§958. Commission to serve against friendly nation

Any citizen of the United States who, within the jurisdiction thereof, accepts and exercises a commission to serve a foreign prince, state, colony, district, or people, in war, against any prince, state, colony, district, or people, with whom the United States is at peace, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 745 ; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(I), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147 .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §21 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, §9, 35 Stat. 1089 ).

Mandatory punishment provision was rephrased in the alternative.

Minor changes in phraseology were made.

Amendments

1994-Pub. L. 103–322 substituted "fined under this title" for "fined not more than $2,000".

Canal Zone

Applicability of section to Canal Zone, see section 14 of this title.

Cross References

Right of expatriation, generally, see section 1481 et seq. of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 14 of this title; title 22 section 461.