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CITE

    18 USC Sec. 1425                                            01/05/2009

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    TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
    PART I - CRIMES
    CHAPTER 69 - NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP

HEAD

    Sec. 1425. Procurement of citizenship or naturalization unlawfully

STATUTE

      (a) Whoever knowingly procures or attempts to procure, contrary
    to law, the naturalization of any person, or documentary or other
    evidence of naturalization or of citizenship; or
      (b) Whoever, whether for himself or another person not entitled
    thereto, knowingly issues, procures or obtains or applies for or
    otherwise attempts to procure or obtain naturalization, or
    citizenship, or a declaration of intention to become a citizen, or
    a certificate of arrival or any certificate or evidence of
    nationalization or citizenship, documentary or otherwise, or
    duplicates or copies of any of the foregoing -
      Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 25
    years (if the offense was committed to facilitate an act of
    international terrorism (as defined in section 2331 of this
    title)), 20 years (if the offense was committed to facilitate a
    drug trafficking crime (as defined in section 929(a) of this
    title)), 10 years (in the case of the first or second such offense,
    if the offense was not committed to facilitate such an act of
    international terrorism or a drug trafficking crime), or 15 years
    (in the case of any other offense), or both.

SOURCE

    (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 766; Pub. L. 103-322, title
    XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147; Pub. L.
    104-208, div. C, title II, Sec. 211(a)(2), Sept. 30, 1996, 110
    Stat. 3009-569; Pub. L. 107-273, div. B, title IV, Sec. 4002(a)(3),
    Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1806.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

      Based on subsections (a) pars. (2)-(5), (7), (b), and (d) of
    section 746 of Title 8, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Aliens and Nationality
    (Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 876, Sec. 346(a), pars. (2)-(5), (7), (b), (d),
    54 Stat. 1163, 1164, 1167).
      Section consolidates five similar paragraphs, and the punishment
    provisions of subsection (d) of said section 746 of title 8,
    U.S.C., 1940 ed., Aliens and Nationality, with minor necessary
    changes in translations and phraseology. Numerous references to
    aiding and assisting were omitted as unnecessary as such persons
    are principals under definitive section 2 of this title.
      Words "a certificate of arrival or" were inserted before "any
    certificate" in subsection (b), so as to remove any doubt as to
    scope of section.
                                AMENDMENTS
      2002 - Pub. L. 107-273 substituted "to facilitate" for "to
    facility" in last par.
      1996 - Pub. L. 104-208 substituted "imprisoned not more than 25
    years (if the offense was committed to facilitate an act of
    international terrorism (as defined in section 2331 of this
    title)), 20 years (if the offense was committed to facilitate a
    drug trafficking crime (as defined in section 929(a) of this
    title)), 10 years (in the case of the first or second such offense,
    if the offense was not committed to facility such an act of
    international terrorism or a drug trafficking crime), or 15 years
    (in the case of any other offense)" for "imprisoned not more than
    five years" in last par.
      1994 - Pub. L. 103-322 substituted "fined under this title" for
    "fined not more than $5,000" in last par.
                     EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1996 AMENDMENT
      Amendment by Pub. L. 104-208 applicable with respect to offenses
    occurring on or after Sept. 30, 1996, see section 211(c) of Pub. L.
    104-208, set out as a note under section 1028 of this title.