§ 663. — Solicitation or use of gifts.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC663]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 31--EMBEZZLEMENT AND THEFT
Sec. 663. Solicitation or use of gifts
Whoever solicits any gift of money or other property, and represents
that such gift is being solicited for the use of the United States, with
the intention of embezzling, stealing, or purloining such gift, or
converting the same to any other use or purpose, or whoever, having come
into possession of any money or property which has been donated by the
owner thereof for the use of the United States, embezzles, steals or
purloins such money or property, or converts the same to any other use
or purpose, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than
five years, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 731; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII,
Sec. 330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on section 641e of title 50, App. U.S.C., 1940 ed., War and
National Defense (Mar. 27, 1942, 3 p. m., E. W. T., c. 199, Title XI,
Sec. 1106, 56 Stat. 184).
This section was taken from the Second War Powers Act of 1942, which
was temporary legislation. However, the subject matter was so
independent of the war effort as to warrant its inclusion in this title
as a permanent provision.
Words ``shall be guilty of a felony'' were omitted. See Reviser's
Note under section 550 of this title.
Words ``and upon conviction thereof'' were omitted as unnecessary
since punishment cannot be imposed until a conviction is secured.
Amendments
1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for
``fined not more than $5,000''.
