2018 US Code
Title 18 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Part I - Crimes
Chapter 17 - Coins and Currency
Sec. 335 - Circulation of obligations of expired corporations
18 U.S.C. § 335 (2018) |
§335. Circulation of obligations of expired corporations |
Whoever, being a director, officer, or agent of a corporation created by Act of Congress, the charter of which has expired, or trustee thereof, or an agent of such trustee, or a person having in his possession or under his control the property of such corporation for the purpose of paying or redeeming its notes and obligations, knowingly issues, reissues, or utters as money, or in any other way knowingly puts in circulation any bill, note, check, draft, or other security purporting to have been made by any such corporation, or by any officer thereof, or purporting to have been made under authority derived therefrom, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. |
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 700; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.) |
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §289 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, §174, 35 Stat. 1122). The reference to persons aiding was omitted as unnecessary, since such persons are made principals by section 2 of this title. The last sentence excepting bona fide holders in due course was omitted as surplusage. Other changes in phraseology also were made. AMENDMENTS1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted "fined under this title" for "fined not more than $10,000". |
United States Code, 2018 Edition, Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE |
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Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PART I - CRIMES CHAPTER 17 - COINS AND CURRENCY Sec. 335 - Circulation of obligations of expired corporations |
section 335 |
2018 |
January 14, 2019 |
Yes |
standard |
35 Stat. 1122 62 Stat. 700 108 Stat. 2147 |
Public Law 103-322 |