§ 2076
Clerk of United States District Court
Official text prohibited actmental stateif conditionpenaltylegal term
Whoever, being a clerk of a district court of the United States, refuses or neglects to make or forward any report, certificate, statement, or document as required by law, shall be or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
History: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 796 (PDF, 39 MB); Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, §601(a)(11), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3498.)
Simplified explanation
It is a federal crime for a clerk of a federal district court to willfully refuse or neglect to make or send any report, certificate, statement, or document required by law.