§ 1016. — Acknowledgment of appearance or oath.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC1016]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 47--FRAUD AND FALSE STATEMENTS
Sec. 1016. Acknowledgment of appearance or oath
Whoever, being an officer authorized to administer oaths or to take
and certify acknowledgments, knowingly makes any false acknowledgment,
certificate, or statement concerning the appearance before him or the
taking of an oath or affirmation by any person with respect to any
proposal, contract, bond, undertaking, or other matter submitted to,
made with, or taken on behalf of the United States or any department or
agency thereof, concerning which an oath or affirmation is required by
law or lawful regulation, or with respect to the financial standing of
any principal, surety, or other party to any such proposal, contract,
bond, undertaking, or other instrument, shall be fined under this title
or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 753; 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. 75 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321,
Sec. 31, 35 Stat. 1094).
Words ``or of any department or agency thereof'' were inserted after
``United States'' so as to remove any ambiguity as to scope of section.
(See definitions of ``department'' and ``agency'' in section 6 of this
title.)
Amendments
1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for
``fined not more than $2,000''.
