18 U.S.C. § 1426 | Reproduction of naturalization or citizenship papers

(a)

Whoever falsely makes, forges, alters or counterfeits any oath, notice, affidavit, certificate of arrival, declaration of intention, certificate or documentary evidence of naturalization or citizenship or any order, record, signature, paper or proceeding or any copy thereof, required or authorized by any law relating to naturalization or citizenship or registry of aliens; or

(b)

Whoever utters, sells, disposes of or uses as true or genuine, any false, forged, altered, antedated or counterfeited oath, notice, affidavit, certificate of arrival, declaration of intention to become a citizen, certificate or documentary evidence of naturalization or citizenship, or any order, record, signature or other instrument, paper or proceeding required or authorized by any law relating to naturalization or citizenship or registry of aliens, or any copy thereof, knowing the same to be false, forged, altered, antedated or counterfeited; or

(c)

Whoever, with intent unlawfully to use the same, possesses any false, forged, altered, antedated or counterfeited certificate of arrival, declaration of intention to become a citizen, certificate or documentary evidence of naturalization or citizenship purporting to have been issued under any law of the United States, or copy thereof, knowing the same to be false, forged, altered, antedated or counterfeited; or

(d)

Whoever, without lawful authority, engraves or possesses, sells or brings into the United States any plate in the likeness or similitude of any plate designed, for the printing of a declaration of intention, or certificate or documentary evidence of naturalization or citizenship; or

(e)

Whoever, without lawful authority, brings into the United States any document printed therefrom; or

(f)

Whoever, without lawful authority, possesses any blank certificate of arrival, blank declaration of intention or blank certificate of naturalization or citizenship provided by the Immigration and Naturalization Service, with intent unlawfully to use the same; or

(g)

Whoever, with intent unlawfully to use the same, possesses a distinctive paper adopted by the proper officer or agency of the United States for the printing or engraving of a declaration of intention to become a citizen, or certificate of naturalization or certificate of citizenship; or

(h)

section 2331 of this title section 929(a) of this titleShall 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 )), 20 years (if the offense was committed to facilitate a drug trafficking crime (as defined in )), 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.

Whoever, without lawful authority, prints, photographs, makes or executes any print or impression in the likeness of a certificate of arrival, declaration of intention to become a citizen, or certificate of naturalization or citizenship, or any part thereof—

June 25, 1948, ch. 645 62 Stat. 767 Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(K)Sept. 13, 1994108 Stat. 2147 Pub. L. 104–208, div. C, title II, § 211(a)(2)Sept. 30, 1996110 Stat. 3009–569 Pub. L. 107–273, div. B, title IV, § 4002(a)(3)Nov. 2, 2002116 Stat. 1806(, ; , , ; , , ; , , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

lsection 746 of Title 8 Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 876, § 346(a)l54 Stat. 1164–1168Based on subsections (a) pars. (8)–(12), (16), (17), (20)–(29), (b), (d), () of , U.S.C., 1940 ed., Aliens and Nationality ( pars. (8)–(12), (16), (17), (20)–(29), (b), (d), (), ).

Sections consolidates numerous similar paragraphs with necessary changes in phraseology and translations.

section 2 of this titleReferences to persons causing, procuring, aiding, abetting, or assisting were omitted as unnecessary, such persons being principals under definitive .

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 107–2732002— substituted “to facilitate” for “to facility” in last par.

Pub. L. 104–208 section 2331 of this title section 929(a) of this title1996— substituted “imprisoned not more than 25 years (if the offense was committed to facilitate an act of international terrorism (as defined in )), 20 years (if the offense was committed to facilitate a drug trafficking crime (as defined in )), 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.

Pub. L. 103–3221994— substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $5,000” in last par.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

Pub. L. 104–208Sept. 30, 1996section 211(c) of Pub. L. 104–208 section 1028 of this titleAmendment by applicable with respect to offenses occurring on or after , see , set out as a note under .

Abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service and Transfer of Functions

section 1551 of Title 8For abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service, transfer of functions, and treatment of related references, see note set out under , Aliens and Nationality.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

May 24, 195064 Stat. 1261Functions of all other officers of Department of Justice and functions of all agencies and employees of such Department, with a few exceptions, transferred to Attorney General, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or performance of any of his functions by any of such officers, agencies, and employees, by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. , 15 F.R. 3173, , set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.