Robbery laws in the United States


'''Robbery laws in the United States'''

Federal

STATE

U.S. Code Title 18- Not more than 15 years' imprisonment.

Uniform Code of Military Justice

For individuals subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S. Code § 922 applies.
ChargePenaltyReference
Robbery committed with a firearmUp to Dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and imprisonment for 15 years.
Robbery committed without a firearmUp to Dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and imprisonment for 10 years. J

State

Arizona

A fine is $750–150,000. A fine for each offense of those charges are no different.

District of Columbia

Not less than 2 years and not more than 15 years' imprisonment. If the defendant was armed, 30 years. Depending on the nature of the prior offense and the person's criminal history, it could also include a mandatory minimum sentence of 5 or 10 years.

Idaho

Not less than 5 years and not more than life imprisonment

Indiana

1–6 years in prison

Kentucky

Not less than 5 years and not more than 10 years' imprisonment

Louisiana

Not more than 7 years' imprisonment with or without hard labor
10–99 years Armed robbery

Maine

Not more than 10 years' imprisonment

Maryland

Not more than 15 years' imprisonment

Massachusetts

Not more than life imprisonment or any term of years

Michigan

Not more than 15 years' imprisonment

Minnesota

Not more than 10 years' imprisonment

Mississippi

Not more than 15 years' imprisonment

Missouri

Not less than 5 years and not more than 15 years' imprisonment

Montana

Not less than 2 years and not more than 40 years' imprisonment

Nebraska

Not less than 1 year and not more than 50 years' imprisonment

Nevada

Not less than 2 years and not more than 15 years' imprisonment

New Hampshire

Not more than 7 years' imprisonment

New Jersey

Not less than 5 years and not more than 10 years' imprisonment

New Mexico

Not more than 3 years' imprisonment

North Carolina

Not less than 8 months and not more than 16 months' imprisonment

North Dakota

Not more than 5 years' imprisonment

Ohio

9, 12, 18, 24, 30, or 36 months' imprisonment

Oklahoma

Not more than 10 years' imprisonment

Oregon

Not more than 5 years' imprisonment

Pennsylvania

Not more than 10 years' imprisonment

Rhode Island

Not less than 5 years and not more than 30 years' imprisonment

South Carolina

Not more than 15 years' imprisonment

Tennessee

Not less than 2.7 years and not more than 15 years' imprisonment

Texas

Not less than 2 years and not more than 20 years' imprisonment

Utah

Not less than 1 year and not more than 15 years' imprisonment

Vermont

Not more than 10 years' imprisonment

Virginia

Not less than 5 years and not more than life imprisonment

Washington

Not more than 10 years' imprisonment

West Virginia

Not less than 5 years and not more than 28 years' imprisonment

Wisconsin

Not more than 10 years' imprisonment

Wyoming

Not more than 10 years' imprisonment