18 U.S.C. § 1308 — Limitation of applicability

Page 362 TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE § 1307 Section 20 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, re- ferred to in text, is classified to section 1829a of Title 12. AMENDMENTS 1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted ‘‘fined under this title’’ for ‘‘fined not more than $1,000’’. 1989—Pub. L. 101–73 struck out reference to section 410 of the National Housing Act. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Apr. 1, 1968, see section 6 of Pub. L. 90–203, set out as a note under section 25a of Title 12, Banks and Banking. § 1307. Exceptions relating to certain advertise- ments and other information and to State- conducted lotteries (a) The provisions of sections 1301, 1302, 1303, and 1304 shall not apply to— (1) an advertisement, list of prizes, or other information concerning a lottery conducted by a State acting under the authority of State law which is— (A) contained in a publication published in that State or in a State which conducts such a lottery; or (B) broadcast by a radio or television sta- tion licensed to a location in that State or a State which conducts such a lottery; or (2) an advertisement, list of prizes, or other information concerning a lottery, gift enter- prise, or similar scheme, other than one de- scribed in paragraph (1), that is authorized or not otherwise prohibited by the State in which it is conducted and which is— (A) conducted by a not-for-profit organiza- tion or a governmental organization; or (B) conducted as a promotional activity by a commercial organization and is clearly oc- casional and ancillary to the primary busi- ness of that organization. (b) The provisions of sections 1301, 1302, and 1303 shall not apply to the transportation or mailing— (1) to addresses within a State of equipment, tickets, or material concerning a lottery which is conducted by that State acting under the authority of State law; or (2) to an addressee within a foreign country of equipment, tickets, or material designed to be used within that foreign country in a lot- tery which is authorized by the law of that foreign country. (c) For the purposes of this section (1) ‘‘State’’ means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory or possession of the United States; and (2) ‘‘foreign country’’ means any em- pire, country, dominion, colony, or protectorate, or any subdivision thereof (other than the United States, its territories or possessions). (d) For the purposes of subsection (b) of this section ‘‘lottery’’ means the pooling of proceeds derived from the sale of tickets or chances and allotting those proceeds or parts thereof by chance to one or more chance takers or ticket purchasers. ‘‘Lottery’’ does not include the plac- ing or accepting of bets or wagers on sporting events or contests. For purposes of this section, the term a ‘‘not-for-profit organization’’ means any organization that would qualify as tax ex- empt under section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (Added Pub. L. 93–583, § 1, Jan. 2, 1975, 88 Stat. 1916; amended Pub. L. 94–525, § 1, Oct. 17, 1976, 90 Stat. 2478; Pub. L. 96–90, § 1, Oct. 23, 1979, 93 Stat. 698; Pub. L. 100–625, §§ 2(a), (b), 3(a)(1), (3), Nov. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 3205, 3206.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, re- ferred to in subsec. (d), is classified to section 501 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code. AMENDMENTS 1988—Pub. L. 100–625, § 3(a)(1), substituted ‘‘Excep- tions relating to certain advertisements and other in- formation and to State-conducted lotteries’’ for ‘‘State-conducted lotteries’’ in section catchline. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–625, § 2(a), amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as fol- lows: ‘‘The provisions of sections 1301, 1302, 1303, and 1304 shall not apply to an advertisement, list of prizes, or information concerning a lottery conducted by a State acting under the authority of State law— ‘‘(1) contained in a newspaper published in that State or in an adjacent State which conducts such a lottery, or ‘‘(2) broadcast by a radio or television station li- censed to a location in that State or an adjacent State which conducts such a lottery.’’ Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 100–625, §§ 2(b), 3(a)(3), inserted ‘‘subsection (b) of’’ after ‘‘purposes of’’ and inserted at end ‘‘For purposes of this section, the term a ‘not-for- profit organization’ means any organization that would qualify as tax exempt under section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.’’ 1979—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96–90, § 1(a), incorporated ex- isting provision in text designated cl. (1), included mailing of equipment, and added cl. (2). Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 96–90, § 1(b), designated existing text as cl. (1) and added cl. (2). 1976—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 94–525 inserted ‘‘or in an adjacent State which conducts such a lottery’’ after ‘‘State’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1988 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 100–625 effective 18 months after Nov. 7, 1988, see section 5 of Pub. L. 100–625, set out as a note under section 1304 of this title. SEVERABILITY Pub. L. 100–625, § 4, Nov. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 3206, pro- vided that: ‘‘If any provision of this Act or the amend- ments made by this Act [amending sections 1304 and 1307 of this title and section 3005 of Title 39, Postal Service, and enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 1301 and 1304 of this title], or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of this Act and the amendments made by this Act, and the application of such provision to other persons not similarly situated or to other cir- cumstances, shall not be affected by such invalida- tion.’’ § 1308. Limitation of applicability (a) LIMITATION OF APPLICABILITY.