§ 1722. — False evidence to secure secondclass rate.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC1722]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 83--POSTAL SERVICE
Sec. 1722. False evidence to secure second-class rate
Whoever knowingly submits to the Postal Service or to any officer or
employee of the Postal Service, any false evidence relative to any
publication for the purpose of securing the admission thereof at the
second-class rate, for transportation in the mails, shall be fined under
this title.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 783; Pub. L. 91-375, Sec. 6(j)(30),
Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 780; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII,
Sec. 330016(1)(G), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 353 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch.
321, Sec. 223, 35 Stat. 1133).
Reference to persons causing or procuring was omitted as unnecessary
in view of definition of ``principal'' in section 2 of this title.
Minor verbal change was made.
Amendments
1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for
``fined not more than $500''.
1970--Pub. L. 91-375 substituted ``the Postal Service or to any
officer or employee of the Postal Service'' for ``any postmaster or to
the Post Office Department or any officer of the Postal Service''.
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.
