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P1  Criminal Cases [Amended 06/17/25]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
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Basic

B1  Face Page - Introduction  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
B2.1  The Duty to Follow Instructions and the Presumption of Innocence  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
B2.2  The Duty to Follow Instructions and the Presumption of Innocence When a Defendant Does Not Testify [Amended 11/27/23]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
B3  Definition of "Reasonable Doubt"  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
B4  Consideration of Direct and Circumstantial Evidence; Argument of Counsel; Comments by the Court  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
B5  Credibility of Witnesses  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
B6.1  Impeachment of Witnesses because of Inconsistent Statements [Amended 11/27/23]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
B6.2  Impeachment of Witnesses because of Inconsistent Statements or Felony Conviction [Amended 11/27/23]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
B6.3  Impeachment of Witnesses because of Inconsistent Statements (Defendant with no Felony Conviction Testifies) [Amended 11/27/23]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
B6.4  Impeachment of Witnesses because of Inconsistent Statements (Defendant with Felony Conviction Testifies) [Amended 11/27/23]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
B6.5  Impeachment of Witnesses because of Inconsistent Statements or Felony Conviction (Defendant with no Felony Conviction Testifies) [Amended 11/27/23]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
B6.6  Impeachment of Witnesses because of Inconsistent Statements or Felony Conviction (Defendant with Felony Conviction Testifies) [Amended 11/27/23]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
B6.7  Impeachment of Witness Because of Bad Reputation for (or Opinion about) Truthfulness (May Be Used With 6.1 - 6.6) [Amended 06/17/25]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
B7  Expert Witness  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
B8  Introduction to Offense Instructions  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
B8.1  Conjunctively Charged Counts [Adopted 12/10/19]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
B9.1A  Knowingly; Willfully - General [Amended 11/27/23]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
B9.1B  Knowingly; Willfully - Intentional Violation of a Known Legal Duty [Amended 06/17/25]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
B9.2  On or About a Particular Date [Amended 11/27/23]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
B10.1  Caution: Punishment (Single Defendant, Single Count)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
B10.2  Caution: Punishment (Single Defendant, Multiple Counts) [Amended 11/27/23]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
B10.3  Caution: Punishment (Multiple Defendants, Single Count) [Amended 11/27/23]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
B10.4  Caution: Punishment (Multiple Defendants, Multiple Counts) [Amended 11/27/23]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
B11  Duty to Deliberate  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
B12  Verdict  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations

Special

S1.1  Testimony of Accomplice, Informer, or Witness with Immunity  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
S1.2  Testimony of Accomplice or Codefendant with Plea Agreement  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
S1.3  Testimony of Accomplice, Witness Using Addictive Drugs, or Witness with Immunity  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
S2.1  Confession or Statement of a Single Defendant  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
S2.2  Confession or Statement of Multiple Defendants  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
S3  Identification Testimony  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
S4.1  Similar Acts Evidence (Rule 404(b), Fed. R. Evid.) [Amended 11/27/23]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
S4.2  Similar Acts Evidence - Identity (Rule 404(b), Fed. R. Evid.) [Amended 11/27/23]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
S5  Note-taking  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
(SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS 6 - 11 SHOULD BE USED, AS APPROPRIATE, AFTER THE OFFENSE INSTRUCTIONS)
S6  Possession [Amended 11/27/23]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
S7  Aiding and Abetting; Agency 18 U.S.C. § 2  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
S8  Deliberate Ignorance as Proof of Knowledge  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
S9  Good-Faith Defense to Willfulness (as under the Internal Revenue Code)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
S10.1  Lesser Included Offense (Single) [Amended 06/17/25]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
S10.2  Lesser Included Offense (Multiple) [Amended 06/17/25]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
S11  Attempt(s)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
(SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS 12 THROUGH 18 OR OTHER THEORY OF DEFENSE INSTRUCTIONS SHOULD BE USED, AS APPROPRIATE, AFTER THE OFFENSE INSTRUCTIONS)
S12  Character Evidence  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
S13.1  Entrapment  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
S13.2  Entrapment: Evaluating Conduct of Government Agents  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
S14  Alibi  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
S15  Insanity  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
S16  Duress and Coercion (Justification or Necessity)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
S17  Good-Faith Defense  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
S18  Good-Faith Reliance upon Advice of Counsel  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
S19  Evidence of Flight [Amended 11/27/23]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations

