§ 1342. — Fictitious name or address.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC1342]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 63--MAIL FRAUD
Sec. 1342. Fictitious name or address
Whoever, for the purpose of conducting, promoting, or carrying on by
means of the Postal Service, any scheme or device mentioned in section
1341 of this title or any other unlawful business, uses or assumes, or
requests to be addressed by, any fictitious, false, or assumed title,
name, or address or name other than his own proper name, or takes or
receives from any post office or authorized depository of mail matter,
any letter, postal card, package, or other mail matter addressed to any
such fictitious, false, or assumed title, name, or address, or name
other than his own proper name, shall be fined under this title or
imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 763; Pub. L. 91-375, Sec. 6(j)(12),
Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 778; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII,
Sec. 330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 339 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch.
321, Sec. 216, 35 Stat. 1131).
The punishment language used in section 1341 of this title was
substituted in lieu of the reference to it in this section.
Minor changes in phraseology were made.
Amendments
1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for
``fined not more than $1,000''.
1970--Pub. L. 91-375 substituted ``Postal Service'' for ``Post
Office Department of the United States''.
Effective Date of 1970 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 91-375 effective within 1 year after Aug. 12,
1970, on date established therefor by Board of Governors of United
States Postal Service and published by it in Federal Register, see
section 15(a) of Pub. L. 91-375, set out as an Effective Date note
preceding section 101 of Title 39, Postal Service.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 982, 2326 of this title;
title 7 section 12a; title 15 sections 78o, 80b-3; title 39 sections
3001, 3003.
