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    18 USC Sec. 1924                                            01/05/2009

EXPCITE

    TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
    PART I - CRIMES
    CHAPTER 93 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

HEAD

    Sec. 1924. Unauthorized removal and retention of classified
      documents or material

STATUTE

      (a) Whoever, being an officer, employee, contractor, or
    consultant of the United States, and, by virtue of his office,
    employment, position, or contract, becomes possessed of documents
    or materials containing classified information of the United
    States, knowingly removes such documents or materials without
    authority and with the intent to retain such documents or materials
    at an unauthorized location shall be fined under this title or
    imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
      (b) For purposes of this section, the provision of documents and
    materials to the Congress shall not constitute an offense under
    subsection (a).
      (c) In this section, the term "classified information of the
    United States" means information originated, owned, or possessed by
    the United States Government concerning the national defense or
    foreign relations of the United States that has been determined
    pursuant to law or Executive order to require protection against
    unauthorized disclosure in the interests of national security.

SOURCE

    (Added Pub. L. 103-359, title VIII, Sec. 808(a), Oct. 14, 1994, 108
    Stat. 3453; amended Pub. L. 107-273, div. B, title IV, Sec.
    4002(d)(1)(C)(i), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1809.)

AMENDMENTS

      2002 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107-273 substituted "under this
    title" for "not more than $1,000,".