Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and Works
Part C · Chapter 61 — United States Supreme Court Building and Grounds
§ 6137. Penalties
Statutory text
In General.—
An individual who violates this subchapter, or a regulation prescribed under section 6102 of this title, shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned not more than 60 days, or both.
Venue and Procedure.—
Prosecution for a violation described in subsection (a) shall be in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia or in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, on information by the United States Attorney or an Assistant United States Attorney.
Offenses Involving Property Damage Over $100.—
If during the commission of a violation described in subsection (a), public property is damaged in an amount exceeding $100, the period of imprisonment for the offense may be not more than five years.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Pub. L. 107–217 · 116 Stat. 1062
Enacted · 40 U.S.C. § 6137
Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1183
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1183Pub. L. 108–356 § 2 · 118 Stat. 1416
Added · 40 U.S.C. § 6137(b)
Pub. L. 108–356 added subsec. (b)
Struck · 40 U.S.C. § 6137(b)
Pub. L. 108–356 struck out heading and text of former subsec. (b). Text read as follows: “Prosecution for a violation described in subsection (a) shall be in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, on information by the United States Attorney or an Assistant United States Attorney.”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 108–356 added subsec. (b) and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (b). Text read as follows: “Prosecution for a violation described in subsection (a) shall be in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, on information by the United States Attorney or an Assistant United States Attorney.”Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 2. VENUE FOR PROSECUTIONS RELATING TO THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT BUILDING AND GROUNDS. Section 6137 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: “(b) Venue and Procedure.— Prosecution for a violation described in subsection (a) shall be in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia or in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, on information by the United States Attorney or an Assistant United States Attorney.” .
2 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Notes
historicalAndRevision
| Historical and Revision Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 6137 | 40:13m. | Aug. 18, 1949, ch. 479, § 8, 63 Stat. 617. |
In subsection (a), the words “fined under title 18” are substituted for “fined not more than $100” for consistency with chapter 227 of title 18.
In subsection (b), the words “Superior Court of the District of Columbia” are substituted for “Municipal Court for the District of Columbia” [subsequently changed to “District of Columbia Court of General Sessions” because of sections 1 and 7 of the Act of (Public Law 88–60, 77 Stat. 77, 78)] because of section 155(a) of the District of Columbia Court Reorganization Act of 1970 (Public Law 91–358, 85 Stat. 570).
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2004—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 108–356 added subsec. (b) and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (b). Text read as follows: “Prosecution for a violation described in subsection (a) shall be in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, on information by the United States Attorney or an Assistant United States Attorney.”
Credits
2002–2004 · 2 acts
- 2002Pub. L. 107–217, , 116 Stat. 1183
- 2004Pub. L. 108–356, § 2, , 118 Stat. 1416.
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(Pub. L. 107–217, , 116 Stat. 1183; Pub. L. 108–356, § 2, , 118 Stat. 1416.)