent his discovery and arrest, after notice or knowledge of the fact that a warrant or process has been issued for the apprehension of such person, shall be or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; except that if the warrant or process issued on a charge of , or after conviction of such person of any offense, the punishment shall be a , or imprisonment for not more than five years, or both.
History: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 755 (PDF, 39 MB); Aug. 20, 1954, ch. 771, 68 Stat. 747; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(H), (K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147 (PDF, 52 MB); Pub. L. 107–273, div. B, title IV, §4003(a)(3), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1811.)
Simplified explanation
It is a federal crime to hide or shelter someone to prevent their arrest, after knowing that a federal arrest warrant or similar court order has been issued for that person.