18 USC 473 - Sec. 473. Dealing in counterfeit obligations or securities
18 USC - U.S. Code - Title 18: Crimes and Criminal Procedure (January 2004)
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Whoever buys, sells, exchanges, transfers, receives, or delivers any false, forged, counterfeited, or altered obligation or other security of the United States, with the intent that the same be passed, published, or used as true and genuine, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.
Historical And Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 268 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, Sec. 154, 35 Stat. 1117). Reference to circulating notes of banking associations was omitted as covered by definition of obligation or other security in section 8 of this title.
Changes in phraseology were made. AMENDMENTS 2001 - Pub. L. 107-56 substituted "20 years" for "ten years". 1994 - Pub. L. 103-322 substituted "fined under this title" for "fined not more than $5,000". TERMINATION DATE OF 2001 AMENDMENT Amendments by title III of Pub. L. 107-56 to terminate effective on and after the first day of fiscal year 2005 if Congress enacts a joint resolution that such amendments no longer have the force of law, see section 303 of Pub. L. 107-56, set out as a Four-Year Congressional Review; Expedited Consideration note under section 5311 of Title 31, Money and Finance.
Section Referred To In Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 470, 981, 982, 1961, 2516 of this title.
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