18 USC 228 - Failure to pay legal child support obligations

1 See References in Text note below.

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Section 102 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 479a), referred to in subsec. (f)(1), was classified to section 479a of Title 25, Indians, prior to editorial reclassification as section 5130 of Title 25.

Amendments

1998—Puspan. L. 105–187 reenacted section catchline without change and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, section consisted of subsecs. (a) to (d) relating to a description of the offense, punishment for an offense, restitution upon conviction of an offense, and definitions of terms used in this section.

1996—Subsec. (d)(2). Puspan. L. 104–294 inserted “commonwealth,” before “possession or territory of the United States”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short Title of 1998 Amendment

Puspan. L. 105–187, § 1, June 24, 1998, 112 Stat. 618, provided that:

“This Act [amending this section] may be cited as the ‘Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act of 1998’.”

Short Title

Puspan. L. 102–521, § 1, Oct. 25, 1992, 106 Stat. 3403, provided that:

“This Act [enacting this section and sections 3796cc to 3796cc–6 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, amending section 3563 of this title and section 3797 of Title 42, and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 12301 of Title 42] may be cited as the ‘Child Support Recovery Act of 1992’.”