§ 4209. — Exaction of excessive fees generally; penalty of treble amount.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC4209]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 52--FOREIGN SERVICE
SUBCHAPTER XIV--POWERS, DUTIES AND LIABILITIES OF CONSULAR OFFICERS
GENERALLY
Sec. 4209. Exaction of excessive fees generally; penalty of
treble amount
Whenever any consular officer collects, or knowingly allows to be
collected for any service, any other or greater fees than are allowed by
law for such service, he shall, besides his liability to refund the
same, be liable to pay to the person by whom or in whose behalf the same
are paid, treble the amount of the unlawful charge so collected, as a
penalty, to be recovered with costs, in any proper form of action, by
such person for his own use. And in any such case the Secretary of the
Treasury may retain, out of the compensation of such officer, the amount
of such overcharge and of such penalty, and charge the same to such
officer in account, and may thereupon refund such unlawful charge, and
pay such penalty to the person entitled to the same if he shall think
proper so to do.
(R.S. Sec. 1723.)
Codification
R.S. Sec. 1723 derived from act Aug. 18, 1856, ch. 127, Sec. 17, 11
Stat. 58.
Section was not enacted as part of the Foreign Service Act of 1980
which comprises this chapter.
Section was formerly classified to section 1189 of this title, and
prior thereto to section 92 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 4191 of this title.
