The refusal of any person, whether in or out of office, charged with the safe-keeping, transfer, or disbursement of the public money to pay any draft, order, or warrant, drawn upon him by the Government Accountability Office, for any public money in his hands belonging to the United States, no matter in what capacity the same may have been received, or may be held, or to transfer or disburse any such money, promptly, upon the legal requirement of any authorized officer, shall be deemed, upon the trial of any indictment against such person for embezzlement, prima facie evidence of such embezzlement.
June 25, 1948, ch. 64562 Stat. 833Pub. L. 108–271, § 8(b)118 Stat. 814(, ; , , .)
Historical and Revision Notes
Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 9435 Stat. 1106June 10, 1921, ch. 18, § 30442 Stat. 24Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 180 (, ; , ).
“General Accounting Office” was substituted for “proper accounting officer of the Treasury”.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 108–2712004— substituted “Government Accountability Office” for “General Accounting Office”.