§ 1350 - Criminal penalty

CHAPTER 13— APPROPRIATIONS › SUBCHAPTER III— LIMITATIONS, EXCEPTIONS, AND PENALTIES

An officer or employee of the United States Government or of the District of Columbia government knowingly and willfully violating section 1341(a) or 1342 of this title shall be fined not more than $5,000, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both.

Notes

Historical and Revision Notes Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 135031:665(i)(1)(words after semicolon related to (a), (b)).R.S. § 3679(i)(1)(words after semicolon related to (a), (b)); Mar. 3, 1905, ch. 1484, § 4(1st par.), 33 Stat. 1257; Feb. 27, 1906, ch. 510, § 3, 34 Stat. 48; restated Sept. 6, 1950, ch. 896, § 1211, 64 Stat. 768.

The words “District of Columbia government” are added because of section 47–105 of the D.C. Code. The words “upon conviction” are omitted as surplus.