2019 US Code
Title 19 - Customs Duties
Chapter 4 - Tariff Act of 1930
Subtitle II - Special Provisions
Part II - United States International Trade Commission
Sec. 1341 - Interference with functions of Commission

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Citation 19 U.S.C. § 1341 (2019)
Section Name §1341. Interference with functions of Commission
Section Text (a) Interfering with or influencing the Commission or its employees

It shall be unlawful for any person (1) to prevent or attempt to prevent, by force, intimidation, threat, or in any other manner, any member or employee of the commission from exercising the functions imposed upon the commission by this subtitle, or (2) to induce, or attempt to induce, by like means any such member or employee to make any decision or order, or to take any action, with respect to any matter within the authority of the commission.

(b) Penalty

Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.

(c) "Person" defined

As used in this section the term "person" includes an individual, corporation, association, partnership, or any other organization or group of individuals.

Source Credit

(June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title III, §341, 46 Stat. 707.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 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 4 - TARIFF ACT OF 1930
SUBTITLE II - SPECIAL PROVISIONS
Part II - United States International Trade Commission
Sec. 1341 - Interference with functions of Commission
Contains section 1341
Date 2019
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 24, 2020
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 46 Stat. 707
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