18-U.S.C.-649
§649 – Custodians Failing to Deposit Moneys; Persons Affected
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Title 18 > Part I > Chapter 31 > Section 649
Details
- Reference: Section 649
- Legend: §649 – Custodians Failing to Deposit Moneys; Persons Affected
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
(a) Whoever, having money of the United States in his possession or under his control, fails to deposit it with the Treasurer or some public depositary of the United States, when required so to do by the Secretary of the Treasury or the head of any other proper department or agency or by the Government Accountability Office, is guilty of embezzlement, and shall be fined under this title or in a sum equal to the amount of money embezzled, whichever is greater, or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; but if the amount embezzled is $1,000 or less, he shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
(b) This section and sections 643, 648, 650 and 653 of this title shall apply to all persons charged with the safe-keeping, transfer, or disbursement of the public money, whether such persons be charged as receivers or depositaries of the same.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 727; 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; Pub. L. 108–271, §8(b), July 7, 2004, 118 Stat. 814.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §§177, 178 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, §§91, 92, 35 Stat. 1105; May 29, 1920, ch. 214, §1, 41 Stat. 654; June 10, 1921, ch. 18, §304, 42 Stat. 24).
Sections were consolidated.
Words or agency were inserted after department. See definition of agency in section 6 of this title.
Mandatory punishment provisions made in alternative.
The smaller punishment for an offense involving $100 or less was inserted. (See revisers notes under sections 641, 645 of this title.)
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
Amendments
2004—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–271 substituted Government Accountability Office for General Accounting Office.
1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–294 substituted $1,000 for $100.
1994—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–322, §330016(2)(G), substituted shall be fined under this title or in a sum equal to the amount of money embezzled, whichever is greater, or imprisoned for shall be fined in a sum equal to the amount of 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.
Transfer of Functions
Functions of all officers of Department of the Treasury, and functions of all agencies and employees of such Department, transferred, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Treasury, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or performance of any of his functions, by any of such officers, agencies, and employees, by Reorg. Plan No. 26 of 1950, §§1, 2, eff. July 31, 1950, 15 F.R. 4935, 64 Stat. 1280, 1281, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. The Treasurer of the United States, referred to in this section, is an officer of Department of the Treasury.
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