Offense

O1.1  Forcibly Assaulting a Federal Officer: Without Use of a Deadly Weapon - Felony Offense 18 U.S.C. § 111(a)(1) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O1.2  Forcibly Assaulting a Federal Officer: With Use of a Deadly Weapon or Inflicting Bodily Injury 18 U.S.C. § 111(b) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O2  Concealment of Property Belonging to the Estate of a Bankruptcy Debtor 18 U.S.C. § 152(1)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O3  Presenting or Using a False Claim in a Bankruptcy Proceeding 18 U.S.C. § 152(4)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O4  Embezzlement of a Bankruptcy Estate 18 U.S.C. § 153  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O5.1  Bribery of a Public Official 18 U.S.C. § 201(b)(1) [Amended 12/09/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O5.2  Receipt of a Bribe by a Public Official 18 U.S.C. § 201(b)(2) [Amended 12/09/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O6.1  Bribery of a Bank Officer 18 U.S.C. § 215(a)(1)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O6.2  Receipt of a Bribe or Reward by a Bank Officer 18 U.S.C. § 215(a)(2)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O7  Failure to Pay Child Support 18 U.S.C. § 228(a)(3)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O8  Deprivation of Civil Rights (Without Bodily Injury, Kidnapping, Sexual Assault, or Death) 18 U.S.C. § 242  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O9  Damage to Religious Property 18 U.S.C. § 247 (a)(1) & (d)(2)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O10.1  Freedom of Access to Reproductive Health Services: Intimidation or Injury of a Person 18 U.S.C. § 248(a)(1)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O10.2  Freedom of Access to Reproductive Health Services: Damage to a Facility 18 U.S.C. § 248(a)(3)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O11.1  Conspiracy to Defraud the Government with Respect to Claims 18 U.S.C. § 286  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O11.2  False Claims Against the Government 18 U.S.C. § 287  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O12  Presenting False Declaration or Certification 18 U.S.C. § 289  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O13.1  General Conspiracy Charge 18 U.S.C. § 371 [Amended 12/10/19]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O13.2  Multiple Objects of a Conspiracy - for use with General Conspiracy Charge 13.1 18 U.S.C. § 371  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O13.3  Multiple Conspiracies - for use with General Conspiracy Charge 13.1 18 U.S.C. § 371  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O13.4  Withdrawal from a Conspiracy - for use with General Conspiracy Charge 13.1 18 U.S.C. § 371  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O13.5  Pinkerton Instruction, [Pinkerton v. U.S., 328 U.S. 640 (1946)]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O13.6  Conspiracy to Defraud the United States 18 U.S.C. § 371 (Second Clause)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O14  Counterfeiting 18 U.S.C. § 471  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O15.1  Possession of Counterfeit Notes 18 U.S.C. § 472  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O15.2  Counterfeit Notes: Passing or Uttering 18 U.S.C. § 472  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O16  Counterfeit Notes: Dealing 18 U.S.C. § 473  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O17  Counterfeit Notes: Possession of Notes Made after the Similitude of Genuine Notes 18 U.S.C. § 474(a) (Fifth Paragraph)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O18.1  Forgery: Endorsement of Government Check Having a Face Value of More than $1000 18 U.S.C. § 510(a)(1)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O18.2  Forgery: Uttering a Forged Endorsement Having a Face Value of More than $1000 18 U.S.C. § 510(a)(2)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O18.3  Counterfeit or Forged Securities 18 U.S.C. § 513(a)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O19  Criminal Street Gangs 18 U.S.C. § 521  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O20  Smuggling 18 U.S.C. § 545 (First Paragraph)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O21  Theft of Government Money or Property 18 U.S.C. § 641 (First Paragraph) [Amended 06/17/25]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O22  Theft or Embezzlement by Bank Employee 18 U.S.C. § 656  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O23.1  Theft from an Interstate Shipment 18 U.S.C. § 659 (First Paragraph)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O23.2  Buying or Receiving Goods Stolen from an Interstate Shipment 18 U.S.C. § 659 (Second Paragraph)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O24.1  Theft Concerning Programs Receiving Federal Funds 18 U.S.C. § 666(a)(1)(A) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O24.2  Bribery Concerning a Program Receiving Federal Funds 18 U.S.C. § 666(a)(1)(B) [Amended 12/10/19]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O24.3  Bribery of Agent of Entity Receiving Benefits Under a Federal Assistance Program 18 U.S.C. § 666(a)(2) [Adopted 12/10/19]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O25  Escape 18 U.S.C. § 751(a)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O26  Instigating or Assisting an Escape 18 U.S.C. § 752(a)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O27  Making Threats by Mail or Telephone 18 U.S.C. § 844(e)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O28  Federal Arson Statute 18 U.S.C. § 844(i)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O29  Threats Against the President 18 U.S.C. § 871 [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O30.1  Interstate Transmission of a Demand for Ransom for Return of a Kidnapped Person 18 U.S.C. § 875(a)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O30.2  Interstate Transmission of an Extortionate Threat to Kidnap or Injure 18 U.S.C. § 875(b) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O30.3  Interstate Transmission of Threat to Kidnap or Injure 18 U.S.C. § 875(c) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O30.4  Interstate Transmission of an Extortionate Communication 18 U.S.C. § 875(d) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O31.1  Mailing Threatening Communications (First Paragraph) 18 U.S.C. § 876  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O31.2  Mailing Threatening Communications 18 U.S.C. § 876(b) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O31.3  Mailing Threatening Communications 18 U.S.C. § 876(c) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O31.4  Mailing Threatening Communications 18 U.S.C. § 876(d) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O32  False Impersonation of a Citizen 18 U.S.C. § 911  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O33  False Impersonation of an Officer of the United States 18 U.S.C. § 912  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O34.1  Dealing in Firearms without a License 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(1)(A) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O34.2  Transfer of Firearm to Nonresident 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(5)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O34.3  False Statement to a Firearms Dealer 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(6)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O34.4  Failure of Firearms Dealer to Keep Proper Record of Sale 18 U.S.C. § 922(b)(5)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O34.5  Sale of a Firearm to a Convicted Felon 18 U.S.C. § 922(d)(1)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O34.6  Possession of a Firearm or Ammunition by a Convicted Felon 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) [Amended 05/12/21]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O34.7  False Entry in a Record by a Firearms Dealer 18 U.S.C. § 922(m)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O34.8  Possession of a Machine Gun 18 U.S.C. § 922(o)(1)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O35.1  False Statement in Required Information Kept by a Firearms Dealer 18 U.S.C. § 924(a)(1)(A)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O35.2  Using or Carrying a Firearm During a Violent Crime or Drug-Trafficking Crime 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O35.3  Possessing a Firearm in Furtherance of a Violent Crime or Drug-Trafficking Crime 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O35.4  Using or Carrying and Possessing a Firearm in Furtherance of a Violent Crime or Drug-Trafficking Crime 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O35.5  Aiding and Abetting: Possessing a Firearm 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O35.6  Aiding and Abetting: Using or Carrying a Firearm 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O35.7  Aiding and Abetting: Using or Carrying and Possessing a Firearm 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O35.8  Brandishing 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O35.9  Discharge of Firearm 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O35.10  Weapons Listed in 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(B) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O36  False Statement to a Federal Agency 18 U.S.C. § 1001  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O37  False Entry in Bank Records 18 U.S.C. § 1005 (Third Paragraph)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O38  False Statements in Department of Housing and Urban Development and Federal Housing Administration Transactions 18 U.S.C. § 1010  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O39  False Statement to a Federally Insured Institution 18 U.S.C. § 1014  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O40.1  False Identification Documents 18 U.S.C. § 1028(a)(3)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O40.2  False Identification Documents 18 U.S.C. § 1028(a)(4)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O40.3  Aggravated Identity Theft 18 U.S.C. § 1028A(a)(1) [Amended 12/15/25]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O41.1  Fraudulent Use of Counterfeit Credit Cards or Other Access Devices 18 U.S.C. § 1029(a)(1)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O41.2  Fraudulent Use of Unauthorized Credit Cards or Other Access Devices 18 U.S.C. § 1029(a)(2) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O42.1  Computer Fraud: Injury to the United States 18 U.S.C. § 1030(a)(1)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O42.2  Computer Fraud: Obtaining Financial Information 18 U.S.C. § 1030(a)(2) & (c)(2)(B)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O42.3  Computer Fraud: Causing Damage to Computer or Program 18 U.S.C. § 1030(a)(5)(A) & (B)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O42.4  Computer Fraud: Trafficking in Passwords 18 U.S.C. § 1030(a)(6)(A) & (B)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O43  Major Fraud Against the United States 18 U.S.C. § 1031  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O44  Transmission of Wagering Information 18 U.S.C. § 1084  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O45.1  First Degree Murder: Premeditated Murder 18 U.S.C. § 1111  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O45.2  First Degree Murder: Felony Murder 18 U.S.C. § 1111  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O45.3  Second-Degree Murder 18 U.S.C. § 1111  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O46.1  Voluntary Manslaughter 18 U.S.C. § 1112  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O46.2  Involuntary Manslaughter 18 U.S.C. § 1112 [Amended 06/17/25]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O47  Attempted Murder 18 U.S.C. § 1113  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O48  Killing or Attempting to Kill a Federal Officer or Employee 18 U.S.C. § 1114  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O49  Kidnapping [Resulting in Death] 18 U.S.C. § 1201(a)(1) [Amended 12/15/25]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O50.1  Mail Fraud 18 U.S.C. § 1341 [Amended 01/24/19]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O50.2  Mail Fraud: Depriving Another of an Intangible Right of Honest Services Public Official/Public Employee 18 U.S.C. §§ [1341] and 1346 [Amended 01/24/19]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O50.3  Mail Fraud: Depriving Another of an Intangible Right of Honest Services 18 U.S.C. §§ [1341] and 1346 Private Employee [Amended 01/24/19]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O50.4  Mail Fraud: Depriving Another of an Intangible Right of Honest Services 18 U.S.C. §§ [1341] and 1346 Independent Contractor or Other Private Sector Contractual Relationship Besides Employer/Employee [Amended 01/24/19]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O51  Wire Fraud 18 U.S.C. § 1343 [Amended 01/24/19]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O52  Bank Fraud 18 U.S.C. § 1344 [Amended 01/24/19]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O53.1  Health Care Fraud 18 U.S.C. § 1347 [Amended 01/24/19]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O53.2  Health Care Fraud Obstruction of Criminal Investigations of Health Care Offenses 18 U.S.C. § 1518(a) [Adopted 01/24/19]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O54  Conspiracy to Commit [Mail] Fraud 18 U.S.C. § 1349  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O55  Mailing Obscene Material 18 U.S.C. § 1461  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O56  Interstate Transportation of Obscene Materials by Common Carrier 18 U.S.C. § 1462  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O57  Interstate Transportation of Obscene Material (for Purpose of Sale or Distribution) 18 U.S.C. § 1465  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O58.1  Obstruction of Justice: Omnibus Clause 18 U.S.C. § 1503  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O58.2  Corruptly Influencing a Juror 18 U.S.C. § 1503  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O58.3  Threatening a Juror 18 U.S.C. § 1503  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O59.1  Killing a Witness 18 U.S.C. § 1512(a)(1)(A)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O59.2  Tampering with a Witness 18 U.S.C. § 1512(b)(1)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O60  False Statement in Application and Use of Passport 18 U.S.C. § 1542  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O60.1  Misuse of a Passport 18 U.S.C. § 1544 (First and Second Paragraphs) [Adopted 12/10/19]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O61  Possession or Use of False Visa 18 U.S.C. § 1546(a) (First Paragraph)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O62  Involuntary Servitude and Peonage 18 U.S.C. §§ 1581 & 1584  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O63  Sex Trafficking of Children or by Force, Fraud, or Coercion 18 U.S.C. § 1591(a)(1)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O64  False Declaration Before a Grand Jury 18 U.S.C. § 1623(a)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O65  Obstruction of Correspondence - Taking of Mail 18 U.S.C. § 1702  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O66.1  Theft of Mail (First Paragraph) 18 U.S.C. § 1708  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O66.2  Possession of Stolen Mail (Third Paragraph) 18 U.S.C. § 1708  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O67  Theft of Mail Matter by Postal Service Employee 18 U.S.C. § 1709  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O68.1  Providing