2012 US Code
Title 40 - Public Buildings, Property, and Works
Subtitle II - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS (§§ 3101 - 9507)
Part B - UNITED STATES CAPITOL (§§ 5101 - 5109)
Chapter 51 - UNITED STATES CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS (§§ 5101 - 5109)
Section 5109 - Penalties
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS SUBTITLE II - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS PART B - UNITED STATES CAPITOL CHAPTER 51 - UNITED STATES CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS Sec. 5109 - Penalties |
Contains | section 5109 |
Date | 2012 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 107-217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1178. |
Statutes at Large References | 60 Stat. 719 76 Stat. 307 77 Stat. 77 81 Stat. 277 85 Stat. 570 116 Stat. 1178 |
Public Law References | Public Law 87-571, Public Law 88-60, Public Law 90-108, Public Law 91-358, Public Law 107-217 |
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(a)
(b)
(c)
(1)
(2)
(A) section 5104(e)(1) of this title or for conduct that constitutes a felony under federal law or the laws of the District of Columbia shall be brought in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia; and
(B) any other section referred to in subsection (a) may be brought in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
(3)
(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1178.)
Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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5109 | 40:193h. | July 31, 1946, ch. 707, §8, 60 Stat. 719; Pub. L. 87–571, Aug. 6, 1962, 76 Stat. 307; Pub. L. 90–108, §1(c), Oct. 20, 1967, 81 Stat. 277. |
In subsection (a), the words “fined under title 18” are substituted for “a felony punishable by a fine not exceeding $5,000” for consistency with chapter 227 of title 18.
In subsection (b), the words “fined under title 18” are substituted for “a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding $500” for consistency with chapter 227 of title 18.
In subsection (c)(1), the words “An action . . . shall be brought” are substituted for [“]shall be prosecuted” for consistency with other titles of the United States Code. The words “the Attorney General” are substituted for “the United States attorney or his assistants” because of 28:509.
In subsection (c)(2)(B), the words “Superior Court of the District of Columbia” are substituted for “Municipal Court for the District of Columbia” [subsequently changed to “District of Columbia Court of General Sessions” because of sections 1 and 7 of the Act of July 8, 1963 (Public Law 88–60, 77 Stat. 77, 78)] because of section 155(a) of the District of Columbia Court Reorganization Act of 1970 (Public Law 91–358, 85 Stat. 570).
In subsection (c)(3), the words “of a violation of said sections and of the general laws of the United States or the laws of the District of Columbia” are omitted as unnecessary.
References in TextSections 9, 9A, 9B, 9C, and 14 of the Act of July 31, 1946, referred to in subsec. (c)(1), are classified to sections 1961, 1966, 1967, 1922, and 1969, respectively, of Title 2, The Congress.
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