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Guideline · 2026 Manual

§ 2K1.6.

Licensee Recordkeeping Violations Involving Explosive Materials

United States Sentencing Commission · Effective November 1, 2026

(a) Base Offense Level: 6

(b) Cross Reference

(1) If a recordkeeping offense reflected an effort to conceal a substantive explosive materials offense, apply §2K1.3 (Unlawful Receipt, Possession, or Transportation of Explosives Materials; Prohibited Transactions Involving Explosive Materials).

Commentary

Statutory provisions

Statutory Provisions: 18 U.S.C. § 842(f), (g).

Background

Background: The above-referenced provisions are recordkeeping offenses applicable only to “licensees,” who are defined at 18 U.S.C. § 841(m).

Historical note

Effective November 1, 1991 (amendment 373). A former §2K1.6 (Shipping, Transporting, or Receiving Explosives with Felonious Intent or Knowledge; Using or Carrying Explosives in Certain Crimes), effective November 1, 1987, and amended effective November 1, 1989 (amendment 303) and November 1, 1990 (amendment 331), was deleted by consolidation with §2K1.3 effective November 1, 1991 (amendment 373).

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From the United States Sentencing Commission's 2026 Guidelines Manual, effective November 1, 2026. This site is an independent presentation of the Commission's text, not affiliated with the Commission.

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