Contraband to a Federal Prisoner 18 U.S.C. § 1791(a)(1)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O68.2  Possession of Contraband by a Federal Prisoner 18 U.S.C. § 1791(a)(2)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O69  False Statement Regarding Federal Workers' Compensation Benefits 18 U.S.C. § 1920  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O70.1  Interference with Commerce by Extortion - Hobbs Act: Racketeering (Force or Threats of Force) 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O70.2  Interference with Commerce by Extortion - Hobbs Act: Racketeering (Color of Official Right) 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a) [Amended 12/09/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O70.3  Interference with Commerce by Robbery Hobbs Act: Racketeering (Robbery) 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O71  Interstate Travel in Aid of Racketeering 18 U.S.C. § 1952(a)(3)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O72  Interstate Transportation of Wagering Paraphernalia (Bookmaking) 18 U.S.C. § 1953  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O73  Illegal Gambling Business 18 U.S.C. § 1955  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O74.1  Money Laundering: Promoting Unlawful Activity 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(A)(i)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O74.2  Money Laundering: Concealing Proceeds of Specified Unlawful Activity or Avoiding Transaction Reporting Requirement 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(B)(i) & (ii)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O74.3  Money Laundering: International Transportation of Monetary Instruments 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(2)(A)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O74.4  Money Laundering Sting 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(3)(A) or (a)(3)(B) or (a)(3)(c)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O74.5  Money Laundering Conspiracy 18 U.S.C. § 1956(h) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O74.6  Money Laundering 18 U.S.C. § 1957  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O75.1  RICO - Substantive Offense 18 U.S.C. § 1962(c) [Amended 06/17/25]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O75.2  RICO - Conspiracy Offense 18 U.S.C. § 1962(d) [Amended 06/17/25]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O76.1  Bank Robbery (Subsection (a) Only) 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O76.2  Bank Robbery (Subsections (a) and (d) Alleged in Separate Counts) 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) & (d)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O76.3  Bank Robbery (Subsections (a) and (d) Alleged in the Same Count) 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) & (d)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O76.4  Bank Robbery (Subsection (e) Only - Alleged in a Separate Count) 18 U.S.C. § 2113(e)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O77  Armed Postal/U.S. Property Robbery 18 U.S.C. § 2114(a)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O78  Motor Vehicles: "Carjacking" 18 U.S.C. § 2119  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O79.1  Aggravated Sexual Abuse: By Force or Threat 18 U.S.C. § 2241(a)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O79.2  Aggravated Sexual Abuse: Crossing a State Line with the Intent to Engage in a Sexual Act with Child Under 12 18 U.S.C. § 2241(c)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O79.3  Aggravated Sexual Abuse: Sexual Act with a Child Under 12 18 U.S.C. § 2241(c)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O79.4  Aggravated Sexual Abuse: Sexual Act with Child Between 12 and 16 18 U.S.C. § 2241(c)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O80  Sexual Abuse of a Minor 18 U.S.C. § 2243(a)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O81.1  Abusive Sexual Contact 18 U.S.C. § 2244(a)(3)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O81.2  Abusive Sexual Contact: Sexual Contact with Child Under 12 18 U.S.C. §§ 2244(a)(3) and 2244(c)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O82  Sexual Exploitation of Children: Producing/Transmitting Visual Depiction of Sexually Explicit Conduct, 18 U.S.C. § 2251(a) [Amended 07/21/26]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O82.1  Sexual Exploitation of Children: Advertising Visual Depiction of Sexually Explicit Conduct, 18 U.S.C. § 2251(d) [Amended 07/21/26]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O83.1  Sexual Exploitation of Minors: Transporting or Shipping Visual Depiction Involving Sexual Exploitation of Minors, 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(1) [Amended 07/21/26]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O83.2A  Sexual Exploitation of Minors: Receiving or Distributing Visual Depiction Involving Sexual Exploitation of Minors, 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2) [Adopted 07/21/26]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O83.2B  Sexual Exploitation of Minors: Reproducing Visual Depiction Involving Sexual Exploitation of Minors, 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2) [Adopted 07/21/26]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O83.2C  Sexual Exploitation of Minors: Selling or Possessing with Intent to Sell Visual Depiction Involving Sexual Exploitation of Minors, 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(3)(B) [Adopted 07/21/26]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O83.2D  Sexual Exploitation of Minors: Possessing or Accessing with Intent to View Visual Depiction Involving Sexual Exploitation of Minors, 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(4)(B) [Adopted 07/21/26]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O83.3A  Child Pornography: Mailing, Transporting, or Shipping (Visual Depiction of Actual Minor as Defined in 18 U.S.C. § 2256(8)(A), (C)), 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(1) [Amended 07/21/26]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O83.3B  Child Pornography: Mailing, Transporting, or Shipping (Computer or Digital Image that Appears Indistinguishable from Actual Minor but may not be of an Actual Person as Defined in 18 U.S.C. § 2256(8)(B)), 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(1) [Amended 07/21/26]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O83.4A  Child Pornography: Receiving or Distributing (Visual Depiction of Actual Minor as Defined in 18 U.S.C. § 2256(8)(A), (C)), 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(2)(A) [Amended 07/21/26]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O83.4B  Child Pornography: Receiving or Distributing (Computer or Digital Image that Appears Indistinguishable from Actual Minor but may not be of an Actual Person as Defined in 18 U.S.C. § 2256(8)(B)), 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(2)(A) [Amended 07/21/26]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O83.5A  Child Pornography: Possessing or Accessing with Intent to View (Visual Depiction of Actual Minor as Defined in 18 U.S.C. § 2256(8)(A), (C)), 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(5)(B) [Adopted 07/21/26]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O83.5B  Child Pornography: Possessing or Accessing with Intent to View (Computer or Digital Image that Appears Indistinguishable from Actual Minor but may not be of an Actual Person as Defined in 18 U.S.C. § 2256(8)(B)), 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(5)(B) [Adopted 07/21/26]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O84  Transportation of Explosive, Biological, Chemical or Radioactive or Nuclear Materials 18 U.S.C. § 2283(a)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O85  Transportation of Terrorists 18 U.S.C. § 2284(a)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O86  Interstate Transportation of a Stolen Motor Vehicle 18 U.S.C. § 2312  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O87  Sale or Receipt of a Stolen Motor Vehicle 18 U.S.C. § 2313  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O88.1  Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property 18 U.S.C. § 2314 (First Paragraph)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O88.2  Causing Interstate Travel in Execution of a Scheme to Defraud 18 U.S.C. § 2314 (Second Paragraph)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O89  Sale or Receipt of Stolen Property (First Paragraph) 18 U.S.C. § 2315  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O90  Use of Weapons of Mass Destruction Against Person or Property in the United States 18 U.S.C. § 2332(a)(2)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O91.1  Providing Material Support to Terrorists 18 U.S.C. § 2339A  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O91.2  Providing Material Support or Resources to Designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations 18 U.S.C. § 2339B  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O92.1  Inducement of Juvenile to Travel to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity 18 U.S.C. § 2422(a)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O92.2  Coercion and Enticement of a Minor to Engage in Sexual Activity 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O92.3  Attempted Coercion and Enticement of a Minor to Engage in Sexual Activity 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b) [Amended 12/10/19]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O93.1  Transportation with Intent to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity 18 U.S.C. § 2423(a)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O93.2  Travel with Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct 18 U.S.C. § 2423(b) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O93.3  Engaging in Illicit Sexual Conduct in a Foreign Place 18 U.S.C. § 2423(c)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O93.4  Facilitating Travel of Another to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct 18 U.S.C. § 2423(d)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O94  Failure to Appear: Bail Jumping 18 U.S.C. § 3146  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O95  Unlawful Possession of Food Stamps 7 U.S.C. § 2024(b)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O96.1  Bringing Aliens into the United States 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(i)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O96.2  Unlawfully Transporting Aliens 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(ii)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O96.3  Concealing or Harboring Aliens 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(iii)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O96.4  Conspiracy to Encourage or Induce Aliens to Enter the United States 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(v)(I) [Adopted 12/10/19]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O97  Illegal Entry by Deported Alien 8 U.S.C. § 1326  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O98.1  Controlled Substances – Possession with Intent to Distribute, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) [Adopted 06/17/25]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O98.2  Controlled Substances – Distribution, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) [Adopted 06/17/25]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O99  Controlled Substances: Unlawful Use of Communications Facility 21 U.S.C. § 843(b)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O100  Controlled Substances: Conspiracy 21 U.S.C. § 846 and/or 21 U.S.C. § 963 [Amended 12/15/25]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O101.1  Withdrawal as a Defense to Conspiracy - Quantity of Drugs  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O101.2  Withdrawal as a Defense to Conspiracy Based on the Statute of Limitations  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O102.1  Controlled Substances: Continuing Criminal Enterprise 21 U.S.C. § 848  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O102.2  Controlled Substances: Continuing Criminal Enterprise - Murder 21 U.S.C. § 848(e)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O103  Possession of Controlled Substance Near Schools or Public Housing 21 U.S.C. § 860 [Amended 06/17/25]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O104  Controlled Substances: Importation 21 U.S.C. § 952(a) [Amended 06/17/25]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O105  Possession or Transfer of Non-Tax-Paid Distilled Spirits 26 U.S.C. §§ 5604(a)(1) & 5301(d)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O106.1  Possession or Unregistered Firearm 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d) [Amended 01/24/19]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O106.2  Possession of Firearm having Altered or Obliterated Serial Number 26 U.S.C. § 5861(h)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O106.3  Possession or Receipt of Firearm not Identified by a Serial Number 26 U.S.C. § 5861(i)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O107.1  Tax Evasion: General Charge 26 U.S.C. § 7201 [Amended 06/17/25]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O107.2  Net Worth Method  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O107.3  Bank-Deposits Method  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O107.4  Cash Expenditures Method  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O108  Failure to File a Tax Return 26 U.S.C. § 7203  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O109.1  Filing a False Tax-Related Document 26 U.S.C. § 7206(1)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O109.2  Aiding or Assisting in Preparation of False Documents Under Internal Revenue Laws 26 U.S.C. § 7206(2)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O110  False Tax Return, List, Account, or Statement 26 U.S.C. § 7207  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O111  Impeding Internal Revenue Service - Omnibus Clause 26 U.S.C. § 7212(a) [Amended 11/27/23]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O112  Evading a Currency-Transaction Reporting Requirement by Structuring Transaction 31 U.S.C. § 5324(a)(3) [Amended 10/04/21]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O113  Knowingly Discharge Pollutant in Violation of the Clean Water Act 33 U.S.C. §§ 1311(a) & 1319(c)(2)(A)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O114  Fraudulent Receipt of V.A. Benefits 38 U.S.C. § 6102(b)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O115  Falsely Representing a Social Security Number 42 U.S.C. § 408(a)(7)(B)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O116  Forceful Intimidation Because of Race: Occupancy of Dwelling (No Bodily Injury) 42 U.S.C. § 3631  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O117.1  Controlled Substances: Possession on Vessel of the United States or Subject to the Jurisdiction of the United States 46 U.S.C. § 70503(a) [Amended 06/17/25]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O117.2  Controlled Substances: Possession on Vessel by United States Citizen or Resident Alien 46 U.S.C. § 70503(a) [Amended 06/17/25]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O118  Assaulting or Intimidating a Flight Crew of an Aircraft in United States without Dangerous Weapon 49 U.S.C. § 46504  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O119  Attempting to Board Air Craft with Concealed Weapon or Explosive Device 49 U.S.C. § 46505(b)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O120  Procurement of Citizenship or Naturalization Unlawfully 18 U.S.C. § 1425 [Adopted 12/10/19]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations

