§ 1427. — Sale of naturalization or citizenship papers.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC1427]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 69--NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP
Sec. 1427. Sale of naturalization or citizenship papers
Whoever unlawfully sells or disposes of a declaration of intention
to become a citizen, certificate of naturalization, certificate of
citizenship or copies or duplicates or other documentary evidence of
naturalization or citizenship, shall be fined under this title or
imprisoned not more than 25 years (if the offense was committed to
facilitate an act of international terrorism (as defined in section 2331
of this title)), 20 years (if the offense was committed to facilitate a
drug trafficking crime (as defined in section 929(a) of this title)), 10
years (in the case of the first or second such offense, if the offense
was not committed to facilitate such an act of international terrorism
or a drug trafficking crime), or 15 years (in the case of any other
offense), or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 767; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII,
Sec. 330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147; Pub. L. 104-208, div.
C, title II, Sec. 211(a)(2), Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009-569; Pub. L.
107-273, div. B, title IV, Sec. 4002(a)(3), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat.
1806.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on subsections (a) par. (13), (d) of section 746 of title 8,
U.S.C., 1940 ed., Aliens and Nationality (Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 876,
Sec. 346(a)(13), (d), 54 Stat. 1165, 1167).
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
Amendments
2002--Pub. L. 107-273 substituted ``to facilitate'' for ``to
facility''.
1996--Pub. L. 104-208 substituted ``imprisoned not more than 25
years (if the offense was committed to facilitate an act of
international terrorism (as defined in section 2331 of this title)), 20
years (if the offense was committed to facilitate a drug trafficking
crime (as defined in section 929(a) of this title)), 10 years (in the
case of the first or second such offense, if the offense was not
committed to facility such an act of international terrorism or a drug
trafficking crime), or 15 years (in the case of any other offense)'' for
``imprisoned not more than five years''.
1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for
``fined not more than $5,000''.
Effective Date of 1996 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 104-208 applicable with respect to offenses
occurring on or after Sept. 30, 1996, see section 211(c) of Pub. L. 104-
208, set out as a note under section 1028 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 982, 1961, 2516, 3291 of
this title.
