18 USC § 217 - Acceptance of consideration for adjustment of farm indebtedness

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identifier: "/us/usc/t18/s217"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "18 USC § 217 - Acceptance of consideration for adjustment of farm indebtedness"
title_number: 18
title_name: "CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "217"
section_name: "Acceptance of consideration for adjustment of farm indebtedness"
chapter_number: 11
chapter_name: "BRIBERY, GRAFT, AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "CRIMES"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 696, § 217, formerly § 222; renumbered § 217, Pub. L. 87–849, § 1(d), Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1125; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)"
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# § 217. Acceptance of consideration for adjustment of farm indebtedness

Whoever, being an officer or employee of, or person acting for the United States or any agency thereof, accepts any fee, commission, gift, or other consideration in connection with the compromise, adjustment, or cancellation of any farm indebtedness as provided by sections 1150, 1150a, and 1150b of Title 12, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

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**Source Credit**: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 696, § 217, formerly § 222; renumbered § 217, Pub. L. 87–849, § 1(d), Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1125; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)

### Historical and Revision Notes

Based on , U.S.C., 1940 ed., Banks and Banking (, ).

Words “upon conviction thereof” were omitted as surplusage, since punishment cannot be imposed until after conviction.

Other changes were made in phraseology without change of substance.

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 217 was renumbered  and subsequently repealed.

### Amendments

1994— substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $1,000”.