18 USC § 213 - Acceptance of loan or gratuity by financial institution examiner

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identifier: "/us/usc/t18/s213"
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title: "18 USC § 213 - Acceptance of loan or gratuity by financial institution examiner"
title_number: 18
title_name: "CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "213"
section_name: "Acceptance of loan or gratuity by financial institution examiner"
chapter_number: 11
chapter_name: "BRIBERY, GRAFT, AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "CRIMES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 108–198, § 2(a), Dec. 19, 2003, 117 Stat. 2900.)"
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# § 213. Acceptance of loan or gratuity by financial institution examiner

**(a)** **In General.—** Whoever, being an examiner or assistant examiner, accepts a loan or gratuity from any bank, branch, agency, organization, corporation, association, or institution examined by the examiner or from any person connected with it, shall—

**(1)** be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both;

**(2)** may be fined a further sum equal to the money so loaned or gratuity given; and

**(3)** shall be disqualified from holding office as an examiner.

**(b)** **Definitions.—** In this section, the terms “examiner”, “Federal financial institution regulatory agency”, “financial institution”, and “loan” have the same meanings as in section 212.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 108–198, § 2(a), Dec. 19, 2003, 117 Stat. 2900.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 213, acts , , § 213, formerly § 218; , , ; renumbered § 213, , , ; , , ; , , ; , §§ 330004(2), 330016(1)(K), , , 2147, related to acceptance of loan or gratuity by bank examiner, prior to repeal by , , .

Another prior section 213, , , related to the acceptance or demand of a bribe by a customs officer or employee, prior to the general amendment to this chapter by  and is substantially covered by revised section 201.