{"identifier":"/us/usc/t18/s2265A","title":18,"num":"\u00a7\u202f2265A.","heading":"Repeat offenders","text":"\u00a7\u202f2265A.\nRepeat offenders\n(a)\nMaximum Term of Imprisonment.\u2014\nThe maximum term of imprisonment for a violation of this chapter after a prior domestic violence or stalking offense shall be twice the term otherwise provided under this chapter.\n(b)\nDefinition.\u2014\nFor purposes of this section\u2014\n(1) the term \u201cprior domestic violence or stalking offense\u201d means a conviction for an offense\u2014\n(A) under section 2261, 2261A, or 2262 of this chapter; or\n(B) under State or tribal law for an offense consisting of conduct that would have been an offense under a section referred to in subparagraph (A) if the conduct had occurred within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, or in interstate or foreign commerce; and\n(2) the term \u201cState\u201d means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, or any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t18/s2265A.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t18/s2265A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f2265A."},{"t":"heading","text":"Repeat offenders"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t18/s2265A/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Maximum Term of Imprisonment.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"The maximum term of imprisonment for a violation of this chapter after a prior domestic violence or stalking offense shall be twice the term otherwise provided under this chapter.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t18/s2265A/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Definition.\u2014"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"For purposes of this section\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t18/s2265A/b/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"chapeau","text":" the term \u201cprior domestic violence or stalking offense\u201d means a conviction for an offense\u2014"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t18/s2265A/b/1/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"content","text":" under section 2261, 2261A, or 2262 of this chapter; or","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t18/s2265A/b/1/B","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(B)"},{"t":"content","text":" under State or tribal law for an offense consisting of conduct that would have been an offense under a section referred to in subparagraph (A) if the conduct had occurred within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, or in interstate or foreign commerce; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t18/s2265A/b/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" the term \u201cState\u201d means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, or any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}