Notes on 18 U.S.C. § 953 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 18 U.S.C. § 953 : US Code - Notes

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 744; Pub. L. 103-322, title
XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 5 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch.
321, Sec. 5, 35 Stat. 1088; Apr. 22, 1932, ch. 126, 47 Stat. 132).
The reference to any citizen or resident within the jurisdiction
of the United States not duly authorized "who counsels, advises or
assists in such correspondence with such intent" was omitted as
unnecessary in view of definition of principal in section 2.
Mandatory punishment provision was rephrased in the alternative.
Minor changes of arrangement and in phraseology were made.
AMENDMENTS
1994 - Pub. L. 103-322 substituted "fined under this title" for
"fined not more than $5,000" in first par.