§ 21. — Stolen or counterfeit nature of property for certain crimes defined.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC21]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 21. Stolen or counterfeit nature of property for certain
crimes defined
(a) Wherever in this title it is an element of an offense that--
(1) any property was embezzled, robbed, stolen, converted,
taken, altered, counterfeited, falsely made, forged, or obliterated;
and
(2) the defendant knew that the property was of such character;
such element may be established by proof that the defendant, after or as
a result of an official representation as to the nature of the property,
believed the property to be embezzled, robbed, stolen, converted, taken,
altered, counterfeited, falsely made, forged, or obliterated.
(b) For purposes of this section, the term ``official
representation'' means any representation made by a Federal law
enforcement officer (as defined in section 115) or by another person at
the direction or with the approval of such an officer.
(Added Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXII, Sec. 320910(a), Sept. 13, 1994, 108
Stat. 2127.)
