Logan Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:appliesTo United States citizens
gptkbp:category gptkb:Diplomatic_law
United States federal criminal legislation
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:18_U.S.C._§_953
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1799
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:firstProsecution never successfully prosecuted
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:George_Logan
gptkbp:penalty imprisonment
fine
gptkbp:purpose prohibit unauthorized negotiations by American citizens with foreign governments
gptkbp:rarelyEnforced true
gptkbp:relatedTo foreign relations of the United States
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:John_Adams
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:George_Logan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Logan Act

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