Notes on 18 U.S.C. § 12 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 18 U.S.C. § 12 : US Code - Notes

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 686; Pub. L. 91-375, Sec.
6(j)(2), Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 777; Pub. L. 101-647, title XXXV,
Sec. 3505, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4921.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Secs. 301, 360 (Mar. 4,
1909, ch. 321, Secs. 230, 231, 35 Stat. 1134).
This section consolidates sections 301 and 360 of title 18,
U.S.C., 1940 ed., with necessary changes in phraseology.
AMENDMENTS
1990 - Pub. L. 101-647 substituted "whether or not such officer
or employee has taken the oath of office" for "whether he has taken
the oath of office".
1970 - Pub. L. 91-375 inserted "United States" before "Postal
Service" in section catchline and substituted in text as definition
of "Postal Service" the United States Postal Service established
under title 39, and every officer and employee of that Service,
whether he has taken the oath of office, for prior definition which
included the Post Office Department and every employee, thereof,
whether or not he has taken the oath of office.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1970 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 91-375 effective within 1 year after Aug.
12, 1970, on date established therefor by the Board of Governors of
the United States Postal Service and published by it in the Federal
Register, see section 15(a) of Pub. L. 91-375, set out as an
Effective Date note preceding section 101 of Title 39, Postal
Service.