18 USC § 3074 - Exception of governmental officials

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identifier: "/us/usc/t18/s3074"
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title: "18 USC § 3074 - Exception of governmental officials"
title_number: 18
title_name: "CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "3074"
section_name: "Exception of governmental officials"
chapter_number: 204
chapter_name: "REWARDS FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING TERRORIST ACTS AND ESPIONAGE"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 98–533, title I, § 101(a), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2707.)"
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# § 3074. Exception of governmental officials

No officer or employee of any governmental entity who, while in the performance of his or her official duties, furnishes the information described in section 3071 shall be eligible for any monetary reward under this chapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 98–533, title I, § 101(a), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2707.)