Trial

T1.1  Cautionary Instruction Similar Acts Evidence (Rule 404(b), Fed. R. Evid.) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
T1.2  Cautionary Instruction Similar Acts Evidence - Identity (Rule 404(b), Fed. R. Evid.) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
T2  Witness's Prior Statement or Testimony Explanatory Instruction  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
T3  Explanatory Instruction - Transcript of Tape Recorded Conversation [Amended 06/17/25]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
T4  Explanatory Instruction Role of the Interpreter  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
T5  Modified Allen Charge [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
T6  Forfeiture Proceedings (To be given before supplemental evidentiary proceedings or supplemental arguments of counsel)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations

Preliminary

P1  Criminal Cases [Amended 06/17/25]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Amended 12/10/19]  View Prior Instruction
 [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
P2  Preliminary and Explanatory Instructions to Innominate (Anonymous) Jury  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations

Basic

B1  Face Page - Introduction  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
B2.1  The Duty to Follow Instructions and the Presumption of Innocence  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
B2.2  The Duty to Follow Instructions and the Presumption of Innocence When a Defendant Does Not Testify [Amended 11/27/23]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
B3  Definition of "Reasonable Doubt"  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
B4  Consideration of Direct and Circumstantial Evidence; Argument of Counsel; Comments by the Court  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
B5  Credibility of Witnesses  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
B6.1  Impeachment of Witnesses because of Inconsistent Statements [Amended 11/27/23]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
B6.2  Impeachment of Witnesses because of Inconsistent Statements or Felony Conviction [Amended 11/27/23]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
B6.3  Impeachment of Witnesses because of Inconsistent Statements (Defendant with no Felony Conviction Testifies) [Amended 11/27/23]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
B6.4  Impeachment of Witnesses because of Inconsistent Statements (Defendant with Felony Conviction Testifies) [Amended 11/27/23]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
B6.5  Impeachment of Witnesses because of Inconsistent Statements or Felony Conviction (Defendant with no Felony Conviction Testifies) [Amended 11/27/23]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
B6.6  Impeachment of Witnesses because of Inconsistent Statements or Felony Conviction (Defendant with Felony Conviction Testifies) [Amended 11/27/23]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
B6.7  Impeachment of Witness Because of Bad Reputation for (or Opinion about) Truthfulness (May Be Used With 6.1 - 6.6) [Amended 06/17/25]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
B7  Expert Witness  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
B8  Introduction to Offense Instructions  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
B8.1  Conjunctively Charged Counts [Adopted 12/10/19]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
B9.1A  Knowingly; Willfully - General [Amended 11/27/23]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
B9.1B  Knowingly; Willfully - Intentional Violation of a Known Legal Duty [Amended 06/17/25]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Amended 11/27/23]  View Prior Instruction
 [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
B9.2  On or About a Particular Date [Amended 11/27/23]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
B10.1  Caution: Punishment (Single Defendant, Single Count)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
B10.2  Caution: Punishment (Single Defendant, Multiple Counts) [Amended 11/27/23]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
B10.3  Caution: Punishment (Multiple Defendants, Single Count) [Amended 11/27/23]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
B10.4  Caution: Punishment (Multiple Defendants, Multiple Counts) [Amended 11/27/23]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
B11  Duty to Deliberate  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
B12  Verdict  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations

