Federal · Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure

18 U.S.C. § 246: Deprivation of relief benefits

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

Federal law prohibits depriving anyone of employment, work, compensation, or relief benefits based on political affiliation, race, color, sex, religion, or national origin. Violators may be fined or imprisoned up to one year.

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Whoever directly or indirectly deprives, attempts to deprive, or threatens to deprive any person of any employment, position, work, compensation, or other benefit provided for or made possible in whole or in part by any Act of Congress appropriating funds for work relief or relief purposes, on account of political affiliation, race, color, sex, religion, or national origin, shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

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