18-U.S.C.-1543
§1543 – Forgery Or False Use of Passport
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- Reference: Section 1543
- Legend: §1543 – Forgery Or False Use of Passport
- USCode Year: 2013
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Whoever falsely makes, forges, counterfeits, mutilates, or alters any passport or instrument purporting to be a passport, with intent that the same may be used; or
Whoever willfully and knowingly uses, or attempts to use, or furnishes to another for use any such false, forged, counterfeited, mutilated, or altered passport or instrument purporting to be a passport, or any passport validly issued which has become void by the occurrence of any condition therein prescribed invalidating the same—
Shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 25 years (if the offense was committed to facilitate an act of international terrorism (as defined in section 2331 of this title)), 20 years (if the offense was committed to facilitate a drug trafficking crime (as defined in section 929(a) of this title)), 10 years (in the case of the first or second such offense, if the offense was not committed to facilitate such an act of international terrorism or a drug trafficking crime), or 15 years (in the case of any other offense), or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 771; Pub. L. 103–322, title XIII, §130009(a)(2), title XXXIII, §330016(1)(I), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2030, 2147; Pub. L. 104–208, div. C, title II, §211(a)(2), Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–569; Pub. L. 107–273, div. B, title IV, §4002(a)(3), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1806.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on section 222 of title 22, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Foreign Relations and Intercourse (June 15, 1917, ch. 30, title IX, §4, 40 Stat. 227; Mar. 28, 1940, ch. 72, §7, 54 Stat. 80).
Reference to persons causing or procuring was omitted as unnecessary in view of definition of principal in section 2 of this title.
Mandatory-punishment provision with authorization for added fine in discretion of court was rephrased in the alternative.
Punishment of five years’ imprisonment was substituted for ten years to conform with other sections embracing offenses of comparable gravity.
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
Amendments
2002—Pub. L. 107–273 substituted to facilitate for to facility in last par.
1996—Pub. L. 104–208 substituted imprisoned not more than 25 years (if the offense was committed to facilitate an act of international terrorism (as defined in section 2331 of this title)), 20 years (if the offense was committed to facilitate a drug trafficking crime (as defined in section 929(a) of this title)), 10 years (in the case of the first or second such offense, if the offense was not committed to facility such an act of international terrorism or a drug trafficking crime), or 15 years (in the case of any other offense) for imprisoned not more than 10 years in last par.
1994—Pub. L. 103–322, §330016(1)(I), which directed the amendment of this section by substituting under this title for not more than $2,000, could not be executed because the words not more than $2,000 did not appear in text subsequent to amendment by Pub. L. 103–322, §130009(a)(2). See below.
Pub. L. 103–322, §130009(a)(2), substituted under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years for not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than five years in last par.
Effective Date of 1996 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 104–208 applicable with respect to offenses occurring on or after Sept. 30, 1996, see section 211(c) of Pub. L. 104–208, set out as a note under section 1028 of this title.
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