Special

S1.1  Testimony of Accomplice, Informer, or Witness with Immunity  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
S1.2  Testimony of Accomplice or Codefendant with Plea Agreement  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
S1.3  Testimony of Accomplice, Witness Using Addictive Drugs, or Witness with Immunity  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
S2.1  Confession or Statement of a Single Defendant  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
S2.2  Confession or Statement of Multiple Defendants  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
S3  Identification Testimony  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
S4  Similar Acts Evidence (Rule 404(b), Fed. R. Evid.) [Amended and Split into Subsections 09/04/15]
Prior Instructions: [Amended 01/30/15]  View Prior Instruction
 [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
S4.1  Similar Acts Evidence (Rule 404(b), Fed. R. Evid.) [Amended 11/27/23]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Prior Instruction
 [Adopted 09/04/15]  View Prior Instruction S4 - Refer to the S4 entry for a list of Prior Instructions.
S4.2  Similar Acts Evidence - Identity (Rule 404(b), Fed. R. Evid.) [Amended 11/27/23]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Prior Instruction
 [Adopted 09/04/15]  View Prior Instruction S4 - Refer to the S4 entry for a list of Prior Instructions.
S5  Note-taking  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
(SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS 6 - 11 SHOULD BE USED, AS APPROPRIATE, AFTER THE OFFENSE INSTRUCTIONS)
S6  Possession [Amended 11/27/23]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
S7  Aiding and Abetting; Agency 18 U.S.C. § 2  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
S8  Deliberate Ignorance as Proof of Knowledge  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
S9  Good-Faith Defense to Willfulness (as under the Internal Revenue Code)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
S10.1  Lesser Included Offense (Single) [Amended 06/17/25]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
S10.2  Lesser Included Offense (Multiple) [Amended 06/17/25]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
S11  Attempt(s)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
(SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS 12 THROUGH 18 OR OTHER THEORY OF DEFENSE INSTRUCTIONS SHOULD BE USED, AS APPROPRIATE, AFTER THE OFFENSE INSTRUCTIONS)
S12  Character Evidence  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
S13.1  Entrapment  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
S13.2  Entrapment: Evaluating Conduct of Government Agents  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
S14  Alibi  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
S15  Insanity  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
S16  Duress and Coercion (Justification or Necessity)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
S17  Good-Faith Defense  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
S18  Good-Faith Reliance upon Advice of Counsel  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
S19  Evidence of Flight [Amended 11/27/23]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 12/09/16]  View Prior Instruction

