18-U.S.C.-648
§648 – Custodians, Generally, Misusing Public Funds
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Title 18 > Part I > Chapter 31 > Section 648
Details
- Reference: Section 648
- Legend: §648 – Custodians, Generally, Misusing Public Funds
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
Whoever, being an officer or other person charged by any Act of Congress with the safe-keeping of the public moneys, loans, uses, or converts to his own use, or deposits in any bank, including any branch or agency of a foreign bank (as such terms are defined in paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 1(b) of the International Banking Act of 1978), or exchanges for other funds, except as specially allowed by law, any portion of the public moneys intrusted to him for safe-keeping, is guilty of embezzlement of the money so loaned, used, converted, deposited, or exchanged, and shall be fined under this title or in a sum equal to the amount of money so 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. 727; Pub. L. 101–647, title XXV, §2597(d), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4909; 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., §175 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, §89, 35 Stat. 1105).
Mandatory punishment provision was rephrased in the alternative.
The smaller punishment for an offense involving $100 or less was inserted. (See revisers notes under sections 641 and 645 of this title.)
Minor changes in phraseology were made.
References in Text
Section 1(b) of the International Banking Act of 1978, referred to in text, is classified to section 3101 of Title 12, Banks and Banking.
Amendments
1996—Pub. L. 104–294 substituted $1,000 for $100.
1994—Pub. L. 103–322, §330016(2)(G), substituted shall be fined under this title or in a sum equal to the amount of money so embezzled, whichever is greater, or imprisoned for shall be fined in a sum equal to the amount of money so 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.
1990—Pub. L. 101–647 inserted , including any branch or agency of a foreign bank (as such terms are defined in paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 1(b) of the International Banking Act of 1978), after or deposits in any bank.
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