18-U.S.C.-498
§498 – Military Or Naval Discharge Certificates
Pathway
Title 18 > Part I > Chapter 25 > Section 498
Details
- Reference: Section 498
- Legend: §498 – Military Or Naval Discharge Certificates
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
Whoever forges, counterfeits, or falsely alters any certificate of discharge from the military or naval service of the United States, or uses, unlawfully possesses or exhibits any such certificate, knowing the same to be forged, counterfeited, or falsely altered, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 712; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940, ed., §136 (Mar. 4, 1917, ch. 180, 39 Stat. 1182).
Reference to any person causing, procuring, aiding or assisting was omitted as unnecessary as such persons are made principals by section 2 of this title.
At the end of this section words in the discretion of the court were omitted as unnecessary, as the punishment provisions, being framed in the alternative by the use of the disjunctive or, vest in the court the power to impose a fine or prison sentence in its discretion.
Changes in phraseology were made.
Amendments
1994—Pub. L. 103–322, which directed the amendment of this section by substituting fined under this title for fined not more than $5,000, was executed by making the substitution for fined not more than $1,000, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
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