§ 447. — Bribery of inspector; penalty.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 33USC447]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 9--PROTECTION OF NAVIGABLE WATERS AND OF HARBOR AND RIVER
IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY
SUBCHAPTER III--NEW YORK HARBOR, HARBOR OF HAMPTON ROADS, AND HARBOR OF
BALTIMORE
Sec. 447. Bribery of inspector; penalty
Every person who, directly or indirectly, gives any sum of money or
other bribe, present, or reward, or makes any offer of the same to any
inspector, deputy inspector, or other employee of the office of any
supervisor of a harbor with intent to influence such inspector, deputy
inspector, or other employee to permit or overlook any violation of the
provisions of this subchapter, shall, on conviction thereof, be fined
not less than $500 nor more than $1,000, and be imprisoned not less than
six months nor more than one year.
(June 29, 1888, ch. 496, Sec. 3, 25 Stat. 209; Aug. 18, 1894, ch. 299,
Sec. 3, 28 Stat. 360; May 28, 1908, ch. 212, Sec. 8, 35 Stat. 428; Pub.
L. 85-802, Sec. 1(4), Aug. 28, 1958, 72 Stat. 970.)
Codification
Section was enacted as part of section 3 of act June 29, 1888. Said
section 3 of act June 29, 1888, enacted sections 443 to 448 of this
title. See Codification note set out under section 443 of this title.
Amendments
1958--Pub. L. 85-802 substituted ``any supervisor of a harbor'' for
``the supervisor of the harbor''.
Effective Date of 1958 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 85-802 effective on sixtieth day after Aug. 28,
1958, see section 2 of Pub. L. 85-802, set out as a note under section
441 of this title.
