§ 651. — Disbursing officer falsely certifying full payment.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC651]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 31--EMBEZZLEMENT AND THEFT
Sec. 651. Disbursing officer falsely certifying full payment
Whoever, being an officer charged with the disbursement of the
public moneys, accepts, receives, or transmits to the General Accounting
Office to be allowed in his favor any receipt or voucher from a creditor
of the United States without having paid the full amount specified
therein to such creditor in such funds as the officer received for
disbursement, or in such funds as he may be authorized by law to take in
exchange, shall be fined under this title or in double the amount so
withheld, whichever is greater, or imprisoned not more than two years,
or both; but if the amount withheld does not exceed $1,000, he shall be
fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 727; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII,
Sec. 330016(1)(H), (2)(G), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147, 2148; Pub. L.
104-294, title VI, Sec. 606(a), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3511.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 181 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch.
321, Sec. 95, 35 Stat. 1106; June 10, 1921, ch. 18, Sec. 304, 42 Stat.
24).
The penalty provided by section 652 of this title, a similar
section, was incorporated in this section.
(For explanation of the smaller penalty for an offense involving
$100 or less, see reviser's notes under sections 641 and 645 of this
title.)
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
Amendments
1996--Pub. L. 104-294 substituted ``$1,000'' for ``$100''.
1994--Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 330016(2)(G), substituted ``shall be
fined under this title or in double the amount so withheld, whichever is
greater, or imprisoned'' for ``shall be fined in double the amount so
withheld or imprisoned''.
Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 330016(1)(H), substituted ``fined under this
title'' for ``fined not more than $1,000'' after ``he shall be''.
