Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-73
§916 4–H Club members or agents
Title 18 › Part PART I— - CRIMES › Chapter CHAPTER 43— - FALSE PERSONATION › § 916
Summary
Anyone who lies on purpose to cheat by pretending to be a member, agent, or representative of 4‑H clubs—groups started by the USDA Extension Service and the land‑grant colleges—can be fined, jailed for up to six months, or both.
Full Legal Text
Title 18, §916
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Whoever, falsely and with intent to defraud, holds himself out as or represents or pretends himself to be a member of, associated with, or an agent or representative for the 4–H clubs, an organization established by the Extension Service of the United States Department of Agriculture and the land grant colleges, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 76c (June 5, 1939, ch. 184, § 1, 53 Stat. 809). Section 76c of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., was incorporated in this section and section 707 of this title. Reference to offense as a misdemeanor was omitted in view of definitive section 1 of this title. Words “upon conviction thereof” were omitted, since criminal punishment can follow only after conviction. Minor changes were made in phraseology.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $300”.
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Citation
18 U.S.C. § 916
Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73