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Sec. 871. - Threats against President and successors to the Presidency
(a)
Whoever knowingly and willfully deposits for conveyance in the mail or for a delivery from
any post office or by any letter carrier any letter, paper, writing, print, missive, or document
containing any threat to take the life of, to kidnap, or to inflict bodily harm upon the President
of the United States, the President-elect, the Vice President or other officer next in the order
of succession to the office of President of the United States, or the Vice President-elect, or
knowingly and willfully otherwise makes any such threat against the President,
President-elect, Vice President or other officer next in the order of succession to the office
of President, or Vice President-elect, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more
than five years, or both.
(b)
The terms ''President-elect'' and ''Vice President-elect'' as used in this section shall mean
such persons as are the apparent successful candidates for the offices of President and
Vice President, respectively, as ascertained from the results of the general elections held
to determine the electors of President and Vice President in accordance with title 3, United
States Code, sections 1 and 2. The phrase ''other officer next in the order of succession to
the office of President'' as used in this section shall mean the person next in the order of
succession to act as President in accordance with title 3, United States Code, sections 19
and 20
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