Whoever willfully does, or aids or advises in the doing of, any act relating to the bringing in, custody, preservation, sale, or other disposition of any property captured as prize, or relating to any documents or papers connected with the property or to any deposition or other document or paper connected with the proceedings, with intent to defraud, delay, or injure the United States or any claimant of that property, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 104170A Stat. 482Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(9)132 Stat. 1837(, , § 7678; renumbered § 8878, , , .)
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Act of March 3, 1899, ch. 413, § 1330 Stat. 1007The words “captor or” between “any” and “claimant” are omitted because the , , repealed all laws authorizing the distribution of prize proceeds to captors. These words were apparently carried over inadvertently to § 38 of the 1909 Act from the source of that section, namely R.S. 5441.
The section is worded in the style of Title 18, U.S. Code.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 115–232section 7678 of this title2018— renumbered as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2018 Amendment
Pub. L. 115–232section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232section 3001 of this titleAmendment by effective , with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see , set out as a note preceding .