18-U.S.C.-706
§706 – Red Cross
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Title 18 > Part I > Chapter 33 > Section 706
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- Reference: Section 706
- Legend: §706 – Red Cross
- USCode Year: 2013
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Whoever wears or displays the sign of the Red Cross or any insignia colored in imitation thereof for the fraudulent purpose of inducing the belief that he is a member of or an agent for the American National Red Cross; or
Whoever, whether a corporation, association or person, other than the American National Red Cross and its duly authorized employees and agents and the sanitary and hospital authorities of the armed forces of the United States, uses the emblem of the Greek red cross on a white ground, or any sign or insignia made or colored in imitation thereof or the words Red Cross or Geneva Cross or any combination of these words—
Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.
This section shall not make unlawful the use of any such emblem, sign, insignia or words which was lawful on the date of enactment of this title.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 732; May 24, 1949, ch. 139, §17, 63 Stat. 92; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(E), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2146.)
Historical and Revision Notes
1948 Act
Based on section 4 of title 36, Patriotic Societies and Observances (Jan. 5, 1905, ch. 23, §4, 33 Stat. 600; June 23, 1910, ch. 372, §1, 36 Stat. 604).
False personation provision in first part of section was omitted here and incorporated in section 917 of this title.
Words of punishment $250 and six months were substituted for $500 and one year respectively as more consonant with penalties provided for similar offenses in this chapter. (See sections 701, 704, 705 of this title.)
Punishment provisions were also changed to omit reference to misdemeanor in view of definitive section 1 of this title.
Words upon conviction thereof were omitted as surplusage, because punishment can only be imposed after conviction.
Changes were made in phraseology.
1949 Act
This section [section 17] clarifies the wording of section 706 of title 18, U.S.C., to embrace all service sanitary units whether belonging to the Army, Navy, Air Force, or other branches of the Armed services. (See note to sec. 5 [of 1949 Act, set out in Legislative History note under section 244 of title 18]).
References in Text
The date of enactment of this title, referred to in text, means June 25, 1948.
Amendments
1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted fined under this title for fined not more than $250 in third par.
1949—Act May 24, 1949, included all service sanitary units.
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