§ 1421. Accounts of court officers

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Whoever, being a clerk or assistant clerk of a court, or other person charged by law with a duty to render true accounts of moneys received in any proceeding relating to citizenship, naturalization, or registration of aliens or to pay over any balance of such moneys due to the United States, willfully neglects to do so within thirty days after said payment shall become due and demand therefor has been made, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 766; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)

Historical and Revision Notes

Based on subsections (a)(34),

(d)and

(l)of section 746 of title 8, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Aliens and Nationality (Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 876, § 346(a)(34), (d), (l), 54 Stat. 1167, 1168).

Minor changes in phraseology only were made.

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June 25, 1948, ch. 645
62 Stat. 766
Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(K)
108 Stat. 2147
section 746 of title 8
Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 876, § 346(a)(34)
54 Stat. 1167
Pub. L. 103–322

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§ 1421

Accounts of court officers

ActJune 25, 1948, ch. 645

Stat.62 Stat. 766

Pub. L.Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(K)

Stat.108 Stat. 2147

Citesection 746 of title 8

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