Notes on 18 U.S.C. § 372 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 18 U.S.C. § 372 : US Code - Notes

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 701; Pub. L. 107-273, div. B,
title IV, Sec. 4002(d)(1)(D), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1809.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 54 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch.
321, Sec. 21, 35 Stat. 1092).
Scope of section was enlarged to cover all possessions of the
United States. When the section was first enacted in 1861 there
were no possessions, and hence the use of the words "State or
Territory" was sufficient to describe the area then subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States. The word "District" was inserted
by the codifiers of the 1909 Criminal Code.
AMENDMENTS
2002 - Pub. L. 107-273 substituted "under this title" for "not
more than $5,000".