§ 1027. — False statements and concealment of facts in relation to documents required by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC1027]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 47--FRAUD AND FALSE STATEMENTS
Sec. 1027. False statements and concealment of facts in relation
to documents required by the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974
Whoever, in any document required by title I of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (as amended from time to time) to
be published, or kept as part of the records of any employee welfare
benefit plan or employee pension benefit plan, or certified to the
administrator of any such plan, makes any false statement or
representation of fact, knowing it to be false, or knowingly conceals,
covers up, or fails to disclose any fact the disclosure of which is
required by such title or is necessary to verify, explain, clarify or
check for accuracy and completeness any report required by such title to
be published or any information required by such title to be certified,
shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned not more than five years,
or both.
(Added Pub. L. 87-420, Sec. 17(c), Mar. 20, 1962, 76 Stat. 42; amended
Pub. L. 93-406, title I, Sec. 111(a)(2)(B)(i), (ii), Sept. 2, 1974, 88
Stat. 851; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(L), Sept. 13,
1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
References in Text
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, referred to in
text, is Pub. L. 93-406, Sept. 2, 1974, 88 Stat. 829, as amended. Title
I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 is classified
generally to subchapter I (Sec. 1001 et seq.) of chapter 18 of Title 29,
Labor. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short
Title note set out under section 1001 of Title 29 and Tables.
Amendments
1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for
``fined not more than $10,000''.
1974--Pub. L. 93-406 substituted ``Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974'' for ``Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act''
in section catchline, and ``title I of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974'' and ``title'' for ``the Welfare and Pension Plans
Disclosure Act'' and ``Act'', respectively, in text.
Effective Date of 1974 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 93-406 effective Jan. 1, 1975, except as
provided in section 1031(b)(2) of Title 29, Labor, see section
1031(b)(1) of Title 29.
Effective Date
Section effective 90 days after Mar. 20, 1962, see section 19 of
Pub. L. 87-420, set out as a note under section 664 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 24 of this title; title 29
sections 1031, 1111.
