§1024 — Title 18 Crimes and Criminal Procedure | U.S. Code

Summary

Buying or taking as collateral U.S. military property is illegal if you know or have reason to believe it came from the government. This covers weapons, gear, ammunition, uniforms, and other supplies given to members of the Armed Forces, National Guard, naval militia, people serving with them, former members, or U.S. hospitals or facilities. Conviction can bring a federal fine, up to two years in prison, or both.

Title 18, §1024

Crimes and Criminal Procedure — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

Whoever purchases, or receives in pledge from any person any arms, equipment, ammunition, clothing, military stores, or other property furnished by the United States under a clothing allowance or otherwise, to any member of the Armed Forces of the United States or of the National Guard or Naval Militia, or to any person accompanying, serving, or retained with the land or naval forces and subject to military or naval law, or to any former member of such Armed Forces at or by any hospital, home, or facility maintained by the United States, having knowledge or reason to believe that the property has been taken from the possession of or furnished by the United States under such allowance, or otherwise, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 86 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 35, 35 Stat. 1095; Oct. 23, 1918, ch. 194, 40 Stat. 1015; June 18, 1934, ch. 587, 48 Stat. 996; Apr. 4, 1938, ch. 69, 52 Stat. 197; Apr. 30, 1940, ch. 164, 54 Stat. 171). Minor changes were made in phraseology.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $500”.

§1024 Purchase or receipt of military, naval, or veteran’s facilities property