Notes on 18 U.S.C. § 2236 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 18 U.S.C. § 2236 : US Code - Notes

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 803; Pub. L. 104-294, title VI,
Sec. 601(a)(8), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3498; Pub. L. 107-273,
div. B, title IV, Sec. 4002(d)(1)(C)(iii), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat.
1809.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 53a (Aug. 27, 1935, ch.
740, Sec. 201, 49 Stat. 877).
Words "or any department or agency thereof" were inserted to
avoid ambiguity as to scope of section. (See definitive section 6
of this title.)
The exception in the case of an invitation or the consent of the
occupant, was inserted to make the section complete and remove any
doubt as to the application of this section to searches which have
uniformly been upheld.
Reference to misdemeanor was omitted in view of definitive
section 1 of this title. (See reviser's note under section 212 of
this title.)
Words "upon conviction thereof shall be" were omitted as
surplusage, since punishment cannot be imposed until conviction is
secured.
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
AMENDMENTS
2002 - Pub. L. 107-273 inserted "under this title" after
"warrant, shall be fined" and struck out "not more than $1,000"
after "for a first offense".
1996 - Pub. L. 104-294 substituted "fined under this title" for
"fined not more than $1,000".