Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-73not60
§2072 False Crop Reports
Title 18 › Part I— CRIMES › Chapter 101— RECORDS AND REPORTS › § 2072
Summary
It is illegal for federal workers to knowingly issue false crop statistics as official reports; penalty: fine, up to five years in prison, or both.
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Title 18, §2072
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Whoever, being an officer or employee of the United States or any of its agencies, whose duties require the compilation or report of statistics or information relating to the products of the soil, knowingly compiles for issuance, or issues, any false statistics or information as a report of the United States or any of its agencies, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 215 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 124, 35 Stat. 1111). Words “or any of its agencies” were inserted after “United States” so as to eliminate any possible ambiguity as to scope of section. (See definitive section 6 of this title.) Minor changes were made in phraseology.
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Amendments
1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $5,000”.
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Citation
18 U.S.C. § 2072
Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60