18-U.S.C.-643
§643 – Accounting Generally For Public Money
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Title 18 > Part I > Chapter 31 > Section 643
Details
- Reference: Section 643
- Legend: §643 – Accounting Generally For Public Money
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
Whoever, being an officer, employee or agent of the United States or of any department or agency thereof, having received public money which he is not authorized to retain as salary, pay, or emolument, fails to render his accounts for the same as provided by law is guilty of embezzlement, and shall be fined under this title or in a sum equal to the amount of the money embezzled, whichever is greater, or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; but if the amount embezzled does not exceed $1,000, he shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 726; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(H), (2)(G), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147, 2148; Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, §606(a), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3511.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §176 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, §90, 35 Stat. 1105).
Word employee was inserted to avoid ambiguity as to scope of section.
Words or of any department or agency thereof were added after the words United States. (See definitions of the terms department and agency in section 6 of this title.)
Mandatory punishment provisions phrased in alternative.
The smaller punishment for an offense involving $100 or less was added. (See revisers notes under sections 641 and 645 of this title.)
Amendments
1996—Pub. L. 104–294 substituted $1,000 for $100.
1994—Pub. L. 103–322, §330016(2)(G), substituted and shall be fined under this title or in a sum equal to the amount of the money embezzled, whichever is greater, or imprisoned for and shall be fined in a sum equal to the amount of the money embezzled or imprisoned.
Pub. L. 103–322, §330016(1)(H), substituted fined under this title for fined not more than $1,000 after he shall be.
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