#	CODE	TYPE OF CRIME
1.	8 U.S.C. 1324	Murder related to the smuggling of aliens
2.	18 U.S.C. 32 18 U.S.C. 33 18 U.S.C. 34	Destruction of aircraft, motor vehicles, or related facilities resulting in death
3.	18 U.S.C. 36	Murder committed during a drug-related drive-by shooting
4.	18 U.S.C. 37	Murder committed at an airport serving international civil aviation
5.	18 U.S.C. 115 [by cross-reference to 18 U.S.C. 1111]	Retaliatory murder of a member of the immediate family of law enforcement officials
6.	18 U.S.C. 241 18 U.S.C. 242 18 U.S.C. 245 18 U.S.C. 247	Civil rights offenses resulting in death
7.	18 U.S.C. 351 [by cross-reference to 18 U.S.C. 1111]	Murder of a member of Congress, an important executive official, or a Supreme Court Justice
8.	18 U.S.C. 794	Espionage
9.	18 U.S.C. 844	Death resulting from offenses involving transportation of explosives, destruction of government property, or destruction of property related to foreign or interstate commerce
10.	18 U.S.C. 924	Murder committed by the use of a firearm during a crime of violence or a drug-trafficking crime
11.	18 U.S.C. 930 [by cross-reference to 18 U.S.C. 1111]	Murder committed in a federal government facility
12.	18 U.S.C. 1091	Genocide
13.	18 U.S.C. 1111	First-degree murder
14.	18 U.S.C. 1114 [by cross-reference to 18 U.S.C. 1111]	Murder of a federal judge or law enforcement official
15.	18 U.S.C. 1116 [by cross-reference to 18 U.S.C. 1111]	Murder of a foreign official
16.	18 U.S.C. 1118	Murder by a federal prisoner
17.	18 U.S.C. 1119 [by cross-reference to 18 U.S.C. 1111]	Murder of a US national in a foreign country
18.	18 U.S.C. 1120 [by cross-reference to 18 U.S.C. 1111]	Murder by an escaped federal prisoner already sentenced to life imprisonment
19.	18 U.S.C. 1121 [by cross-reference to 18 U.S.C. 1111]	Murder of a state or local law enforcement official or other person aiding in a federal investigation; murder of a State correctional officer
20.	18 U.S.C. 1201	Murder during a kidnapping
21.	18 U.S.C. 1203	Murder during a hostage taking
22.	18 U.S.C. 1503 [by cross-reference to 18 U.S.C. 1111]	Murder of a court officer or juror
23.	18 U.S.C. 1512 [by cross-reference to 18 U.S.C. 1111]	Murder with the intent of preventing testimony by a witness, victim, or informant
24.	18 U.S.C. 1513 [by cross-reference to 18 U.S.C. 1111]	Retaliatory murder of a witness, victim, or informant
25.	18 U.S.C. 1716	Mailing of injurious articles with intent to kill or resulting in death
26.	18 U.S.C. 1751 [by cross-reference to 18 U.S.C. 1111]	Assassination or kidnapping resulting in the death of the President or Vice President
27.	18 U.S.C. 1958	Murder for hire
28.	18 U.S.C. 1959	Murder involved in a racketeering offense
29.	18 U.S.C. 1992	Willful wrecking of a train resulting in death
30.	18 U.S.C. 2113	Bank-robbery-related murder or kidnapping
31.	18 U.S.C. 2119	Murder related to a carjacking
32.	18 U.S.C. 2245	Murder related to rape or child molestation
33.	18 U.S.C. 2251	Murder related to sexual exploitation of children
34.	18 U.S.C. 2280	Murder committed during an offense against maritime navigation
35.	18 U.S.C. 2281	Murder committed during an offense against a maritime fixed platform
36.	18 U.S.C. 2332	Terrorist murder of a US national in another country
37.	18 U.S.C. 2332a	Murder by the use of a weapon of mass destruction.
38.	18 U.S.C. 2340a	Murder involving torture
39.	18 U.S.C. 2381	Treason
40.	21 U.S.C. 848 (Anti-Drug Abuse Act)	Murder related to a continuing criminal enterprise or related murder of a Federal, State, or local law enforcement officer
41.	49 U.S.C. 46502	Death resulting from aircraft hijacking

 

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