18 U.S.C. § 708 — Untitled legal text

Page 174 TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [§ 707 1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘subsections’’. ing the belief that he is a member of or an agent for an authorized national society using the Red Crescent or the Third Protocol Emblem, the International Committee of the Red Cross, or the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both. (b) Except as set forth in section 1 (c) and (d), whoever, whether a corporation, association, or person, uses the emblem of the Red Crescent or the Third Protocol Emblem on a white ground or any sign or insignia made or colored in imita- tion thereof or the designations ‘‘Red Crescent’’ or ‘‘Third Protocol Emblem’’ shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both. (c) The following may use such emblems and designations consistent with the Geneva Con- ventions of August 12, 1949, and, if applicable, the Additional Protocols: (1) Authorized national societies that are members of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and their duly authorized employees and agents. (2) The International Committee of the Red Cross and its duly authorized employees and agents. (3) The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and its duly authorized employees and agents. (4) The sanitary and hospital authorities of the armed forces of State Parties to the Gene- va Conventions of August 12, 1949. (d) This section does not make unlawful the use of any such emblem, sign, insignia, or words which was lawful on or before December 8, 2005, if such use would not appear in time of armed conflict to confer the protections of the Geneva Conventions of August 12, 1949, and, if applica- ble, the Additional Protocols. (e) A violation of this section or section 706 may be enjoined at the civil suit of the Attorney General. (Added Pub. L. 109–481, § 2(a), Jan. 12, 2007, 120 Stat. 3673.) [§ 707. Repealed. Pub. L. 116–260, div. O, title X, § 1002(3), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2155] Section, act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 733; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(E), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2146, penalized the fraudulent use of the 4–H club emblem. [§ 708. Repealed. Pub. L. 116–260, div. O, title X, § 1002(4), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2155] Section, act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 733; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, § 21a, 65 Stat. 719; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(E), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2146, pe- nalized certain uses of the Swiss Confederation coat of arms. § 709. False advertising or misuse of names to in- dicate Federal agency Whoever, except as permitted by the laws of the United States, uses the words ‘‘national’’, ‘‘Federal’’, ‘‘United States’’, ‘‘reserve’’, or ‘‘De- posit Insurance’’ as part of the business or firm name of a person, corporation, partnership, busi- ness trust, association or other business entity engaged in the banking, loan, building and loan, brokerage, factorage, insurance, indemnity, sav- ings or trust business; or Whoever falsely advertises or represents, or publishes or displays any sign, symbol or adver- tisement reasonably calculated to convey the impression that a nonmember bank, banking as- sociation, firm or partnership is a member of the Federal reserve system; or Whoever, except as expressly authorized by Federal law, uses the words ‘‘Federal Deposit’’, ‘‘Federal Deposit Insurance’’, or ‘‘Federal De- posit Insurance Corporation’’ or a combination of any three of these words, as the name or a part thereof under which he or it does business, or advertises or otherwise represents falsely by any device whatsoever that his or its deposit li- abilities, obligations, certificates, or shares are insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit In- surance Corporation, or by the United States or by any instrumentality thereof, or whoever ad- vertises that his or its deposits, shares, or ac- counts are federally insured, or falsely adver- tises or otherwise represents by any device whatsoever the extent to which or the manner in which the deposit liabilities of an insured bank or banks are insured by the Federal De- posit Insurance Corporation; or Whoever, other than a bona fide organization or association of Federal or State credit unions or except as permitted by the laws of the United States, uses as a firm or business name or trans- acts business using the words ‘‘National Credit Union’’, ‘‘National Credit Union Administra- tion’’, ‘‘National Credit Union Board’’, ‘‘Na- tional Credit Union Share Insurance Fund’’, ‘‘Share Insurance’’, or ‘‘Central Liquidity Facil- ity’’, or the letters ‘‘NCUA’’, ‘‘NCUSIF’’, or ‘‘CLF’’, or any other combination or variation of those words or letters alone or with other words or letters, or any device or symbol or other means, reasonably calculated to convey the false impression that such name or business has some connection with, or authorization from, the National Credit Union Administration, the Government of the United States, or any agency thereof, which does not in fact exist, or falsely advertises or otherwise represents by any device whatsoever that his or its business, product, or service has been in any way endorsed, author- ized, or approved by the National Credit Union Administration, the Government of the United States, or any agency thereof, or falsely adver- tises or otherwise represents by any device whatsoever that his or its deposit liabilities, ob- ligations, certificates, shares, or accounts are insured under the Federal Credit Union Act or by the United States or any instrumentality thereof, or being an insured credit union as de- fined in that Act falsely advertises or otherwise represents by any device whatsoever the extent to which or the manner in which share holdings in such credit union are insured under such Act; or Whoever, not being organized under chapter 7 of Title 12, advertises or represents that it makes Federal Farm loans or advertises or of- fers for sale as Federal Farm loan bonds any bond not issued under chapter 7 of Title 12, or