---
kind: "section"
citation: "18 U.S.C. § 1023"
title: "18"
title_heading: "Crimes and Criminal Procedure"
number: "1023"
heading: "Insufficient delivery of money or property for military or naval service"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/18/1023"
units:
  - "Part I — Crimes"
  - "Chapter 47 — Fraud and False Statements"
---

# §1023. Insufficient delivery of money or property for military or naval service


[Whoever](/usc/18/921.md?p=a-1), having charge, possession, custody, or control of any money or other public property used or to be used in the military or naval service, with intent to defraud the [United States](/usc/18/229F.md?p=9), or any agency thereof, or any corporation in which the [United States](/usc/18/229F.md?p=9) has a proprietary interest, or intending to conceal such money or other property, delivers to any [person](/usc/18/229F.md?p=5) having authority to receive the same any amount of such money or other property less than that for which he received a certificate or took a receipt, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.


## Source credit

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 754; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)

## Notes

### Historical and Revision Notes

Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 85 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 35, 35 Stat. 1095; Oct. 23, 1918, ch. 194, 40 Stat. 1015; June 18, 1934, ch. 587, 48 Stat. 996; Apr. 4, 1938, ch. 69, 52 Stat. 197).

Word “agency” was substituted for “department” so as to eliminate any possible ambiguity as to scope of section. (See definitions of “department” and “agency” in section 6 of this title.)

Reference to persons causing or procuring was omitted as unnecessary in view of definition of “principal” in section 2 of this title.

Minor changes were made in phraseology.

### Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $10,000”.