Federal · Title 19 — Customs Duties

19 U.S.C. § 1341: Interference with functions of Commission

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

It is unlawful to prevent or attempt to prevent commission members or employees from performing their duties, or to induce them to make decisions through force, intimidation, threats, or other means. Violation is punishable by fine up to $1,000 and/or imprisonment up to one year.

Read the full statutory text

It shall be unlawful for any person (1) to prevent or attempt to prevent, by force, intimidation, threat, or in any other manner, any member or employee of the commission from exercising the functions imposed upon the commission by this subtitle, or (2) to induce, or attempt to induce, by like means any such member or employee to make any decision or order, or to take any action, with respect to any matter within the authority of the commission. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both. As used in this section the term “person” includes an individual, corporation, association, partnership, or any other organization or group of individuals.

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