§ 1018. — Official certificates or writings.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC1018]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 47--FRAUD AND FALSE STATEMENTS
Sec. 1018. Official certificates or writings
Whoever, being a public officer or other person authorized by any
law of the United States to make or give a certificate or other writing,
knowingly makes and delivers as true such a certificate or writing,
containing any statement which he knows to be false, in a case where the
punishment thereof is not elsewhere expressly provided by law, shall be
fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 753; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII,
Sec. 330016(1)(G), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 195 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch.
321, Sec. 106, 35 Stat. 1107).
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
Amendments
1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for
``fined not more than $500''.
