§ 1861. — Deception of prospective purchasers.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC1861]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 91--PUBLIC LANDS
Sec. 1861. Deception of prospective purchasers
Whoever, for a reward paid or promised to him in that behalf,
undertakes to locate for an intending purchaser, settler, or entryman
any public lands of the United States subject to disposition under the
public-land laws, and who willfully and falsely represents to such
intending purchaser, settler, or entryman that any tract of land shown
to him is public land of the United States subject to sale, settlement,
or entry, or that it is of a particular surveyed description, with
intent to deceive the person to whom such representation is made, or
who, in reckless disregard of the truth, falsely represents to any such
person that any tract of land shown to him is public land of the United
States subject to sale, settlement, or entry, or that it is of a
particular surveyed description, thereby deceiving the person to whom
such representation is made, shall be fined under this title or
imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 789; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII,
Sec. 330016(1)(F), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 114 (Feb. 23, 1917, ch.
115, 39 Stat. 936).
Words ``deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and'' which preceded
``punished'' were omitted as unnecessary in view of definitive section 1
of this title.
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
References in Text
The public-land laws, referred to in text, are classified generally
to Title 43, Public Lands.
Amendments
1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for
``fined not more than $300''.
