18 U.S.C. § 293 — Untitled legal text

Page 105 TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE § 333 Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted ‘‘fined under this title’’ for ‘‘fined not more than $1,000’’. [§ 293. Repealed. Pub. L. 101–123, § 3(a), Oct. 23, 1989, 103 Stat. 760] Section, added Pub. L. 100–700, § 3(a), Nov. 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 4632, related to limitation on Government con- tract costs. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Pub. L. 101–123, § 3(b), Oct. 23, 1989, 103 Stat. 760, pro- vided that: ‘‘The repeal made by this section [repealing this section and provisions formerly set out as a note below] shall be deemed to be effective on the date of en- actment of Public Law 100–700 [Nov. 19, 1988].’’ EFFECTIVE DATE Pub. L. 100–700, § 3(c), Nov. 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 4633, which provided that this section was to apply to con- tracts entered into after Nov. 19, 1988, was repealed by Pub. L. 101–123, § 3(a), Oct. 23, 1989, 103 Stat. 760. CHAPTER 17—COINS AND CURRENCY Sec. 331. Mutilation, diminution, and falsification of coins. 332. Debasement of coins; alteration of official scales, or embezzlement of metals. 333. Mutilation of national bank obligations. 334. Issuance of Federal Reserve or national bank notes. 335. Circulation of obligations of expired corpora- tions. 336. Issuance of circulating obligations of less than $1. 337. Coins as security for loans. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1965—Pub. L. 89–81, title II, § 212(b), July 23, 1965, 79 Stat. 257, added item 337. § 331. Mutilation, diminution, and falsification of coins Whoever fraudulently alters, defaces, muti- lates, impairs, diminishes, falsifies, scales, or lightens any of the coins coined at the mints of the United States, or any foreign coins which are by law made current or are in actual use or circulation as money within the United States; or Whoever fraudulently possesses, passes, utters, publishes, or sells, or attempts to pass, utter, publish, or sell, or brings into the United States, any such coin, knowing the same to be altered, defaced, mutilated, impaired, diminished, fal- sified, scaled, or lightened— Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 700; July 16, 1951, ch. 226, § 1, 65 Stat. 121; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(I), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 279 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 165, 35 Stat. 1119). Mandatory punishment provision was rephrased in the alternative. Reference to persons causing or procuring was omit- ted as unnecessary in view of definition of ‘‘principal’’ in section 2 of this title. Changes were also made in phraseology. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted ‘‘fined under this title’’ for ‘‘fined not more than $2,000’’. 1951—Act July 16, 1951, made section applicable to minor coins (5-cent and 1-cent pieces), and to fraudu- lent alteration of coins. § 332. Debasement of coins; alteration of official scales, or embezzlement of metals If any of the gold or silver coins struck or coined at any of the mints of the United States shall be debased, or made worse as to the pro- portion of fine gold or fine silver therein con- tained, or shall be of less weight or value than the same ought to be, pursuant to law, or if any of the scales or weights used at any of the mints or assay offices of the United States shall be de- faced, altered, increased, or diminished through the fault or connivance of any officer or person employed at the said mints or assay offices, with a fraudulent intent; or if any such officer or person shall embezzle any of the metals at any time committed to his charge for the pur- pose of being coined, or any of the coins struck or coined at the said mints, or any medals, coins, or other moneys of said mints or assay of- fices at any time committed to his charge, or of which he may have assumed the charge, every such officer or person who commits any of the said offenses shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 700; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 280 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 166, 35 Stat. 1120). Mandatory punishment provision was rephrased in the alternative. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted ‘‘fined under this title’’ for ‘‘fined not more than $10,000’’. § 333. Mutilation of national bank obligations Whoever mutilates, cuts, defaces, disfigures, or perforates, or unites or cements together, or does any other thing to any bank bill, draft, note, or other evidence of debt issued by any na- tional banking association, or Federal Reserve bank, or the Federal Reserve System, with in- tent to render such bank bill, draft, note, or other evidence of debt unfit to be reissued, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 700; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(B), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2146.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 291 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 176, 35 Stat. 1122).