Title 18, Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-102
§604 Solicitation From Persons on Relief
Title 18 › PART I — CRIMES › CHAPTER 29 — ELECTIONS AND POLITICAL ACTIVITIES › § 604
Summary
Anyone who asks for or takes a fee, donation, or similar political payment from a person they know is eligible for or getting federal work-relief or other federally funded relief benefits is committing a crime. They can be fined, jailed for up to one year, or both.
Full Legal Text
Title 18, §604
Crimes and Criminal Procedure, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Whoever solicits or receives or is in any manner concerned in soliciting or receiving any assessment, subscription, or contribution for any political purpose from any person known by him to be entitled to, or receiving compensation, employment, or other benefit provided for or made possible by any Act of Congress appropriating funds for work relief or relief purposes, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §§ 61d, 61g (Aug. 2, 1939, 11:50 a.m., E.S.T., ch. 410, §§ 5, 8, 53 Stat. 1148). This section consolidates section 61d and 61g of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed. Minor changes were made in phraseology.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $1,000”.
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Citation
18 U.S.C. § 604
Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102