§ 1902. — Disclosure of crop information and speculation thereon.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC1902]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 93--PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
Sec. 1902. Disclosure of crop information and speculation
thereon
Whoever, being an officer, employee or person acting for or on
behalf of the United States or any department or agency thereof, and
having by virtue of his office, employment or position, become possessed
of information which might influence or affect the market value of any
product of the soil grown within the United States, which information is
by law or by the rules of such department or agency required to be
withheld from publication until a fixed time, willfully imparts,
directly or indirectly, such information, or any part thereof, to any
person not entitled under the law or the rules of the department or
agency to receive the same; or, before such information is made public
through regular official channels, directly or indirectly speculates in
any such product by buying or selling the same in any quantity, shall be
fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.
No person shall be deemed guilty of a violation of any such rules,
unless prior to such alleged violation he shall have had actual
knowledge thereof.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 790; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII,
Sec. 330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 214 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch.
321, Sec. 123, 35 Stat. 1110).
Words ``agency thereof'' were inserted in lieu of ``office thereof''
at beginning of section in conformity with section 6 of this title.
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
Amendments
1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for
``fined not more than $10,000'' in first par.
