18 U.S.C. § 1918 — Disloyalty and asserting the right to strike against the Government
submitted 60 years ago by Pub. L. 89-554 to r/title-18-CRIMES-AND-CRIMINAL-PROCEDURE · 162 words · no verdicts yet
Disloyalty and asserting the right to strike against the Government is governed by the rules in this section. Whoever violates the provision of section 7311 of title 5 that an individual may not accept or hold a position in the Government of the United States or the government of the District of Columbia if he— (1) advocates the overthrow of our constitutional form of government; (2) is a member of an organization that he knows advocates the overthrow of our constitutional form of government; (3) participates in a strike, or asserts the right to strike, against the Government of the United States or the government of the District of Columbia; or (4) is a member of an organization of employees of the Government of the United States or of people employed by the government of the District of Columbia that he knows asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States or the government of the District of Columbia; must be fined under this title or imprisoned no more than one year and a day, or both.
Whoever violates the provision of section 7311 of title 5 that an individual may not accept or hold a position in the Government of the United States or the government of the District of Columbia if he—
advocates the overthrow of our constitutional form of government;
is a member of an organization* that he knows advocates the overthrow of our constitutional form of government;
participates in a strike, or asserts the right to strike, against the Government of the United States or the government of the District of Columbia; or
is a member of an organization of employees of the Government of the United States or of individuals employed by the government of the District of Columbia that he knows asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States or the government of the District of Columbia;
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year and a day, or both.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 89–554, § 3(d), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 609; amended Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, § 601(a)(8), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3498.)
- 1966Enacted · Pub. L. 89-554 · 80 Stat. 609
- 1996Amended · Pub. L. 104-294 · 110 Stat. 3498
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 89-554 on 1966-09-06.
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