§ 210. — Offer to procure appointive public office.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC210]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 11--BRIBERY, GRAFT, AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
Sec. 210. Offer to procure appointive public office
Whoever pays or offers or promises any money or thing of value, to
any person, firm, or corporation in consideration of the use or promise
to use any influence to procure any appointive office or place under the
United States for any person, shall be fined under this title or
imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 694, Sec. 210, formerly Sec. 214;
renumbered Sec. 210, Pub. L. 87-849, Sec. 1(b), Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat.
1125; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994,
108 Stat. 2147.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on Title 18, U. S.C., 1940 ed., Secs. 149 and 151 (Dec. 11,
1926, c. 3, Secs. 1, 3, 44 Stat. 918).
Changes of style and substance were made in this section.
Term ``or place'' was inserted after words ``appointive office'' in
order to give broader scope to the section and also to follow the
phraseology used in similar provisions of section 202 of Title 18,
U.S.C., 1940 ed., now section 216 [repealed] of this title. (See 46
Corpus Juris 924, where it is explained that the work ``places'' is used
in a less technical sense than the word ``offices''.)
The punishment provision, added at the end of this section and
section 215 [now section 211] of this title to secure uniformity of
style throughout this chapter, was originally enacted as a separate
section, incorporating the other two by reference. 80th Congress House
Report No. 304.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 210, act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 693,
related to acceptance of a bribe by a witness, prior to the general
amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 87-849 and is substantially covered
in revised section 201.
Amendments
1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for
``fined not more than $1,000''.
