What is the maximum penalty under Section 241 for conspiring to injure rights?

• A. Up to 5 years
• B. Up to life
• C. Up to 1 year
• D. Up to 10 years

Answer: (D)

Conspiring to injure rights under 18 U.S.C. § 241 carries a maximum sentence of ten years in prison, with the possibility of a fine. The offense requires two or more people to conspire to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any person in the exercise of rights guaranteed by the Constitution or federal law. The ten-year cap reflects the seriousness of attempting to deprive others of federally protected rights, and the penalty would be higher only if the facts trigger other statutes (for example, death results or other enhanced offenses apply). The options of up to five years or up to one year do not match the statute, and life imprisonment is not the standard maximum for this conspiracy offense.