18 U.S.C. § 927

Current through P.L. 118-47 (published on www.congress.gov on 03/23/2024)

Section 927 - Effect on State law

No provision of this chapter shall be construed as indicating an intent on the part of the Congress to occupy the field in which such provision operates to the exclusion of the law of any State on the same subject matter, unless there is a direct and positive conflict between such provision and the law of the State so that the two cannot be reconciled or consistently stand together.

18 U.S.C. § 927

Added Pub. L. 90-351, title IV, §902, June 19, 1968, 82 Stat. 234; amended Pub. L. 90-618, title I, §102, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1226.

EDITORIAL NOTES

AMENDMENTS1968- Pub. L. 90-618 struck out "or possession" after "State" wherever appearing.

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1968 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 90-618 effective Dec. 16, 1968, see section 105 of Pub. L. 90-618 set out as a note under section 921 of this title.

EFFECTIVE DATESection effective 180 days after June 19, 1968, see section 907 of Pub. L. 90-351 set out as a note under section 921 of this title.