18 U.S.C. § 607 | Place of solicitation

(a)

Prohibition.—

(1)

In general .—

It shall be unlawful for any person to solicit or receive a donation of money or other thing of value in connection with a Federal, State, or local election from a person who is located in a room or building occupied in the discharge of official duties by an officer or employee of the United States. It shall be unlawful for an individual who is an officer or employee of the Federal Government, including the President, Vice President, and Members of Congress, to solicit or receive a donation of money or other thing of value in connection with a Federal, State, or local election, while in any room or building occupied in the discharge of official duties by an officer or employee of the United States, from any person.

(2)

Penalty .—

A person who violates this section shall be fined not more than $5,000, imprisoned not more than 3 years, or both.

(b)

The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to the receipt of contributions by persons on the staff of a Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress or Executive Office of the President, provided, that such contributions have not been solicited in any manner which directs the contributor to mail or deliver a contribution to any room, building, or other facility referred to in subsection (a), and provided that such contributions are transferred within seven days of receipt to a political committee within the meaning of section 302(e) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.

June 25, 1948, ch. 645 62 Stat. 722 Pub. L. 96–187, title II, § 201(a)(5)Jan. 8, 198093 Stat. 1367 Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(K)Sept. 13, 1994108 Stat. 2147 Pub. L. 107–155, title III, § 302Mar. 27, 2002116 Stat. 96 (, ; , , ; , , ; , , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321 35 Stat. 1110 Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §§ 211, 212 (, §§ 121, 122, ).

This section consolidates sections 211 and 212 of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed.

section 201 of this titleThis section was expanded to embrace all officers or persons acting on behalf of any independent agencies or Government-owned or controlled corporations by inserting words “or any department or agency thereof.” (See definitive section 6, and reviser’s note under .)

Changes were made in phraseology.

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 30102(e) of Title 52Section 302(e) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, referred to in subsec. (b), is classified to , Voting and Elections.

Amendments

Pub. L. 107–155, § 302(1)2002—Subsec. (a). , added subsec. (a) and struck out former subsec. (a) which read as follows: “It shall be unlawful for any person to solicit or receive any contribution within the meaning of section 301(8) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 in any room or building occupied in the discharge of official duties by any person mentioned in section 603, or in any navy yard, fort, or arsenal. Any person who violates this section shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.”

Pub. L. 107–155, § 302(2)Subsec. (b). , inserted “or Executive Office of the President” after “Congress”.

Pub. L. 103–3221994—Subsec. (a). substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $5,000”.

Pub. L. 96–1871980— substituted provisions relating to the place of solicitation for provisions relating to the making of political contributions.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2002 Amendment

Pub. L. 107–155Nov. 6, 2002section 402 of Pub. L. 107–155 section 30101 of Title 52Amendment by effective , see , set out as an Effective Date of 2002 Amendment; Regulations note under , Voting and Elections.

Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

Pub. L. 96–187Jan. 8, 1980section 301(a) of Pub. L. 96–187 section 30101 of Title 52Amendment by effective , see , set out as a note under , Voting and Elections.