Offense

O1.1  Forcibly Assaulting a Federal Officer: Without Use of a Deadly Weapon - Felony Offense 18 U.S.C. § 111(a)(1) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Amended 06/10/15]  View Prior Instruction
 [Amended 01/30/15]  View Prior Instruction
 [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O1.2  Forcibly Assaulting a Federal Officer: With Use of a Deadly Weapon or Inflicting Bodily Injury 18 U.S.C. § 111(b) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Amended 06/10/15]  View Prior Instruction
 [Amended 01/30/15]  View Prior Instruction
 [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O2  Concealment of Property Belonging to the Estate of a Bankruptcy Debtor 18 U.S.C. § 152(1)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O3  Presenting or Using a False Claim in a Bankruptcy Proceeding 18 U.S.C. § 152(4)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O4  Embezzlement of a Bankruptcy Estate 18 U.S.C. § 153  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O5.1  Bribery of a Public Official 18 U.S.C. § 201(b)(1) [Amended 12/09/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O5.2  Receipt of a Bribe by a Public Official 18 U.S.C. § 201(b)(2) [Amended 12/09/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O6.1  Bribery of a Bank Officer 18 U.S.C. § 215(a)(1)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O6.2  Receipt of a Bribe or Reward by a Bank Officer 18 U.S.C. § 215(a)(2)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O7  Failure to Pay Child Support 18 U.S.C. § 228(a)(3)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O8  Deprivation of Civil Rights (Without Bodily Injury, Kidnapping, Sexual Assault, or Death) 18 U.S.C. § 242  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O9  Damage to Religious Property 18 U.S.C. § 247 (a)(1) & (d)(2)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O10.1  Freedom of Access to Reproductive Health Services: Intimidation or Injury of a Person 18 U.S.C. § 248(a)(1)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O10.2  Freedom of Access to Reproductive Health Services: Damage to a Facility 18 U.S.C. § 248(a)(3)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O11.1  Conspiracy to Defraud the Government with Respect to Claims 18 U.S.C. § 286  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O11.2  False Claims Against the Government 18 U.S.C. § 287  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O12  Presenting False Declaration or Certification 18 U.S.C. § 289  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O13.1  General Conspiracy Charge 18 U.S.C. § 371 [Amended 12/10/19]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O13.2  Multiple Objects of a Conspiracy - for use with General Conspiracy Charge 13.1 18 U.S.C. § 371  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O13.3  Multiple Conspiracies - for use with General Conspiracy Charge 13.1 18 U.S.C. § 371  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O13.4  Withdrawal from a Conspiracy - for use with General Conspiracy Charge 13.1 18 U.S.C. § 371  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O13.5  Pinkerton Instruction, [Pinkerton v. U.S., 328 U.S. 640 (1946)]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O13.6  Conspiracy to Defraud the United States 18 U.S.C. § 371 (Second Clause)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O14  Counterfeiting 18 U.S.C. § 471  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O15.1  Possession of Counterfeit Notes 18 U.S.C. § 472  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O15.2  Counterfeit Notes: Passing or Uttering 18 U.S.C. § 472  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O16  Counterfeit Notes: Dealing 18 U.S.C. § 473  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O17  Counterfeit Notes: Possession of Notes Made after the Similitude of Genuine Notes 18 U.S.C. § 474(a) (Fifth Paragraph)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O18.1  Forgery: Endorsement of Government Check Having a Face Value of More than $1000 18 U.S.C. § 510(a)(1)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O18.2  Forgery: Uttering a Forged Endorsement Having a Face Value of More than $1000 18 U.S.C. § 510(a)(2)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O18.3  Counterfeit or Forged Securities 18 U.S.C. § 513(a)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O19  Criminal Street Gangs 18 U.S.C. § 521  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O20  Smuggling 18 U.S.C. § 545 (First Paragraph)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O21  Theft of Government Money or Property 18 U.S.C. § 641 (First Paragraph) [Amended 06/17/25]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Prior Instruction
 [Amended 01/30/15]  View Prior Instruction
 [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O22  Theft or Embezzlement by Bank Employee 18 U.S.C. § 656  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O23.1  Theft from an Interstate Shipment 18 U.S.C. § 659 (First Paragraph)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O23.2  Buying or Receiving Goods Stolen from an Interstate Shipment 18 U.S.C. § 659 (Second Paragraph)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O24.1  Theft Concerning Programs Receiving Federal Funds 18 U.S.C. § 666(a)(1)(A) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Amended 09/04/15]  View Prior Instruction
 [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O24.2  Bribery Concerning a Program Receiving Federal Funds 18 U.S.C. § 666(a)(1)(B) [Amended 12/10/19]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Amended 09/04/15]  View Prior Instruction
 [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O24.3  Bribery of Agent of Entity Receiving Benefits Under a Federal Assistance Program 18 U.S.C. § 666(a)(2) [Adopted 12/10/19]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O25  Escape 18 U.S.C. § 751(a)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O26  Instigating or Assisting an Escape 18 U.S.C. § 752(a)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O27  Making Threats by Mail or Telephone 18 U.S.C. § 844(e)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O28  Federal Arson Statute 18 U.S.C. § 844(i)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O29  Threats Against the President 18 U.S.C. § 871 [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Amended 02/02/16]  View Prior Instruction
 [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O30.1  Interstate Transmission of a Demand for Ransom for Return of a Kidnapped Person 18 U.S.C. § 875(a)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O30.2  Interstate Transmission of an Extortionate Threat to Kidnap or Injure 18 U.S.C. § 875(b) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Amended 02/02/16]  View Prior Instruction
 [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O30.3  Interstate Transmission of Threat to Kidnap or Injure 18 U.S.C. § 875(c) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Amended 02/02/16]  View Prior Instruction
 [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O30.4  Interstate Transmission of an Extortionate Communication 18 U.S.C. § 875(d) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Amended 02/02/16]  View Prior Instruction
 [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O31.1  Mailing Threatening Communications (First Paragraph) 18 U.S.C. § 876  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O31.2  Mailing Threatening Communications 18 U.S.C. § 876(b) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Amended 02/02/16]  View Prior Instruction
 [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O31.3  Mailing Threatening Communications 18 U.S.C. § 876(c) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Amended 02/02/16]  View Prior Instruction
 [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O31.4  Mailing Threatening Communications 18 U.S.C. § 876(d) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Amended 02/02/16]  View Prior Instruction
 [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O32  False Impersonation of a Citizen 18 U.S.C. § 911  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O33  False Impersonation of an Officer of the United States 18 U.S.C. § 912  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O34.1  Dealing in Firearms without a License 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(1)(A) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Amended 01/30/15]  View Prior Instruction
 [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O34.2  Transfer of Firearm to Nonresident 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(5)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O34.3  False Statement to a Firearms Dealer 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(6)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O34.4  Failure of Firearms Dealer to Keep Proper Record of Sale 18 U.S.C. § 922(b)(5)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O34.5  Sale of a Firearm to a Convicted Felon 18 U.S.C. § 922(d)(1)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O34.6  Possession of a Firearm or Ammunition by a Convicted Felon 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) [Amended 05/12/21]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O34.7  False Entry in a Record by a Firearms Dealer 18 U.S.C. § 922(m)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O34.8  Possession of a Machine Gun 18 U.S.C. § 922(o)(1)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O35.1  False Statement in Required Information Kept by a Firearms Dealer 18 U.S.C. § 924(a)(1)(A)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O35.2  Using or Carrying a Firearm During a Violent Crime or Drug-Trafficking Crime 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Amended 01/30/15]  View Prior Instruction
 [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O35.3  Possessing a Firearm in Furtherance of a Violent Crime or Drug-Trafficking Crime 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 01/30/15]  View Prior Instruction
O35.4  Using or Carrying and Possessing a Firearm in Furtherance of a Violent Crime or Drug-Trafficking Crime 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 01/30/15]  View Prior Instruction
O35.5  Aiding and Abetting: Possessing a Firearm 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Amended 06/10/15]  View Prior Instruction
 [Adopted 01/30/15]  View Prior Instruction
O35.6  Aiding and Abetting: Using or Carrying a Firearm 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Amended 06/10/15]  View Prior Instruction
 [Adopted 01/30/15]  View Prior Instruction
O35.7  Aiding and Abetting: Using or Carrying and Possessing a Firearm 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Amended 06/10/15]  View Prior Instruction
 [Adopted 01/30/15]  View Prior Instruction
O35.8  Brandishing 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Amended 06/10/15]  View Prior Instruction
 [Adopted 01/30/15]  View Prior Instruction
O35.9  Discharge of Firearm 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 01/30/15]  View Prior Instruction
O35.10  Weapons Listed in 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(B) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 01/30/15]  View Prior Instruction
O36  False Statement to a Federal Agency 18 U.S.C. § 1001  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O37  False Entry in Bank Records 18 U.S.C. § 1005 (Third Paragraph)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O38  False Statements in Department of Housing and Urban Development and Federal Housing Administration Transactions 18 U.S.C. § 1010  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O39  False Statement to a Federally Insured Institution 18 U.S.C. § 1014  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O40.1  False Identification Documents 18 U.S.C. § 1028(a)(3)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O40.2  False Identification Documents 18 U.S.C. § 1028(a)(4)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O40.3  Aggravated Identity Theft 18 U.S.C. § 1028A(a)(1) [Amended 12/15/25]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Amended 12/09/16]  View Prior Instruction
 [Amended 06/10/15]  View Prior Instruction
 [Amended 01/30/15]  View Prior Instruction
 [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O41.1  Fraudulent Use of Counterfeit Credit Cards or Other Access Devices 18 U.S.C. § 1029(a)(1)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O41.2  Fraudulent Use of Unauthorized Credit Cards or Other Access Devices 18 U.S.C. § 1029(a)(2) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Amended 01/30/15]  View Prior Instruction
