1996 US Code
Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I - CRIMES
CHAPTER 15 - CLAIMS AND SERVICES IN MATTERS AFFECTING GOVERNMENT
Sec. 291 - Purchase of claims for fees by court officials
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 1994 Edition, Supplement 2, 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 15 - CLAIMS AND SERVICES IN MATTERS AFFECTING GOVERNMENT Sec. 291 - Purchase of claims for fees by court officials |
Contains | section 291 |
Date | 1996 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 6, 1997 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 699; Sept. 13, 1994, Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(H), 108 Stat. 2147. |
Statutes at Large References | 35 Stat. 1107 62 Stat. 699 82 Stat. 1118 108 Stat. 2147 |
Public Law References | Public Law 90-578, Public Law 101-650, Public Law 103-322 |
§291. Purchase of claims for fees by court officials
Whoever, being a judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of any court of the United States or a Territory or Possession thereof, or a United States district attorney, assistant attorney, marshal, deputy marshal, commissioner, or other person holding any office or employment, or position of trust or profit under the United States, directly or indirectly purchases at less than the full face value thereof, any claim against the United States for the fee, mileage, or expenses of any witness, juror, deputy marshal, or any other officer of such court, shall be fined under this title.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 699; Sept. 13, 1994, Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(H), 108 Stat. 2147.)
Historical and Revision NotesBased on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §193 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, §104, 35 Stat. 1107).
Word “Possession” was inserted to clarify scope of section.
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
Amendments1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than ,000”.
Change of NameUnited States commissioners, referred to in text, were replaced by United States magistrates pursuant to Pub. L. 90–578, title IV, §402(b)(2), Oct. 17, 1968, 82 Stat. 1118. See chapter 43 (§631 et seq.) of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
Reference to United States magistrate or to magistrate deemed to refer to United States magistrate judge pursuant to section 321 of Pub. L. 101–650, set out as a note under section 631 of Title 28.
Cross ReferencesAssignment of claims, see section 3727 of Title 31, Money and Finance.
Fees, mileage, or expenses of—
Jurors, see sections 1824, 1871 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
Marshal's accounts, see section 567 of Title 28.
Witnesses, see sections 1821, 1824, 1825, 1920, 1922 of Title 28.
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