Full/Raw Text of 15  USC §2

Cite.  15 USC Sec. 2 01/05/99

Expcite.  Title 15 - Commerce and Trade; Chapter 1 - Monopolies and Combinations In Restraint of Trade

Head. Sec. 2. Monopolizing trade a felony; penalty

Statute.  Every person who shall monopolize, or attempt to monopolize, or combine or conspire with any other person or persons, to monopolize any part of the trade or commerce among the several States, or with foreign nations, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine not exceeding $10,000,000 if a corporation, or, if any other person, $350,000, or by imprisonment not exceeding three years, or by both said punishments, in the discretion of the court.

Source.  (July 2, 1890, ch. 647, Sec. 2, 26 Stat. 209; July 7, 1955, ch. 281, 69 Stat. 282; Pub. L. 93-528, Sec. 3, Dec. 21, 1974, 88 Stat. 1708; Pub. L. 101-588, Sec. 4(b), Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2880.)

Miscellaneous

Amendments.

• 1990 - Pub. L. 101-588 substituted ''$10,000,000'' for ''one million dollars'' and ''$350,000'' for ''one hundred thousand dollars''.

• 1974 - Pub. L. 93-528 substituted ''a felony, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine not exceeding one million dollars if a corporation, or, if any other person, one hundred thousand dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding three years'' for ''a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine not exceeding fifty thousand dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding one year''.

• 1955 - Act July 7, 1955, substituted ''fifty thousand dollars'' for ''five thousand dollars''.

Cross References.

• Antitrust laws inapplicable to labor organizations, see section 17 of this title.

• Carriers relieved from operation of this chapter, see section 11341 of Title 49, Transportation.

• Combinations in restraint of import trade, see section 8 of this title.

• Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud United States, see section 371 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.

• Discrimination in price, services or facilities, see section 13 of this title.

• Fishing industry, monopolies in, see section 522 of this title.

Section Referred to in Other Sections.  This section is referred to in section 18a of this title; title 12 section 1849.