§ 1506. — Theft or alteration of record or process; false bail.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 18USC1506]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 73--OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE
Sec. 1506. Theft or alteration of record or process; false bail
Whoever feloniously steals, takes away, alters, falsifies, or
otherwise avoids any record, writ, process, or other proceeding, in any
court of the United States, whereby any judgment is reversed, made void,
or does not take effect; or
Whoever acknowledges, or procures to be acknowledged in any such
court, any recognizance, bail, or judgment, in the name of any other
person not privy or consenting to the same--
Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five
years, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 770; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII,
Sec. 330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 233 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch.
321, Sec. 127, 35 Stat. 1111).
The term of imprisonment was reduced from 7 to 5 years, to conform
the punishment with like ones for similar offenses. (See section 1503 of
this title.)
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
Amendments
1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for
``fined not more than $5,000'' in last par.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 29 section 1111.
