19 U.S.C. § 60 (2024)
This is the official text of 19 U.S.C. § 60 (2024), part of Federal (US Code)’s United States Code — the codified general and permanent federal statutes of the United States, organized into more than 50 numbered titles by subject.
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Penalty for extortion
Official statutory 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.
(R.S. §2636.)
Editorial Notes
Codification
R.S. §2636 derived from act Mar. 2, 1799, ch. 22, §73, 1 Stat. 680.
(R.S. §2636.)
Editorial Notes
Codification
R.S. §2636 derived from act Mar. 2, 1799, ch. 22, §73, 1 Stat. 680.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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