O62 Involuntary Servitude and Peonage
Official jury instruction text reproduced for information. It is not legal advice; the instruction given in a case depends on the facts and the court.
- Instruction
- O62
- Statute
- 18 U.S.C. §§ 1581 & 1584
- Edition
- Eleventh Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions (Criminal Cases), revised July 2026
- Official source
- Official PDF, page 430
Elements
Quoted word for word from the official text. Eleventh Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions (Criminal Cases), revised July 2026.
The Defendant can be found guilty of this crime only if all the following facts are proved beyond a reasonable doubt:
(1) the Defendant kept [person’s name] in a condition of involuntary servitude;
(2) Defendant kept that person for a substantial or significant amount of time; [and]
(3) the Defendant acted knowingly and willfully[.] [; and]
[(4) the Defendant compelled the involuntary servitude in order to satisfy a real or imagined debt.]
Related practice page
Federal criminal defense in Miami.
Official source: Official PDF, page 430
Official jury instruction text reproduced for information. It is not legal advice; the instruction given in a case depends on the facts and the court.