§ 552. — Officers aiding importation of obscene or treasonous books and articles.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC552]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 27--CUSTOMS
Sec. 552. Officers aiding importation of obscene or treasonous
books and articles
Whoever, being an officer, agent, or employee of the United States,
knowingly aids or abets any person engaged in any violation of any of
the provisions of law prohibiting importing, advertising, dealing in,
exhibiting, or sending or receiving by mail obscene or indecent
publications or representations, or books, pamphlets, papers, writings,
advertisements, circulars, prints, pictures, or drawings containing any
matter advocating or urging treason or insurrection against the United
States or forcible resistance to any law of the United States, or
containing any threat to take the life of or inflict bodily harm upon
any person in the United States, or means for procuring abortion, or
other articles of indecent or immoral use or tendency, shall be fined
under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 718; Pub. L. 91-662, Sec. 2, Jan. 8,
1971, 84 Stat. 1973; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(K),
Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on section 1305(b) of title 19, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Customs
Duties (June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title III, Sec. 305(b), 46 Stat. 688).
In view of definition of misdemeanor in section 1 of this title
words ``shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and'' were omitted.
Words ``at hard labor'' after ``imprisonment'' were omitted. (See
reviser's note under section 1 of this title.)
Changes were made in phraseology.
Amendments
1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for
``fined not more than $5,000''.
1971--Pub. L. 91-662 struck out ``preventing conception or'' before
``procuring abortion''.
Effective Date of 1971 Amendment
Section 7 of Pub. L. 91-662 provided that: ``The amendments made by
this Act (other than by section 6) [amending this section, sections 1461
and 1462 of this title, and section 1305 of Title 19, Customs Duties]
shall take effect on the day after the date of the enactment of this Act
[Jan. 8, 1971].''