 [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O42.1  Computer Fraud: Injury to the United States 18 U.S.C. § 1030(a)(1)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O42.2  Computer Fraud: Obtaining Financial Information 18 U.S.C. § 1030(a)(2) & (c)(2)(B)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O42.3  Computer Fraud: Causing Damage to Computer or Program 18 U.S.C. § 1030(a)(5)(A) & (B)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O42.4  Computer Fraud: Trafficking in Passwords 18 U.S.C. § 1030(a)(6)(A) & (B)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O43  Major Fraud Against the United States 18 U.S.C. § 1031  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O44  Transmission of Wagering Information 18 U.S.C. § 1084  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O45.1  First Degree Murder: Premeditated Murder 18 U.S.C. § 1111  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O45.2  First Degree Murder: Felony Murder 18 U.S.C. § 1111  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O45.3  Second-Degree Murder 18 U.S.C. § 1111  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O46.1  Voluntary Manslaughter 18 U.S.C. § 1112  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O46.2  Involuntary Manslaughter 18 U.S.C. § 1112 [Amended 06/17/25]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O47  Attempted Murder 18 U.S.C. § 1113  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O48  Killing or Attempting to Kill a Federal Officer or Employee 18 U.S.C. § 1114  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O49  Kidnapping [Resulting in Death] 18 U.S.C. § 1201(a)(1) [Amended 12/15/25]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Amended 12/09/16]  View Prior Instruction
 [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O50.1  Mail Fraud 18 U.S.C. § 1341 [Amended 01/24/19]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O50.2  Mail Fraud: Depriving Another of an Intangible Right of Honest Services Public Official/Public Employee 18 U.S.C. §§ [1341] and 1346 [Amended 01/24/19]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Amended 12/09/16]  View Prior Instruction
 [Amended 09/04/15]  View Prior Instruction
 [Amended 01/30/15]  View Prior Instruction
 [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O50.3  Mail Fraud: Depriving Another of an Intangible Right of Honest Services 18 U.S.C. §§ [1341] and 1346 Private Employee [Amended 01/24/19]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Amended 09/04/15]  View Prior Instruction
 [Adopted 01/30/15]  View Prior Instruction
O50.4  Mail Fraud: Depriving Another of an Intangible Right of Honest Services 18 U.S.C. §§ [1341] and 1346 Independent Contractor or Other Private Sector Contractual Relationship Besides Employer/Employee [Amended 01/24/19]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Amended 09/04/15]  View Prior Instruction
 [Adopted 01/30/15]  View Prior Instruction
O51  Wire Fraud 18 U.S.C. § 1343 [Amended 01/24/19]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O52  Bank Fraud 18 U.S.C. § 1344 [Amended 01/24/19]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Amended 06/10/15]  View Prior Instruction
 [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O53.1  Health Care Fraud 18 U.S.C. § 1347 [Amended 01/24/19]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Amended 01/30/15]  View Prior Instruction
 [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O53.2  Health Care Fraud Obstruction of Criminal Investigations of Health Care Offenses 18 U.S.C. § 1518(a) [Adopted 01/24/19]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O54  Conspiracy to Commit [Mail] Fraud 18 U.S.C. § 1349  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O55  Mailing Obscene Material 18 U.S.C. § 1461  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O56  Interstate Transportation of Obscene Materials by Common Carrier 18 U.S.C. § 1462  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O57  Interstate Transportation of Obscene Material (for Purpose of Sale or Distribution) 18 U.S.C. § 1465  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O58.1  Obstruction of Justice: Omnibus Clause 18 U.S.C. § 1503  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O58.2  Corruptly Influencing a Juror 18 U.S.C. § 1503  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O58.3  Threatening a Juror 18 U.S.C. § 1503  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O59.1  Killing a Witness 18 U.S.C. § 1512(a)(1)(A)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O59.2  Tampering with a Witness 18 U.S.C. § 1512(b)(1)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O60  False Statement in Application and Use of Passport 18 U.S.C. § 1542  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O60.1  Misuse of a Passport 18 U.S.C. § 1544 (First and Second Paragraphs) [Adopted 12/10/19]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O61  Possession or Use of False Visa 18 U.S.C. § 1546(a) (First Paragraph)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O62  Involuntary Servitude and Peonage 18 U.S.C. §§ 1581 & 1584  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O63  Sex Trafficking of Children or by Force, Fraud, or Coercion 18 U.S.C. § 1591(a)(1)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O64  False Declaration Before a Grand Jury 18 U.S.C. § 1623(a)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O65  Obstruction of Correspondence - Taking of Mail 18 U.S.C. § 1702  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O66.1  Theft of Mail (First Paragraph) 18 U.S.C. § 1708  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O66.2  Possession of Stolen Mail (Third Paragraph) 18 U.S.C. § 1708  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O67  Theft of Mail Matter by Postal Service Employee 18 U.S.C. § 1709  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O68.1  Providing Contraband to a Federal Prisoner 18 U.S.C. § 1791(a)(1)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O68.2  Possession of Contraband by a Federal Prisoner 18 U.S.C. § 1791(a)(2)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O69  False Statement Regarding Federal Workers' Compensation Benefits 18 U.S.C. § 1920  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O70.1  Interference with Commerce by Extortion - Hobbs Act: Racketeering (Force or Threats of Force) 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O70.2  Interference with Commerce by Extortion - Hobbs Act: Racketeering (Color of Official Right) 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a) [Amended 12/09/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O70.3  Interference with Commerce by Robbery Hobbs Act: Racketeering (Robbery) 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O71  Interstate Travel in Aid of Racketeering 18 U.S.C. § 1952(a)(3)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O72  Interstate Transportation of Wagering Paraphernalia (Bookmaking) 18 U.S.C. § 1953  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O73  Illegal Gambling Business 18 U.S.C. § 1955  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O74.1  Money Laundering: Promoting Unlawful Activity 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(A)(i)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O74.2  Money Laundering: Concealing Proceeds of Specified Unlawful Activity or Avoiding Transaction Reporting Requirement 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(B)(i) & (ii)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O74.3  Money Laundering: International Transportation of Monetary Instruments 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(2)(A)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O74.4  Money Laundering Sting 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(3)(A) or (a)(3)(B) or (a)(3)(c)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O74.5  Money Laundering Conspiracy 18 U.S.C. § 1956(h) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Amended 01/30/15]  View Prior Instruction
 [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O74.6  Money Laundering 18 U.S.C. § 1957  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O75.1  RICO - Substantive Offense 18 U.S.C. § 1962(c) [Amended 06/17/25]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O75.2  RICO - Conspiracy Offense 18 U.S.C. § 1962(d) [Amended 06/17/25]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Amended 12/10/19]  View Prior Instruction
 [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O76.1  Bank Robbery (Subsection (a) Only) 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O76.2  Bank Robbery (Subsections (a) and (d) Alleged in Separate Counts) 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) & (d)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O76.3  Bank Robbery (Subsections (a) and (d) Alleged in the Same Count) 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) & (d)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O76.4  Bank Robbery (Subsection (e) Only - Alleged in a Separate Count) 18 U.S.C. § 2113(e)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O77  Armed Postal/U.S. Property Robbery 18 U.S.C. § 2114(a)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O78  Motor Vehicles: "Carjacking" 18 U.S.C. § 2119  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O79.1  Aggravated Sexual Abuse: By Force or Threat 18 U.S.C. § 2241(a)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O79.2  Aggravated Sexual Abuse: Crossing a State Line with the Intent to Engage in a Sexual Act with Child Under 12 18 U.S.C. § 2241(c)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O79.3  Aggravated Sexual Abuse: Sexual Act with a Child Under 12 18 U.S.C. § 2241(c)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O79.4  Aggravated Sexual Abuse: Sexual Act with Child Between 12 and 16 18 U.S.C. § 2241(c)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O80  Sexual Abuse of a Minor 18 U.S.C. § 2243(a)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O81.1  Abusive Sexual Contact 18 U.S.C. § 2244(a)(3)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O81.2  Abusive Sexual Contact: Sexual Contact with Child Under 12 18 U.S.C. §§ 2244(a)(3) and 2244(c)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O82  Sexual Exploitation of Children: Producing/Transmitting Visual Depiction of Sexually Explicit Conduct, 18 U.S.C. § 2251(a) [Amended 07/21/26]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Amended 12/09/16]  View Prior Instruction
 [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O82.1  Sexual Exploitation of Children: Advertising Visual Depiction of Sexually Explicit Conduct, 18 U.S.C. § 2251(d) [Amended 07/21/26]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 12/10/19]  View Prior Instruction
O83.1  Sexual Exploitation of Minors: Transporting or Shipping Visual Depiction Involving Sexual Exploitation of Minors, 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(1) [Amended 07/21/26]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O83.2  Receiving and Distributing Material Involving Sexual Exploitation of Minors 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2) [Amended and Split into Subsections 07/21/26]
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O83.2A  Sexual Exploitation of Minors: Receiving or Distributing Visual Depiction Involving Sexual Exploitation of Minors, 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2) [Adopted 07/21/26]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: O83.2 - Refer to the O83.2 entry for a list of Prior Instructions.
