Title 19 — Customs DutiesRelease 119-73not60

§1341 Interference with Functions of Commission

Title 19 › Chapter 4— TARIFF ACT OF 1930 › Subtitle SUBTITLE II— SPECIAL PROVISIONS › Part II— United States International Trade Commission › § 1341

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

No one may stop or try to stop a commission member or employee from doing their official work by force, threats, intimidation, or other means. No one may try to force or pressure them to make a certain decision or take an action about matters the commission handles. A person who breaks this can be fined up to $1,000, jailed up to one year, or both. "Person" here includes an individual (one person), a corporation (a company), an association (an organized group), a partnership, or any other organization or group of people.

Full Legal Text

Title 19, §1341

Customs Duties — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)It shall be unlawful for any person (1) to prevent or attempt to prevent, by force, intimidation, threat, or in any other manner, any member or employee of the commission from exercising the functions imposed upon the commission by this subtitle, or (2) to induce, or attempt to induce, by like means any such member or employee to make any decision or order, or to take any action, with respect to any matter within the authority of the commission.

(b)Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.

(c)As used in this section the term “person” includes an individual, corporation, association, partnership, or any other organization or group of individuals.

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Citation

19 U.S.C. § 1341

Title 19 — Customs Duties

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60