§ 1024. — Purchase or receipt of military, naval, or veteran's facilities property.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC1024]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 47--FRAUD AND FALSE STATEMENTS
Sec. 1024. Purchase or receipt of military, naval, or veteran's
facilities property
Whoever purchases, or receives in pledge from any person any arms,
equipment, ammunition, clothing, military stores, or other property
furnished by the United States under a clothing allowance or otherwise,
to any member of the Armed Forces of the United States or of the
National Guard or Naval Militia, or to any person accompanying, serving,
or retained with the land or naval forces and subject to military or
naval law, or to any former member of such Armed Forces at or by any
hospital, home, or facility maintained by the United States, having
knowledge or reason to believe that the property has been taken from the
possession of or furnished by the United States under such allowance, or
otherwise, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than
two years, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 754; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII,
Sec. 330016(1)(G), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 86 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321,
Sec. 35, 35 Stat. 1095; Oct. 23, 1918, ch. 194, 40 Stat. 1015; June 18,
1934, ch. 587, 48 Stat. 996; Apr. 4, 1938, ch. 69, 52 Stat. 197; Apr.
30, 1940, ch. 164, 54 Stat. 171).
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
Amendments
1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for
``fined not more than $500''.
