U.S. Attorneys' Manual
Criminal Resource Manual
71. Capital Eligible Statutes Assigned By Section
The capital eligible statutes in the United States Code are assigned to the following sections:
Terrorism and Violent Crime Section TVCS
Narcotic and Dangerous Drug Section NDDS
Organized Crime and Racketeering Section OCRS
Office of Special Investigations OSI
Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section CEOS
Criminal Section, Civil Rights Division CRCS
The capital eligible statutes in the United States Code are assigned to these sections as follows:
| STATUTE | DESCRIPTION | SECTION |
| 8 U.S.C. 1324(a) | Alien Smuggling Resulting in Death | TVCS |
| 18 U.S.C. 32, 34 | Destruction of Aircraft Death | TVCS |
| 18 U.S.C. 33, 34 | Destruction of Motor Vehicle Death | TVCS |
| 18 U.S.C. 36 | Drive By Shooting Murder in re 848(c), 846, 841(b)(1)(A) | NDDS |
| 18 U.S.C. 37 | Intern'l Airport Violence Death | TVCS |
| 18 U.S.C. 241 | Conspiracy Against Rights Death | CRCS |
| 18 U.S.C. 242 | Deprivation of Rights Death | CRCS |
| 18 U.S.C. 245(b) | Federally Protected Activity Death | CRCS |
| 18 U.S.C. 247(c) | Exercise of Religious Rights Death | CRCS |
| 18 U.S.C. 351 | Congress, Cabinet Etc. Murder/Death | TVCS |
| 18 U.S.C. 794 | Espionage | TVCS |
| 18 U.S.C. 844 | Explosive Materials Death -- | TVCS |
| (d) | transport in interstate commerce | |
| (f) | destroying government property | |
| (i) | and property affecting commerce | |
| 18 U.S.C. 924(i) | Gun Murder re Violent or Drug Crime | TVCS |
| 18 U.S.C. 930(c) | Murder in a Federal Facility | TVCS |
| 18 U.S.C. 1091(b) | Genocide Resulting in Death | OSI |
| 18 U.S.C. 1111 | First Degree Murder (Premed-Felony) | TVCS |
| 18 U.S.C. 1114 | Murder of Federal Officials, Etc. | TVCS |
| 18 U.S.C. 1116(a) | Murder of Foreign Officials, Etc. | TVCS |
| 18 U.S.C. 1118 | Murder by Federal Prisoner | TVCS |
| 18 U.S.C. 1119 | Foreign Murder of United States National | TVCS |
| 18 U.S.C. 1120 | Murder by Escaped Federal Prisoner | TVCS |
| 18 U.S.C. 1121(a) | Murder of Person Aiding Federal Law | TVCS |
| 18 U.S.C. 1121(b) | Murder of State Corrections Officer | TVCS |
| 18 U.S.C. 1201(a) | Kidnapping Resulting in Death | TVCS |
| 18 U.S.C. 1203(a) | Hostage Taking Resulting in Death | TVCS |
| 18 U.S.C. 1503 | Murder of Court Officer or Juror | TVCS |
| 18 U.S.C. 1512(a) | Murder of Federal Witness, Etc. | TVCS |
| 18 U.S.C. 1513 | Retaliatory Murder of Witness, Etc. | TVCS |
| 18 U.S.C. 1716 | Mailing Injurious Articles Death | TVCS |
| 18 U.S.C. 1751 | Presidential, Staff, Etc. Murder | TVCS |
| 18 U.S.C. 1959(a) | Racketeering Murder (State-Federal) | OCRS |
| 18 U.S.C. 1992 | Wrecking Trains Resulting in Death | TVCS |
| 18 U.S.C. 2113(e) | Bank Robbery Resulting in Death | TVCS |
| 18 U.S.C. 2119(3) | Carjacking Resulting in Death | TVCS |
| 18 U.S.C. 2241-45 | Sexual Abuse Resulting in Death | CEOS |
| 18 U.S.C. 2251(d) | Child Sexual Exploitation Death | CEOS |
| 18 U.S.C. 2280 | Maritime Navig'n Violence Death | TVCS |
| 18 U.S.C. 2281 | Maritime Platform Violence Death | TVCS |
| 18 U.S.C. 2332(a)(1) | Foreign Murder of United States National | TVCS |
| 18 U.S.C. 2332a | Weapon of Mass Destruction Death | TVCS |
| 18 U.S.C. 2340A | Foreign Torture Resulting in Death | TVCS |
| 18 U.S.C. 2381 | Treason | TVCS |
| 18 U.S.C. 3591(b)(1) | Non-Homicide Mega-Narcotics Offense | NDDS |
| 18 U.S.C. 3591(b)(2) | CCE-Obstruction Attempted Killing | NDDS |
| 21 U.S.C. 848(e)(1)(A) | CCE/Major Drug Felony Killing | NDDS |
| 21 U.S.C. 848(e)(1)(B) | Drug Felony Killing of Law Officer | NDDS |
| 49 U.S.C. 46502 | Aircraft Piracy Resulting in Death | TVCS |