2.76.3 RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS ACT-"SECTION C" (Second Element-Effect on Interstate Commerce) is a criminal law in the United States enacted to combat organized crime. It was enacted as part of the RICO Act of 1970 and amended by Congress in 1984. This law makes it illegal for two or more persons to form an enterprise that engages in activities that affect interstate or foreign commerce. It also prohibits the use of racketeering activity to influence or corrupt the conduct of such enterprises. The law makes it a crime to use or conspire to use any enterprise to facilitate racketeering activity. This includes, but is not limited to, money laundering, extortion, bribery, embezzlement, and fraud. It also makes it a crime to conspire to commit any such activities. Violations of this law can result in fines and/or imprisonment. There are two types of 2.76.3 RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS ACT-"SECTION C" (Second Element-Effect on Interstate Commerce): civil and criminal. Civil violations are those that involve civil damages, such as those involving personal injuries or property damages. Criminal violations involve criminal penalties, such as those involving racketeering activity or money laundering.