TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I - CRIMES
CHAPTER 79 - PERJURY
HEAD
Sec. 1622. Subornation of perjury
STATUTE
Whoever procures another to commit any perjury is guilty of
subornation of perjury, and shall be fined under this title or
imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
SOURCE
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 774; Pub. L. 103-322, title
XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(I), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 232 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch.
321, Sec. 126, 35 Stat. 1111).
The punishment prescribed in section 1621 of this title was
substituted for the reference thereto.
Minor change was made in phraseology.
AMENDMENTS
1994 - Pub. L. 103-322 substituted "fined under this title" for
"fined not more than $2,000".
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