---
title: "Capital offenses"
citation: "18 U.S.C. § 3281"
authority_id: "AUTH-USC-18-3281"
authority_type: "statute"
jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide"
precedential_status: "binding_enacted_statute"
official_url: "https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/18/3281?link-type=html"
url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-USC-18-3281/"
legal_review: "2026-10-30"
license: "CC BY 4.0"
---

# 18 U.S.C. § 3281. Capital offenses

## Rule used

Text of 18 U.S.C. § 3281, used for the propositions stated in the linked claims.

## Material limitation

Official GovInfo United States Code, 2024 Main Edition, current through Jan. 6, 2025; amendments after that date were not checked against this file.

## Official source

<https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/18/3281?link-type=html>

## Why this record exists

Registered because a multi-section authority record named this section but its snapshot did not contain it.


## Used in

- [Federal Charging and Commencement](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/10-investigation-and-charging/federal-charging-and-commencement.md)