18 U.S.C. § 206
Section 206 · Exemption of retired officers of the uniformed services
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case United States v. Biaggi (1988)
Most recently applied in United States v. Heicklen (April 2012)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Sections 203 and 205 of this title shall not apply to a retired officer of the uniformed services of the United States while not on active duty and not otherwise an officer or employee of the United States, or to any person specially excepted by Act of Congress.
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 206, act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 692, related to an offer to a judge or judicial officer to influence him, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 87–849 and is substantially covered by revised section 201.
Effective Date
Section effective 90 days after Oct. 23, 1962, see section 4 of Pub. L. 87–849, set out as a note under section 201 of this title.
Cross References
Definitions, see section 202 of this title.
Memorandum of Attorney General regarding conflict of interest provisions, see note under section 201 of this title.