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Title 19 - Customs Duties
Chapter 1 - COLLECTION DISTRICTS, PORTS, AND OFFICERS (§§ 1 - 70)
Section 60 - Penalty for extortion
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| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 19 - CUSTOMS DUTIES |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 19 - CUSTOMS DUTIES CHAPTER 1 - COLLECTION DISTRICTS, PORTS, AND OFFICERS Sec. 60 - Penalty for extortion |
| Contains | section 60 |
| Date | 2013 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | R.S. §2636. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 1 Stat. 680 |
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Penalty for extortion - 19 U.S.C. § 60 (2013)
§60. Penalty for extortion
Every officer of the customs who demands or receives any other or greater fee, compensation, or reward than is allowed by law, for performing any duty or service required from him by law, shall be liable to a penalty of $200 for each offense, recoverable to the use of the party aggrieved.
(R.S. §2636.)
CODIFICATIONR.S. §2636 derived from act Mar. 2, 1799, ch. 22, §73, 1 Stat. 680.
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