§ 1428. — Surrender of canceled naturalization certificate.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC1428]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 69--NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP
Sec. 1428. Surrender of canceled naturalization certificate
Whoever, having in his possession or control a certificate of
naturalization or citizenship or a copy thereof which has been canceled
as provided by law, fails to surrender the same after at least sixty
days' notice by the appropriate court or the Commissioner or Deputy
Commissioner of Immigration, shall be fined under this title or
imprisoned not more than five years, 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.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on subsections (a) par. (31), (b), (d) of section 746 of title
8, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Aliens and Nationality (Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 876,
Sec. 346(a) par. (31), (b), (d), 54 Stat. 1167).
Subsection (b) of said section 746 of title 8 is the authority for
inserting ``or a copy thereof'' after ``citizenship.''
Changes were made in phraseology.
Amendments
1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for
``fined not more than $5,000''.
Transfer of Functions
Functions of all other officers of Department of Justice and
functions of all agencies and employees of such Department, with a few
exceptions, transferred to Attorney General, with power vested, in him
to authorize their performance or performance of any of his functions by
any of such officers, agencies, and employees, by Reorg. Plan No. 2, of
1950, Secs. 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3173, 64 Stat. 1261, set
out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service and Transfer of
Functions
For abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service, transfer of
functions, and treatment of related references, see note set out under
section 1551 of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 3291 of this title.
