50 U.S.C. § 1827
Penalties
United States · Title 50 — WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE · Status: effective
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- 50 U.S.C. § 1827, Penalties, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/491973
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A person is guilty of an offense if he intentionally—
It is a defense to a prosecution under subsection (a) that the defendant was a law enforcement or investigative officer engaged in the course of his official duties and the physical search was authorized by and conducted pursuant to a search warrant or court order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
An offense described in this section is punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment for not more than five years, or both.
There is Federal jurisdiction over an offense under this section if the person committing the offense was an officer or employee of the United States at the time the offense was committed.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995