§ 211. — Acceptance or solicitation to obtain 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: 18USC211]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 11--BRIBERY, GRAFT, AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
Sec. 211. Acceptance or solicitation to obtain appointive public
office
Whoever solicits or receives, either as a political contribution, or
for personal emolument, any money or thing of value, in consideration of
the promise of support or use of influence in obtaining for any person
any appointive office or place under the United States, shall be fined
under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
Whoever solicits or receives any thing of value in consideration of
aiding a person to obtain employment under the United States either by
referring his name to an executive department or agency of the United
States or by requiring the payment of a fee because such person has
secured such employment shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned
not more than one year, or both. This section shall not apply to such
services rendered by an employment agency pursuant to the written
request of an executive department or agency of the United States.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 694, Sec. 211, formerly Sec. 215;
Sept. 13, 1951, ch. 380, 65 Stat. 320; renumbered Sec. 211, 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. 150 and 151 (Dec. 11,
1926, ch. 3, Secs. 2, 3, 44 Stat. 918).
Same changes of style and substance were made in this section as in
section 214 of this title.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 211, act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 693,
related to an offer of a gratuity to a revenue officer, 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'' in two places.
1951--Act Sept. 13, 1951, inserted second paragraph.
