§ 1858. — Survey marks destroyed or removed.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC1858]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 91--PUBLIC LANDS
Sec. 1858. Survey marks destroyed or removed
Whoever willfully destroys, defaces, changes, or removes to another
place any section corner, quarter-section corner, or meander post, on
any Government line of survey, or willfully cuts down any witness tree
or any tree blazed to mark the line of a Government survey, or willfully
defaces, changes, or removes any monument or bench mark of any
Government survey, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not
more than six months, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 789; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII,
Sec. 330016(1)(E), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2146.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 111 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch.
321, Sec. 57, 35 Stat. 1099).
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
Amendments
1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for
``fined not more than $250''.
