38-U.S.C.-6101
§6101 – Misappropriation By Fiduciaries
Pathway
Title 38 > Part IV > Chapter 61 > Section 6101
Details
- Reference: Section 6101
- Legend: §6101 – Misappropriation By Fiduciaries
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
(a) Whoever, being a fiduciary (as defined in section 5506 of this title) for the benefit of a minor, incompetent, or other beneficiary under laws administered by the Secretary, shall lend, borrow, pledge, hypothecate, use, or exchange for other funds or property, except as authorized by law, or embezzle or in any manner misappropriate any such money or property derived therefrom in whole or in part and coming into such fiduciarys control in any manner whatever in the execution of such fiduciarys trust, or under color of such fiduciarys office or service as such fiduciary, shall be fined in accordance with title 18, or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
(b) Any willful neglect or refusal to make and file proper accountings or reports concerning such money or property as required by law shall be taken to be sufficient evidence prima facie of such embezzlement or misappropriation.
(Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1239, §3501; Pub. L. 99–576, title VII, §701(82), Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3298; renumbered §6101, Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, §402(b)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238; Pub. L. 102–54, §14(d)(7), June 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 286; Pub. L. 102–83, §4(a)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 403; Pub. L. 103–446, title XII, §1201(e)(17), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4686; Pub. L. 108–454, title V, §501(c), Dec. 10, 2004, 118 Stat. 3618.)
Amendments
2004—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–454, §501(c), substituted fiduciary (as defined in section 5506 of this title) for the benefit of a minor, incompetent, or other beneficiary under laws administered by the Secretary, for guardian, curator, conservator, committee, or person legally vested with the responsibility or care of a claimant or a claimants estate, or any other person having charge and custody in a fiduciary capacity of money heretofore or hereafter paid under any of the laws administered by the Secretary for the benefit of any minor, incompetent, or other beneficiary,.
1994—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–446 inserted a comma after title 18.
1991—Pub. L. 102–40 renumbered section 3501 of this title as this section.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–83 substituted administered by the Secretary for administered by the Veterans’ Administration.
Pub. L. 102–54 amended subsec. (a) as in effect immediately before the enactment of Pub. L. 102–40 by substituting in accordance with title 18 for not more than $2,000.
1986—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–576 substituted a claimants for his before estate, and such fiduciarys for his in three places.
Effective Date of 2004 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 108–454 effective on the first day of the seventh month beginning after Dec. 10, 2004, see section 507(a) of Pub. L. 108–454, set out as an Effective Date of 2004 Amendment note under section 5312 of this title.
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