O83.2B  Sexual Exploitation of Minors: Reproducing Visual Depiction Involving Sexual Exploitation of Minors, 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2) [Adopted 07/21/26]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O83.2C  Sexual Exploitation of Minors: Selling or Possessing with Intent to Sell Visual Depiction Involving Sexual Exploitation of Minors, 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(3)(B) [Adopted 07/21/26]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O83.2D  Sexual Exploitation of Minors: Possessing or Accessing with Intent to View Visual Depiction Involving Sexual Exploitation of Minors, 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(4)(B) [Adopted 07/21/26]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O83.3A  Child Pornography: Mailing, Transporting, or Shipping (Visual Depiction of Actual Minor as Defined in 18 U.S.C. § 2256(8)(A), (C)), 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(1) [Amended 07/21/26]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O83.3B  Child Pornography: Mailing, Transporting, or Shipping (Computer or Digital Image that Appears Indistinguishable from Actual Minor but may not be of an Actual Person as Defined in 18 U.S.C. § 2256(8)(B)), 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(1) [Amended 07/21/26]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O83.4A  Child Pornography: Receiving or Distributing (Visual Depiction of Actual Minor as Defined in 18 U.S.C. § 2256(8)(A), (C)), 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(2)(A) [Amended 07/21/26]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O83.4B  Child Pornography: Receiving or Distributing (Computer or Digital Image that Appears Indistinguishable from Actual Minor but may not be of an Actual Person as Defined in 18 U.S.C. § 2256(8)(B)), 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(2)(A) [Amended 07/21/26]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O83.5A  Child Pornography: Possessing or Accessing with Intent to View (Visual Depiction of Actual Minor as Defined in 18 U.S.C. § 2256(8)(A), (C)), 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(5)(B) [Adopted 07/21/26]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O83.5B  Child Pornography: Possessing or Accessing with Intent to View (Computer or Digital Image that Appears Indistinguishable from Actual Minor but may not be of an Actual Person as Defined in 18 U.S.C. § 2256(8)(B)), 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(5)(B) [Adopted 07/21/26]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O84  Transportation of Explosive, Biological, Chemical or Radioactive or Nuclear Materials 18 U.S.C. § 2283(a)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O85  Transportation of Terrorists 18 U.S.C. § 2284(a)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O86  Interstate Transportation of a Stolen Motor Vehicle 18 U.S.C. § 2312  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O87  Sale or Receipt of a Stolen Motor Vehicle 18 U.S.C. § 2313  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O88.1  Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property 18 U.S.C. § 2314 (First Paragraph)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O88.2  Causing Interstate Travel in Execution of a Scheme to Defraud 18 U.S.C. § 2314 (Second Paragraph)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O89  Sale or Receipt of Stolen Property (First Paragraph) 18 U.S.C. § 2315  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O90  Use of Weapons of Mass Destruction Against Person or Property in the United States 18 U.S.C. § 2332(a)(2)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O91.1  Providing Material Support to Terrorists 18 U.S.C. § 2339A  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O91.2  Providing Material Support or Resources to Designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations 18 U.S.C. § 2339B  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O92.1  Inducement of Juvenile to Travel to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity 18 U.S.C. § 2422(a)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O92.2  Coercion and Enticement of a Minor to Engage in Sexual Activity 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Amended 01/30/15]  View Prior Instruction
 [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O92.3  Attempted Coercion and Enticement of a Minor to Engage in Sexual Activity 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b) [Amended 12/10/19]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 09/07/17]  View Prior Instruction
O93.1  Transportation with Intent to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity 18 U.S.C. § 2423(a)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O93.2  Travel with Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct 18 U.S.C. § 2423(b) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Amended 06/10/15]  View Prior Instruction
 [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O93.3  Engaging in Illicit Sexual Conduct in a Foreign Place 18 U.S.C. § 2423(c)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O93.4  Facilitating Travel of Another to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct 18 U.S.C. § 2423(d)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O94  Failure to Appear: Bail Jumping 18 U.S.C. § 3146  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O95  Unlawful Possession of Food Stamps 7 U.S.C. § 2024(b)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O96.1  Bringing Aliens into the United States 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(i)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O96.2  Unlawfully Transporting Aliens 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(ii)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O96.3  Concealing or Harboring Aliens 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(iii)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O96.4  Conspiracy to Encourage or Induce Aliens to Enter the United States 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(v)(I) [Adopted 12/10/19]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O97  Illegal Entry by Deported Alien 8 U.S.C. § 1326  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O98  Controlled Substances: Possession with Intent to Distribute 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) [Amended and Split into Subsections 06/17/25]
Prior Instructions: [Amended 10/04/21]  View Prior Instruction
 [Amended 12/10/19]  View Prior Instruction
 [Amended 01/24/19]  View Prior Instruction
 [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O98.1  Controlled Substances – Possession with Intent to Distribute, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) [Adopted 06/17/25]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: O98 - Refer to the O98 entry for a list of Prior Instructions.
O98.2  Controlled Substances – Distribution, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) [Adopted 06/17/25]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: O98 - Refer to the O98 entry for a list of Prior Instructions.
O99  Controlled Substances: Unlawful Use of Communications Facility 21 U.S.C. § 843(b)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O100  Controlled Substances: Conspiracy 21 U.S.C. § 846 and/or 21 U.S.C. § 963 [Amended 12/15/25]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Amended 10/04/21]  View Prior Instruction
 [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O101.1  Withdrawal as a Defense to Conspiracy - Quantity of Drugs  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O101.2  Withdrawal as a Defense to Conspiracy Based on the Statute of Limitations  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O102.1  Controlled Substances: Continuing Criminal Enterprise 21 U.S.C. § 848  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O102.2  Controlled Substances: Continuing Criminal Enterprise - Murder 21 U.S.C. § 848(e)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O103  Possession of Controlled Substance Near Schools or Public Housing 21 U.S.C. § 860 [Amended 06/17/25]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Amended 10/04/21]  View Prior Instruction
 [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O104  Controlled Substances: Importation 21 U.S.C. § 952(a) [Amended 06/17/25]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Amended 03/04/22]  View Prior Instruction
 [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O105  Possession or Transfer of Non-Tax-Paid Distilled Spirits 26 U.S.C. §§ 5604(a)(1) & 5301(d)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O106.1  Possession or Unregistered Firearm 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d) [Amended 01/24/19]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O106.2  Possession of Firearm having Altered or Obliterated Serial Number 26 U.S.C. § 5861(h)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O106.3  Possession or Receipt of Firearm not Identified by a Serial Number 26 U.S.C. § 5861(i)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O107.1  Tax Evasion: General Charge 26 U.S.C. § 7201 [Amended 06/17/25]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O107.2  Net Worth Method  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O107.3  Bank-Deposits Method  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O107.4  Cash Expenditures Method  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O108  Failure to File a Tax Return 26 U.S.C. § 7203  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O109.1  Filing a False Tax-Related Document 26 U.S.C. § 7206(1)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O109.2  Aiding or Assisting in Preparation of False Documents Under Internal Revenue Laws 26 U.S.C. § 7206(2)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O110  False Tax Return, List, Account, or Statement 26 U.S.C. § 7207  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O111  Impeding Internal Revenue Service - Omnibus Clause 26 U.S.C. § 7212(a) [Amended 11/27/23]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O112  Evading a Currency-Transaction Reporting Requirement by Structuring Transaction 31 U.S.C. § 5324(a)(3) [Amended 10/04/21]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O113  Knowingly Discharge Pollutant in Violation of the Clean Water Act 33 U.S.C. §§ 1311(a) & 1319(c)(2)(A)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O114  Fraudulent Receipt of V.A. Benefits 38 U.S.C. § 6102(b)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O115  Falsely Representing a Social Security Number 42 U.S.C. § 408(a)(7)(B)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O116  Forceful Intimidation Because of Race: Occupancy of Dwelling (No Bodily Injury) 42 U.S.C. § 3631  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O117  Controlled Substances: Possession on United States Vessel 46 U.S.C. § 70503(a) [Amended and Split into Subsections 12/09/16]
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
O117.1  Controlled Substances: Possession on Vessel of the United States or Subject to the Jurisdiction of the United States 46 U.S.C. § 70503(a) [Amended 06/17/25]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Amended 10/04/21]  View Prior Instruction
 [Amended 12/10/19]  View Prior Instruction
 [Adopted 12/09/16]  View Prior Instruction O117 - Refer to the O117 entry for a list of Prior Instructions.
O117.2  Controlled Substances: Possession on Vessel by United States Citizen or Resident Alien 46 U.S.C. § 70503(a) [Amended 06/17/25]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Amended 10/04/21]  View Prior Instruction
 [Adopted 12/09/16]  View Prior Instruction O117 - Refer to the O117 entry for a list of Prior Instructions.
O118  Assaulting or Intimidating a Flight Crew of an Aircraft in United States without Dangerous Weapon 49 U.S.C. § 46504  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O119  Attempting to Board Air Craft with Concealed Weapon or Explosive Device 49 U.S.C. § 46505(b)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
O120  Procurement of Citizenship or Naturalization Unlawfully 18 U.S.C. § 1425 [Adopted 12/10/19]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations

Trial

T1  Cautionary Instruction Similar Acts Evidence (Rule 404(b), Fed. R. Evid.) [Amended and Split into Subsections 09/04/15]
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
T1.1  Cautionary Instruction Similar Acts Evidence (Rule 404(b), Fed. R. Evid.) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 09/04/15]  View Prior Instruction T1 - Refer to the T1 entry for a list of Prior Instructions.
T1.2  Cautionary Instruction Similar Acts Evidence - Identity (Rule 404(b), Fed. R. Evid.) [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 09/04/15]  View Prior Instruction T1 - Refer to the T1 entry for a list of Prior Instructions.
T2  Witness's Prior Statement or Testimony Explanatory Instruction  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
T3  Explanatory Instruction - Transcript of Tape Recorded Conversation [Amended 06/17/25]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
T4  Explanatory Instruction Role of the Interpreter  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
T5  Modified Allen Charge [Adopted 04/06/16]  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations
Prior Instructions: [Amended 06/10/15]  View Prior Instruction
 [Adopted 06/21/10]  View Prior Instruction
T6  Forfeiture Proceedings (To be given before supplemental evidentiary proceedings or supplemental arguments of counsel)  View Current Instruction  View Instruction Annotations


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