TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I - CRIMES
CHAPTER 25 - COUNTERFEITING AND FORGERY
HEAD
Sec. 471. Obligations or securities of United States
STATUTE
Whoever, with intent to defraud, falsely makes, forges,
counterfeits, or alters any obligation or other security of the
United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not
more than 20 years, or both.
SOURCE
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 705; Pub. L. 103-322, title
XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147; Pub. L.
107-56, title III, Sec. 374(b), Oct. 26, 2001, 115 Stat. 340.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 262 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch.
321, Sec. 148, 35 Stat. 1115).
Mandatory punishment provision was rephrased in the alternative.
Changes in phraseology were made.
AMENDMENTS
2001 - Pub. L. 107-56 substituted "20 years" for "fifteen years".
1994 - Pub. L. 103-322 substituted "fined under this title" for
"fined not more than $5,000".
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