§ 1912
Unauthorized fees for inspection of vessels
Up to 6 months
Government & Corruption
None sentenced (FY2025)
Ch. 93 · Public Officers and Employees
Official text prohibited actmental stateif conditionpenaltylegal term
Whoever, being an officer, employee, or agent of the United States or any agency thereof, engaged in inspection of vessels, upon any pretense, receives any fee or reward for his services, except what is allowed to him by law, shall be or imprisoned not more than six months, or both; and shall forfeit his office.
History: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 792 (PDF, 39 MB); Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(G), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147 (PDF, 52 MB).)
Simplified explanation
It is a federal crime for a federal officer, employee, or agent who inspects vessels to accept any fee or reward for that work beyond what the law allows.