18 U.S.C. § 1866 — Historic, archeologic, or prehistoric items

Page 459 TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE § 1866 UNDER SUBCHAPTER III OF CHAPTER 1007 OF TITLE 54.—An officer or employee of the Department of the Interior who is subject to, and knowingly violates, section 100737 of title 54 or any regula- tion prescribed under that section shall be im- prisoned not more than one year, fined under this title, or both. (c) OFFENSES RELATING TO STRUCTURES AND VEGETATION.—A person that willfully destroys, mutilates, defaces, injures, or removes any monument, statue, marker, guidepost, or other structure, or that willfully destroys, cuts, breaks, injures, or removes any tree, shrub, or plant within a national military park shall be imprisoned not less than 15 days nor more than one year, fined under this title but not less than $10 for each monument, statue, marker, guide- post, or other structure, tree, shrub, or plant that is destroyed, defaced, injured, cut, or re- moved, or both. (d) TRESPASSING IN A NATIONAL MILITARY PARK TO HUNT OR SHOOT.—An individual who tres- passes in a national military park to hunt or shoot, or hunts game of any kind in a national military park with a gun or dog, or sets a trap or net or other device in a national military park to hunt or catch game of any kind, shall be imprisoned not less than 5 nor more than 30 days, fined under this title, or both. (Added Pub. L. 113–287, § 4(a)(1), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3260.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 1865(a) ........ 16 U.S.C. 3 (1st sen- tence words after ‘‘National Park Service’’) Aug. 25, 1916, ch. 408, § 3 (1st sentence words after ‘‘Na- tional Park Service’’), 39 Stat. 535; June 2, 1920, ch. 218, § 5 (last sentence words after ‘‘for other purposes’ ’’ and before pro- viso), 41 Stat. 732. 1865(b) ........ 16 U.S.C. 1912(d) Pub. L. 94–429, § 13(d), Sept. 28, 1976, 90 Stat. 1345. 1865(c) ........ 16 U.S.C. 413 Mar. 3, 1897, ch. 372, §§ 1, 2, 5, 29 Stat. 621, 622. 1865(d) ........ 16 U.S.C. 414. In subsection (a), the words ‘‘fined under this title’’ are substituted for ‘‘punished by a fine of not more than $500’’ for consistency with chapter 227. In subsection (b), the words ‘‘fined under this title’’ are substituted for ‘‘fined not more than $2,500’’ for consistency with chapter 227. In subsection (c), the words ‘‘fined under this title but not less than $10’’ are substituted for ‘‘deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $1,000’’ for consistency with chapter 227. In subsection (d), the words ‘‘fined under this title’’ are substituted for ‘‘guilty of a misdemeanor, punish- able by a fine of not more than $1,000’’ for consistency with chapter 227. § 1866. Historic, archeologic, or prehistoric items and antiquities (a) VIOLATION OF REGULATIONS AUTHORIZED BY CHAPTER 3201 OF TITLE 54.—A person that vio- lates any of the regulations authorized by chap- ter 3201 of title 54 shall be fined under this title and be adjudged to pay all cost of the pro- ceedings. (b) APPROPRIATION OF, INJURY TO, OR DESTRUC- TION OF HISTORIC OR PREHISTORIC RUIN OR MONU- MENT OR OBJECT OF ANTIQUITY.—A person that appropriates, excavates, injures, or destroys any historic or prehistoric ruin or monument or any other object of antiquity that is situated on land owned or controlled by the Federal Government without the permission of the head of the Fed- eral agency having jurisdiction over the land on which the object is situated, shall be imprisoned not more than 90 days, fined under this title, or both. (Added Pub. L. 113–287, § 4(a)(1), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3261.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 1866(a) ........ 16 U.S.C. 462(k) (last sentence) Aug. 21, 1935, ch. 593, § 2(k) (last sentence), 49 Stat. 667. 1866(b) ........ 16 U.S.C. 433 June 8, 1906, ch. 3060, § 1, 34 Stat. 225. In subsection (a), the provision is transferred to title 18 to make clear that it is a criminal penalty. The words ‘‘fined under this title’’ are substituted for ‘‘pun- ished by a fine of not more than $500’’ for consistency with chapter 227. In subsection (b), the words ‘‘fined under this title’’ are substituted for ‘‘fined in a sum of not more than $500’’ for consistency with chapter 227. CHAPTER 93—PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES Sec. 1901. Collecting or disbursing officer trading in public property. 1902. Disclosure of crop information and specula- tion thereon. 1903. Speculation in stocks or commodities affect- ing crop insurance. [1904. Repealed.] 1905. Disclosure of confidential information gen- erally. 1906. Disclosure of information from a bank exam- ination report. 1907. Disclosure of information by farm credit ex- aminer. [1908. Repealed.] 1909. Examiner performing other services. 1910. Nepotism in appointment of receiver or trust- ee. 1911. Receiver mismanaging property. 1912. Unauthorized fees for inspection of vessels. 1913. Lobbying with appropriated moneys. [1914. Repealed.] 1915. Compromise of customs liabilities. 1916. Unauthorized employment and disposition of lapsed appropriations. 1917. Interference with civil service examinations. 1918. Disloyalty and asserting the right to strike against the Government. 1919. False statement to obtain unemployment compensation for Federal service. 1920. False statement or fraud to obtain Federal employees’ compensation. [1921. Repealed.] 1922. False or withheld report concerning Federal employees’ compensation. 1923. Fraudulent receipt of payments of missing persons. 1924. Unauthorized removal and retention of classi- fied documents or material. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2020—Pub. L. 116–260, div. O, title X, § 1003(e), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2156, struck out item 1921 ‘‘Receiving Federal employees’ compensation after marriage’’.