18-U.S.C.-712
§712 – Misuse of Names, Words, Emblems, Or Insignia
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Title 18 > Part I > Chapter 33 > Section 712
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- Reference: Section 712
- Legend: §712 – Misuse of Names, Words, Emblems, Or Insignia
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
Whoever, in the course of collecting or aiding in the collection of private debts or obligations, or being engaged in furnishing private police, investigation, or other private detective services, uses or employs in any communication, correspondence, notice, advertisement, or circular the words national, Federal, or United States, the initials U.S., or any emblem, insignia, or name, for the purpose of conveying and in a manner reasonably calculated to convey the false impression that such communication is from a department, agency, bureau, or instrumentality of the United States or in any manner represents the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
(Added Pub. L. 86–291, §1, Sept. 21, 1959, 73 Stat. 570; amended Pub. L. 93–147, §1(a), Nov. 3, 1973, 87 Stat. 554; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
Amendments
1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted fined under this title for fined not more than $1,000.
1973—Pub. L. 93–147 substituted Misuse of names, words, emblems, or insignia for Misuse of names by collecting agencies or private detective agencies to indicate Federal agency in section catchline and substituted in the course and such communication is from a department for being engaged in the business and such business is a department respectively, and struck out as part of the firm name of such business, after detective services, uses.
Effective Date
Pub. L. 86–291, §2, Sept. 21, 1959, 73 Stat. 570, provided that: The provisions of this section [enacting this section] shall become effective sixty days from the enactment thereof [Sept. 21, 1959].
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