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18 U.S.C. § 651 — Disbursing officer falsely certifying full payment

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This section addresses “Disbursing officer falsely certifying full payment.” It states the rules and requirements set out in the section.

Whoever, being an officer charged with the disbursement of the public moneys, accepts, receives, or transmits to the Government Accountability Office to be allowed in his favor any receipt or voucher from a creditor of the United States without having paid the full amount specified in it to such creditor in such funds as the officer received for disbursement, or in such funds as he may be authorized by law to take in exchange, must be fined under this title or in double the amount so withheld, whichever is greater, or imprisoned not more than two years, or both; but if the amount withheld does not exceed $1,000, he must be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

Whoever, being an officer charged with the disbursement of the public moneys, accepts, receives, or transmits to the Government Accountability Office to be allowed in his favor any receipt or voucher from a creditor of the United States without having paid the full amount specified therein to such creditor in such funds as the officer received for disbursement, or in such funds as he may be authorized by law to take in exchange, shall be fined under this title or in double the amount so withheld, whichever is greater, or imprisoned not more than two years, or both; but if the amount withheld does not exceed $1,000, he shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

Source credit: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 727; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(H), (2)(G), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147, 2148; Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, § 606(a), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3511; Pub. L. 108–271, § 8(b), July 7, 2004, 118 Stat. 814.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1948Enacted · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 645 · 62 Stat. 727
  • 1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-322 · 108 Stat. 2147, 2148
  • 1996Amended · Pub. L. 104-294 · 110 Stat. 3511
  • 2004Amended · Pub. L. 108-271 · 118 Stat. 814

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 645 on 1948-06-25.

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