Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

43 U.S.C. § 1476a

Unsworn written statements subject to penalties of presenting false claims

section 1001 of title 18Unsworn written statements made in public land matters within the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior shall remain subject to .

June 3, 1948, ch. 392, § 262 Stat. 301(, .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

section 1212 of this titleSection was formerly classified to prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Section 1001 of title 1835 Stat. 1095act June 25, 1948, ch. 64562 Stat. 683“” substituted in text for “section 35(A) of the Criminal Code (, 18 U.S.C. sec. 80), as amended” on authority of , , the first section of which enacted Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Exemption of Department of the Interior From Restrictions on Notary Public

Act June 3, 1948, ch. 392, § 362 Stat. 301

section 558 of the Act of March 3, 190131 Stat. 127958 Stat. 810‘And provided further“That part of , entitled ‘An Act to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia’ (), as amended (, D.C. Code, 1951 edition, sec. 1–501 [now sec. 1–1201(a)]), which reads as follows: , That no notary public shall be authorized to take acknowledgments, administer oaths, certify papers, or perform any official acts in connection with matters in which he is employed as counsel, attorney or agent or in which he may be in any way interested before any of the Departments aforesaid’ shall not apply to matters before the Department of the Interior.”
, , provided: