Title 19, Customs DutiesRelease 119-102
§60 Penalty for Extortion
Title 19 › CHAPTER 1 — COLLECTION DISTRICTS, PORTS, AND OFFICERS › § 60
Summary
A customs officer who charges more than the law allows must pay $200 for each time, and that money goes to the person harmed.
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Title 19, §60
Customs Duties, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Every officer of the customs who demands or receives any other or greater fee, compensation, or reward than is allowed by law, for performing any duty or service required from him by law, shall be liable to a penalty of $200 for each offense, recoverable to the use of the party aggrieved.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Codification R.S. § 2636 derived from act Mar. 2, 1799, ch. 22, § 73, 1 Stat. 680.
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19 U.S.C. § 60
Title 19, Customs Duties
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102