1994 US Code
Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I - CRIMES
CHAPTER 41 - EXTORTION AND THREATS
Sec. 872 - Extortion by officers or employees of the United States
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 1994 Edition, Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PART I - CRIMES CHAPTER 41 - EXTORTION AND THREATS Sec. 872 - Extortion by officers or employees of the United States |
Contains | section 872 |
Date | 1994 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 4, 1995 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 740; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, §24(b), 65 Stat. 720; Sept. 13, 1994, Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(G), (K), 108 Stat. 2147.) |
Statutes at Large References | 35 Stat. 1104 62 Stat. 740 65 Stat. 720 108 Stat. 2147 |
Public Law References | Public Law 103-322 |
§872 . Extortion by officers or employees of the United States
Whoever, being an officer, or employee of the United States or any department or agency thereof, or representing himself to be or assuming to act as such, under color or pretense of office or employment commits or attempts an act of extortion, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both; but if the amount so extorted or demanded does not exceed 0, he shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 740; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, §24(b), 65 Stat. 720; Sept. 13, 1994, Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(G), (K), 108 Stat. 2147.)
Historical and Revision NotesBased on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §171 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, §85, 35 Stat. 1104).
Words “or any department or agency” were inserted to eliminate any possible ambiguity as to scope of section. (See definitive section 6 of this title.)
The punishment provided by section 171 of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., of fine of not more than 0 or imprisonment of not more than 1 year, or both, was increased for offenses involving more than 0 to conform to Congressional policy reflected in later Acts. See section 4047(e)(1) of title 26, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Internal Revenue Code, and the punishment provision following paragraph (10) of said subsection.
Amendments1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than ,000” after “extortion, shall be” and for “fined not more than 0” after “he shall be”.
1951—Act Oct. 31, 1951, changed punctuation to make section applicable not only to persons falsely representing themselves as Federal officers or employees at the time of extortion or the attempt thereof, but also to Federal officers and employees who attempt or commit extortion under color of office or employment.
Cross ReferencesExtortion by revenue officer or agent, see section 7214 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.
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