§ 60. — Penalty for extortion.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 19USC60]
TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
CHAPTER 1--COLLECTION DISTRICTS, PORTS, AND OFFICERS
Sec. 60. Penalty for extortion
Every officer of the customs who demands or receives any other or
greater fee, compensation, or reward than is allowed by law, for
performing any duty or service required from him by law, shall be liable
to a penalty of $200 for each offense, recoverable to the use of the
party aggrieved.
(R.S. Sec. 2636.)
Codification
R.S. Sec. 2636 derived from act Mar. 2, 1799, ch. 22, Sec. 73, 1
Stat. 680.
