18-U.S.C.-1002
§1002 – Possession of False Papers to Defraud United States
Pathway
Title 18 > Part I > Chapter 47 > Section 1002
Details
- Reference: Section 1002
- Legend: §1002 – Possession of False Papers to Defraud United States
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
Whoever, knowingly and with intent to defraud the United States, or any agency thereof, possesses any false, altered, forged, or counterfeited writing or document for the purpose of enabling another to obtain from the United States, or from any agency, officer or agent thereof, any sum of money, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 749; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §74 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, §30, 35 Stat. 1094).
Words or any agency thereof after United States and word agency after any and before officer, were inserted to eliminate any possible ambiguity as to scope of section. (See definition of agency in section 6 of this title.)
The maximum fine of $10,000 was substituted for $500 in order to conform punishment provisions to those of comparable sections. (See section 1001 of this title.)
Minor verbal change was made.
Amendments
1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted fined under this title for fined not more than $10,000.
U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage
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