18 U.S.C. § 605 — Disclosure of names of persons on relief
submitted 78 years ago by ch. 645 to r/title-18-CRIMES-AND-CRIMINAL-PROCEDURE · 88 words · no verdicts yet
This section prohibits furnishing or disclosing, for political purposes, lists or names of people receiving compensation, employment, or benefits provided for or made possible by congressional work-relief or relief appropriations to political candidates, committees, campaign managers, or people delivering them to those political recipients. It also prohibits receiving such lists or names for political purposes.
Whoever, for political purposes, furnishes or discloses any list or names of people receiving compensation, employment, or benefits provided for or made possible by an Act of Congress appropriating or authorizing the appropriation of funds for work relief or relief purposes to a political candidate, committee, or campaign manager, or to any person for delivery to a political candidate, committee, or campaign manager; and whoever receives any such list or names for political purposes may be fined under this title, imprisoned for no more than one year, or both.
Whoever, for political purposes, furnishes or discloses any list or names of persons receiving compensation, employment or benefits provided for or made possible by any Act of Congress appropriating, or authorizing the appropriation of funds for work relief or relief purposes, to a political candidate, committee, campaign manager, or to any person for delivery to a political candidate, committee, or campaign manager; and
Whoever receives any such list or names for political purposes—
Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
Source credit: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 722; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
- 1948Enacted · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 645 · 62 Stat. 722
- 1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-322 · 108 Stat. 2147
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 645 on 1948-06-25.
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