Notes on 18 U.S.C. § 489 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 18 U.S.C. § 489 : US Code - Notes

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 709; July 16, 1951, ch. 226, Sec.
3, 65 Stat. 122; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(B),
Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2146.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 285 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch.
321, Sec. 171, 35 Stat. 1121; Feb. 15, 1912, ch. 38, 37 Stat. 64).
Reference to persons causing or procuring was omitted as
unnecessary in view of definition of "principal" in section 2 of
this title.
Changes were made in phraseology.
AMENDMENTS
1994 - Pub. L. 103-322 substituted "fined under this title" for
"fined not more than $100".
1951 - Act July 16, 1951, struck out "publisher's illustrations
excepted" in section catchline, struck out from text all language
which could be interpreted to prohibit or restrict the making and
printing of coin illustrations in magazines and other publications,
and gave the Secretary of the Treasury the authority to make
exceptions to the application of this section.