§ 702. — Uniform of armed forces and Public Health Service.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC702]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 33--EMBLEMS, INSIGNIA, AND NAMES
Sec. 702. Uniform of armed forces and Public Health Service
Whoever, in any place within the jurisdiction of the United States
or in the Canal Zone, without authority, wears the uniform or a
distinctive part thereof or anything similar to a distinctive part of
the uniform of any of the armed forces of the United States, Public
Health Service or any auxiliary of such, shall be fined under this title
or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 732; May 24, 1949, ch. 139,
Sec. 15(a), 63 Stat. 91; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII,
Sec. 330016(1)(E), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2146.)
Historical and Revision Notes
1948 Act
Based on section 1393 of title 10, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Army and Air
Force, and section 228 of title 42, U.S.C., 1940 ed., The Public Health
and Welfare (June 3, 1916, ch. 134, Sec. 125, 39 Stat. 216 (2d
paragraph); July 1, 1944, ch. 373, Sec. 510, 58 Stat. 711).
``Auxiliary of such'' was inserted to extend protection to the
uniforms of any auxiliary corps that may be established.
Fine of ``$250'' was substituted for ``$300'' as being more
consonant with the penalties provided for similar offenses in this
chapter.
Minor changes of phraseology also were made.
1949 Act
This section [section 15] inserts ``armed forces'' in the catch line
and text of section 702 of title 18, U.S.C., and thereby includes the
Air Force which was formerly part of the Army. (See note to sec. 5 [of
1949 Act, set out in Legislative History note under section 244 of title
18]). Also, it incorporates in such section the provisions of act of
April 15, 1948 (ch. 188, 62 Stat. 172), which relates to this section as
well as to section 1393 of title 10, U.S.C. (one of the sources of such
sec. 701), as it existed at the time of the enactment of the revision of
title 18 and which was not incorporated in title 18 when the revision
was enacted. In this connection specific reference to the Canal Zone,
Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands, as contained in such act
of April 15, 1948, were omitted as covered by the phrase, ``in any place
within the jurisdiction of the United States,'' as used in this
amendment of such section 702 of title 18, U.S.C.
References in Text
For definition of Canal Zone, referred to in text, see section
3602(b) of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.
Amendments
1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for
``fined not more than $250''.
1949--Act May 24, 1949, inserted ``armed forces'' in lieu of
enumerating specific branches in section catchline and text, and
inserted ``in any place within the jurisdiction of the United States or
in the Canal Zone''.
Transfer of Functions
Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare redesignated Secretary
of Health and Human Services by Pub. L. 96-88, title V, Sec. 509(b),
Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695, which is classified to section 3508(b) of
Title 20, Education.
Functions of Public Health Service, Surgeon General of Public Health
Service, and all other officers and employees of Public Health Service,
and functions of all agencies of or in Public Health Service transferred
to Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of
1966, eff. June 25, 1966, 31 F.R. 8855, 80 Stat. 1610, set out in the
Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
