Crimes and Criminal Procedure - 18 USC Section 597
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01/19/04
Sec. 597. Expenditures to influence voting
Whoever makes or offers to make an expenditure to any person,
either to vote or withhold his vote, or to vote for or against any
candidate; and
Whoever solicits, accepts, or receives any such expenditure in
consideration of his vote or the withholding of his vote -
Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one
year, or both; and if the violation was willful, shall be fined
under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.
AMENDMENTS
1996 - Pub. L. 104-294 substituted "shall be fined under this
title" for "shall be fined not more than $10,000" in last par.
1994 - Pub. L. 103-322 substituted "shall be fined under this
title" for "shall be fined not more than $1,000" in last par.
Last modified: April 13, 2006
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