21 U.S.C. § 212 — Offenses; punishment; duty to enforce provisions
submitted 111 years ago by ch. 74 to r/title-21-FOOD-AND-DRUGS · 129 words · no verdicts yet
This law punishes people or companies loyal to the U.S. who break this chapter's rules in China. A violation is a misdemeanor with a fine of $50 to $100, jail time, or both. Each week a violation continues counts as a separate offense.
This section is a single, undivided rule with no lettered subsections.
It applies to any person, firm, or corporation whose permanent allegiance is due to the United States. If such a person, firm, or corporation violates any provision of this chapter, that is a misdemeanor.
On conviction, the punishment is a fine of not less than $50 and not more than $100, or imprisonment for not less than one month and not more than sixty days, or both — the court decides in its discretion which combination to impose.
If the offense keeps going, each week (or part of a week) that it continues counts as its own separate and distinct offense — so a continuing violation can produce multiple separate charges.
Finally, the section places a duty on the consular and judicial officers of the United States in China: they must enforce the provisions of this chapter.
Any person, firm, or corporation, whose permanent allegiance is due to the United States, violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $50 and not more than $100 or by imprisonment for not less than one month and not more than sixty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court, and if the offense be continuing in its character, each week or part of a week during which it continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. And it shall be the duty of the consular and judicial officers of the United States in China to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
Source credit: (Mar. 3, 1915, ch. 74, § 11, 38 Stat. 821.)
- 1915Enacted · Act of Mar. 3, 1915, ch. 74 · 38 Stat. 821
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 74 on 1915-03-03.
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