§ 1732. — Approval of bond or sureties by postmaster.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC1732]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 83--POSTAL SERVICE
Sec. 1732. Approval of bond or sureties by postmaster
Whoever, being a postmaster, affixes his signature to the approval
of any bond of a bidder, or to the certificate of sufficiency of
sureties in any contract, before the said bond or contract is signed by
the bidder or contractor and his sureties, or knowingly, or without the
exercise of due diligence, approves any bond of a bidder with
insufficient sureties, or knowingly makes any false or fraudulent
certificate, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than
one year, or both; and shall be dismissed from office and disqualified
from holding the office of postmaster.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 785; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII,
Sec. 330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 352 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch.
321, Sec. 222, 35 Stat. 1133).
Minor verbal changes were made.
Amendments
1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for
``fined not more than $5,000''.
