§ 607. Place of solicitation
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(a)Prohibition.—
(1)In general.— It shall be unlawful for any person to solicit or receive a donation of money or other thing of value in connection with a Federal, State, or local election from a person who is located in a room or building occupied in the discharge of official duties by an officer or employee of the United States. It shall be unlawful for an individual who is an officer or employee of the Federal Government, including the President, Vice President, and Members of Congress, to solicit or receive a donation of money or other thing of value in connection with a Federal, State, or local election, while in any room or building occupied in the discharge of official duties by an officer or employee of the United States, from any person.
(2)Penalty.— A person who violates this section shall be fined not more than $5,000, imprisoned not more than 3 years, or both.
(b)The prohibition in subsection
(a)shall not apply to the receipt of contributions by persons on the staff of a Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress or Executive Office of the President, provided, that such contributions have not been solicited in any manner which directs the contributor to mail or deliver a contribution to any room, building, or other facility referred to in subsection (a), and provided that such contributions are transferred within seven days of receipt to a political committee within the meaning of section 302(e) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 722; Pub. L. 96–187, title II, § 201(a)(5), Jan. 8, 1980, 93 Stat. 1367; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147; Pub. L. 107–155, title III, § 302, Mar. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 96.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §§ 211, 212 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, §§ 121, 122, 35 Stat. 1110).
This section consolidates sections 211 and 212 of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed.
This section was expanded to embrace all officers or persons acting on behalf of any independent agencies or Government-owned or controlled corporations by inserting words “or any department or agency thereof.” (See definitive section 6, and reviser’s note under section 201 of this title.)
Changes were made in phraseology.
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- June 25, 1948, ch. 645
- 62 Stat. 722
- Pub. L. 96–187, title II, § 201(a)(5)
- 93 Stat. 1367
- Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(K)
- 108 Stat. 2147
- Pub. L. 107–155, title III, § 302
- 116 Stat. 96
- Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321
- 35 Stat. 1110
- Pub. L. 107–155, § 302(1)
- Pub. L. 107–155, § 302(2)
- Pub. L. 103–322
- Pub. L. 96–187
- Pub. L. 107–155
- section 402 of Pub. L. 107–155
- section 301(a) of Pub. L. 96–187
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Place of solicitation
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ActJune 25, 1948, ch. 645
Stat.62 Stat. 722
Pub. L.Pub. L. 96–187, title II, § 201(a)(5)
Stat.93 Stat. 1367
Pub. L.Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(K)
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