# 1 Acceptance of money by United States officers 1
See Codification note below.
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Any officer of the United States who directly or indirectly receives, accepts, or contracts for any portion of the money which may accrue to any person making such detection and seizure, or furnishing such information, shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000, or by imprisonment for not more than two years, or both, and shall be thereafter ineligible to any office of honor, trust, or emolument. Any such person who pays to any such officer, or to any person for the use of such officer, any portion of such money, or anything of value for or because of such money, shall have a right of action against such officer, or his legal representatives, or against such person, or his legal representatives, and shall be entitled to recover the money so paid or the thing of value so given.
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**Source Credit**: (June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 620, 46 Stat. 758.)
## Editorial Notes
### Codification
As enacted by act , the catchline for this section was “Same—United States officers”, as this section was intended to be read as a continuation of the provisions introduced in , and the use of “such” in the first sentence is similarly meant to refer back to section 1619. For text of prior to its general amendment by , see 1986 Amendment note under that section.
### Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in , . That section was superseded by section 620 of act , comprising this section, and repealed by section 651(a)(1) of the 1930 act.
Provisions somewhat similar to those in this section but excepting cases of smuggling were contained in , , prior to repeal by , .