---
kind: "section"
citation: "18 U.S.C. § 1901"
title: "18"
title_heading: "Crimes and Criminal Procedure"
number: "1901"
heading: "Collecting or disbursing officer trading in public property"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/18/1901"
units:
  - "Part I — Crimes"
  - "Chapter 93 — Public Officers and Employees"
---

# §1901. Collecting or disbursing officer trading in public property


[Whoever](/usc/18/921.md?p=a-1), being an [officer](/usc/18/202.md?p=c) of the [United States](/usc/18/229F.md?p=9) concerned in the collection or the disbursement of the revenues thereof, carries on any trade or business in the funds or debts of the [United States](/usc/18/229F.md?p=9), or of any [State](/usc/18/31.md?p=a-9), or in any public property of either, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and shall be removed from office, and be incapable of holding any office under the [United States](/usc/18/229F.md?p=9).


## Source credit

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 790; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(J), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)

## Notes

### Historical and Revision Notes

Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 192 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 103, 35 Stat. 1107).

Minor changes were made in phraseology.

### Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $3,000”.