18-U.S.C.-2315
§2315 – Sale Or Receipt of Stolen Goods, Securities, Moneys, Or Fraudulent State Tax Stamps
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Title 18 > Part I > Chapter 113 > Section 2315
Details
- Reference: Section 2315
- Legend: §2315 – Sale Or Receipt of Stolen Goods, Securities, Moneys, Or Fraudulent State Tax Stamps
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
Whoever receives, possesses, conceals, stores, barters, sells, or disposes of any goods, wares, or merchandise, securities, or money of the value of $5,000 or more, or pledges or accepts as security for a loan any goods, wares, or merchandise, or securities, of the value of $500 or more, which have crossed a State or United States boundary after being stolen, unlawfully converted, or taken, knowing the same to have been stolen, unlawfully converted, or taken; or
Whoever receives, possesses, conceals, stores, barters, sells, or disposes of any falsely made, forged, altered, or counterfeited securities or tax stamps, or pledges or accepts as security for a loan any falsely made, forged, altered, or counterfeited securities or tax stamps, moving as, or which are a part of, or which constitute interstate or foreign commerce, knowing the same to have been so falsely made, forged, altered, or counterfeited; or
Whoever receives in interstate or foreign commerce, or conceals, stores, barters, sells, or disposes of, any tool, implement, or thing used or intended to be used in falsely making, forging, altering, or counterfeiting any security or tax stamp, or any part thereof, moving as, or which is a part of, or which constitutes interstate or foreign commerce, knowing that the same is fitted to be used, or has been used, in falsely making, forging, altering, or counterfeiting any security or tax stamp, or any part thereof; or
‘Whoever
Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. If the offense involves a pre-retail medical product (as defined in section 670) the punishment for the offense shall be the same as the punishment for an offense under section 670 unless the punishment under this section is greater. If the offense involves the receipt, possession, concealment, storage, barter, sale, or disposal of veterans’ memorial objects with a value, in the aggregate, of less than $1,000, the defendant shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
This section shall not apply to any falsely made, forged, altered, counterfeited, or spurious representation of an obligation or other security of the United States or of an obligation, bond, certificate, security, treasury note, bill, promise to pay, or bank note, issued by any foreign government. This section also shall not apply to any falsely made, forged, altered, counterfeited, or spurious representation of any bank note or bill issued by a bank or corporation of any foreign country which is intended by the laws or usage of such country to circulate as money.
For purposes of this section, the term State includes a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States. For purposes of this section the term veterans’ memorial object means a grave marker, headstone, monument, or other object, intended to permanently honor a veteran or mark a veterans grave, or any monument that signifies an event of national military historical significance.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 806; Pub. L. 87–371, §3, Oct. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 802; Pub. L. 99–646, §76, Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3618; Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, §§7048, 7057(b), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4401, 4402; Pub. L. 101–647, title XII, §1205(m), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4831; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147; Pub. L. 112–186, §4(d)(2), Oct. 5, 2012, 126 Stat. 1429; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, §1084(b), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1963.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §416 (May 22, 1934, ch. 333, §4, 48 Stat. 795; Aug. 3, 1939, ch. 413, §2, 53 Stat. 1178).
(See revisers notes under sections 10, 2311 and 2314 of this title for explanation of consolidation or omission of other sections of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., which were derived from the National Stolen Property Act.)
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
Amendments
2013—Pub. L. 112–239, §1084(b)(4), inserted at end For purposes of this section the term ‘veterans’ memorial object’ means a grave marker, headstone, monument, or other object, intended to permanently honor a veteran or mark a veterans grave, or any monument that signifies an event of national military historical significance.
Pub. L. 112–239, §1084(b)(3), inserted at end of fifth par. If the offense involves the receipt, possession, concealment, storage, barter, sale, or disposal of veterans’ memorial objects with a value, in the aggregate, of less than $1,000, the defendant shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
Pub. L. 112–239, §1084(b)(1), (2), inserted fourth par. relating to veterans’ memorial objects.
2012—Pub. L. 112–186 inserted at end of fourth par. If the offense involves a pre-retail medical product (as defined in section 670) the punishment for the offense shall be the same as the punishment for an offense under section 670 unless the punishment under this section is greater.
1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted fined under this title for fined not more than $10,000 in fourth par.
1990—Pub. L. 101–647 inserted par. at end defining State.
1988—Pub. L. 100–690, §7048, substituted moving as, or which are a part of, or which constitute interstate or foreign commerce for which have crossed a State or United States boundary after being stolen, unlawfully converted, or taken in second par.
Pub. L. 100–690, §7057(b), struck out or by a bank or corporation of any foreign country after foreign government in last par. and inserted at end This section also shall not apply to any falsely made, forged, altered, counterfeited, or spurious representation of any bank note or bill issued by a bank or corporation of any foreign country which is intended by the laws or usage of such country to circulate as money.
1986—Pub. L. 99–646 substituted receives, possesses, conceals for receives, conceals and which have crossed a State or United States boundary after being stolen, unlawfully converted, or taken for moving as, or which are part of, or which constitute interstate or foreign commerce in first and second pars.
1961—Pub. L. 87–371 inserted or tax stamps after securities, wherever appearing, in second par., and or tax stamp after security, wherever appearing, in third par., and substituted moneys, or fraudulent State tax stamps for or monies in section catchline.
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