FEDERAL · 19 U.S.C. · Chapter 1

Penalty for extortion

19 U.S.C. § 60
Title19Customs Duties
Chapter1 — COLLECTION DISTRICTS, PORTS, AND OFFICERS

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19 U.S.C. § 60.

Text

Every officer of the customs who demands or receives any other or greater fee, compensation, or reward than is allowed by law, for performing any duty or service required from him by law, shall be liable to a penalty of $200 for each offense, recoverable to the use of the party aggrieved.

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Related

United States v. Sutter
160 F.2d 754 (Seventh Circuit, 1947)
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History

(R.S. §2636.)

Editorial Notes

Editorial Notes

Codification
R.S. §2636 derived from act Mar. 2, 1799, ch. 22, §73, 1 Stat. 680.

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