Whoever willfully and knowingly uses, or attempts to use, any passport issued or designed for the use of another; or
Whoever willfully and knowingly uses or attempts to use any passport in violation of the conditions or restrictions therein contained, or of the rules prescribed pursuant to the laws regulating the issuance of passports; or
Whoever willfully and knowingly furnishes, disposes of, or delivers a passport to any person, for use by another than the person for whose use it was originally issued and designed—
section 2331 of this titlesection 929(a) of this titleShall be fined under this title, 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.
June 25, 1948, ch. 64562 Stat. 771Pub. L. 103–322, title XIII, § 130009(a)(2)108 Stat. 2030Pub. L. 104–208, div. C, title II, § 211(a)(2)110 Stat. 3009–569Pub. L. 107–273, div. B, title IV, § 4002(a)(3)116 Stat. 1806(, ; , title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(I), , , 2147; , , ; , , .)
Historical and Revision Notes
section 221 of title 22June 15, 1917, ch. 3040 Stat. 227Mar. 28, 1940, ch. 72, § 754 Stat. 80Based on , U.S.C., 1940 ed., Foreign Relations and Intercourse (, title IX, § 3, ; , ).
Mandatory-punishment provision rephrased in the alternative.
Punishment of five years’ imprisonment was substituted for “ten years” to conform with other sections embracing offenses of comparable gravity.
The phrase “which said rules shall be printed on the passport” was omitted as inconsistent with administrative practice and because the existing rules are too voluminous to be printed on a passport.
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 107–2732002— substituted “to facilitate” for “to facility” in last par.
Pub. L. 104–208section 2331 of this titlesection 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 10 years” in last par.
Pub. L. 103–322, § 330016(1)(I)Pub. L. 103–322, § 130009(a)(2)1994—, which directed the amendment of this section by substituting “under this title” for “not more than $2,000”, could not be executed because the words “not more than $2,000” did not appear in text subsequent to amendment by . See below.
Pub. L. 103–322, § 130009(a)(2), substituted “under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years” for “not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than five years” in last par.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1996 Amendment
Pub. L. 104–208section 211(c) of Pub. L. 104–208section 1028 of this titleAmendment by applicable with respect to offenses occurring on or after , see , set out as a note under .