Within special maritime and territorial jurisdiction
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Whoever, within the , 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 , or imprisonment for not more than five years, or both; in all other cases, by a 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.
History: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 731 (PDF, 39 MB); Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(H), (K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147 (PDF, 52 MB); Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, §§601(a)(3), 606(a), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3498, 3511.)
Simplified explanation
It is a federal crime to steal someone's personal property in places under special federal control (such as federal lands, military bases, or U.S. ships at sea).