—Sections 1301, 1302, 1303, 1304, and 1306 shall not apply— (1) to a savings promotion raffle conducted by an insured depository institution or an in- sured credit union; or Page 363 TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE § 1341 (2) to any activity conducted in connection with any such savings promotion raffle, in- cluding, without limitation, to the— (A) transmission of any advertisement, list of prizes, or other information concerning the savings promotion raffle; (B) offering, facilitation, and acceptance of deposits, withdrawals, or other transactions in connection with the savings promotion raffle; (C) transmission of any information relat- ing to the savings promotion raffle, includ- ing account balance and transaction infor- mation; and (D) deposit or transmission of prizes awarded in the savings promotion raffle as well as notification or publication thereof. (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— (1) the term ‘‘insured credit union’’ shall have the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1752); (2) the term ‘‘insured depository institution’’ shall have the meaning given the term in sec- tion 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813); and (3) the term ‘‘savings promotion raffle’’ means a contest in which the sole consider- ation required for a chance of winning des- ignated prizes is obtained by the deposit of a specified amount of money in a savings ac- count or other savings program, where each ticket or entry has an equal chance of being drawn, such contest being subject to regula- tions that may from time to time be promul- gated by the appropriate prudential regulator (as defined in section 1002 of the Consumer Fi- nancial Protection Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5481)). (Added Pub. L. 113–251, § 4(a), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 2890.) CHAPTER 63—MAIL FRAUD AND OTHER FRAUD OFFENSES Sec. 1341. Frauds and swindles. 1342. Fictitious name or address. 1343. Fraud by wire, radio, or television. 1344. Bank fraud. 1345. Injunctions against fraud. 1346. Definition of ‘‘scheme or artifice to defraud’’. 1347. Health care fraud. 1348. Securities and commodities fraud. 1349. Attempt and conspiracy. 1350. Failure of corporate officers to certify finan- cial reports. 1351. Fraud in foreign labor contracting. 1352. Demands by foreign officials for bribes. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2024—Pub. L. 118–78, § 2(b)(2), July 30, 2024, 138 Stat. 1514, added item 1352. 2009—Pub. L. 111–21, § 2(e)(2), May 20, 2009, 123 Stat. 1618, inserted ‘‘and commodities’’ after ‘‘Securities’’ in item 1348. 2008—Pub. L. 110–457, title II, § 222(e)(1), (3), Dec. 23, 2008, 122 Stat. 5070, 5071, inserted ‘‘AND OTHER FRAUD OFFENSES’’ after ‘‘MAIL FRAUD’’ in chapter heading and added item 1351. 2002—Pub. L. 107–204, title VIII, § 807(b), title IX, §§ 902(b), 906(b), July 30, 2002, 116 Stat. 804–806, added items 1348 to 1350. 1996—Pub. L. 104–191, title II, § 242(a)(2), Aug. 21, 1996, 110 Stat. 2016, added item 1347. 1990—Pub. L. 101–647, title XXXV, § 3541, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4925, substituted ‘‘or’’ for ‘‘and’’ in item 1342. 1988—Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7603(b), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4508, added item 1346. 1984—Pub. L. 98–473, title II, §§ 1108(b), 1205(b), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2147, 2153, added items 1344 and 1345. 1952—Act July 16, 1952, ch. 879, § 18(b), 66 Stat. 722, added item 1343. § 1341. Frauds and swindles Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtain- ing money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or prom- ises, or to sell, dispose of, loan, exchange, alter, give away, distribute, supply, or furnish or pro- cure for unlawful use any counterfeit or spu- rious coin, obligation, security, or other article, or anything represented to be or intimated or held out to be such counterfeit or spurious arti- cle, for the purpose of executing such scheme or artifice or attempting so to do, places in any post office or authorized depository for mail matter, any matter or thing whatever to be sent or delivered by the Postal Service, or deposits or causes to be deposited any matter or thing whatever to be sent or delivered by any private or commercial interstate carrier, or takes or re- ceives therefrom, any such matter or thing, or knowingly causes to be delivered by mail or such carrier according to the direction thereon, or at the place at which it is directed to be de- livered by the person to whom it is addressed, any such matter or thing, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both. If the violation occurs in relation to, or involving any benefit authorized, transported, transmitted, transferred, disbursed, or paid in connection with, a presidentially declared major disaster or emergency (as those terms are de- fined in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122)), or affects a financial institu- tion, such person shall be fined not more than $1,000,000 or imprisoned not more than 30 years, or both. (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 763; May 24, 1949, ch. 139, § 34, 63 Stat. 94; Pub. L. 91–375, § (6)(j)(11), Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 778; Pub. L. 101–73, title IX, § 961(i), Aug. 9, 1989, 103 Stat. 500; Pub. L. 101–647, title XXV, § 2504(h), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4861; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXV, § 250006, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2087, 2147; Pub. L. 107–204, title IX, § 903(a), July 30, 2002, 116 Stat. 805; Pub. L. 110–179, § 4, Jan. 7, 2008, 121 Stat. 2557.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES 1948 ACT Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 338 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 215, 35 Stat. 1130). The obsolete argot of the underworld was deleted as suggested by Hon. Emerich B. Freed, United States dis- trict judge, in a paper read before the 1944 Judicial Con- ference for the sixth circuit in which he said: A brief reference to § 1341, which proposes to reenact the present section covering the use of the mails to de- fraud. This section is almost a page in length, is in- volved, and contains a great deal of superfluous lan- guage, including such terms as ‘‘sawdust swindle, green