Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73not60
§2218 Fee for Administering or Taking Oaths, Affirmations, and Affidavits
Title 7 › Chapter 55— DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › § 2218
Summary
People who work for the Department of Agriculture must not charge or accept any money for giving or taking a sworn oath, an affirmation, or a written sworn statement when doing so under the law's authority.
Full Legal Text
Title 7, §2218
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No officer, agent, or employee of the Department of Agriculture shall demand or accept any fee or compensation whatsoever for administering or taking any oath, affirmation, or affidavit under the authority conferred by section 2217 of this title.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 522 of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, § 1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Department of the Interior PersonnelApplication to Department of the Interior employees, see note under section 2217 of this title.
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
Functions of all officers, agencies, and employees of Department of Agriculture transferred, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of Agriculture by 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 1, eff. June 4, 1953, 18 F.R. 3219, 67 Stat. 633, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.
Reference
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Citation
7 U.S.C. § 2218
Title 7 — Agriculture
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60