§ 2315. — Sale or receipt of stolen goods, securities, moneys, or fraudulent State tax stamps.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC2315]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 113--STOLEN PROPERTY
Sec. 2315. Sale or receipt of stolen goods, securities, moneys,
or fraudulent State tax stamps
Whoever receives, possesses, conceals, stores, barters, sells, or
disposes of any goods, wares, or merchandise, securities, or money of
the value of $5,000 or more, or pledges or accepts as security for a
loan any goods, wares, or merchandise, or securities, of the value of
$500 or more, which have crossed a State or United States boundary after
being stolen, unlawfully converted, or taken, knowing the same to have
been stolen, unlawfully converted, or taken; or
Whoever receives, possesses, conceals, stores, barters, sells, or
disposes of any falsely made, forged, altered, or counterfeited
securities or tax stamps, or pledges or accepts as security for a loan
any falsely made, forged, altered, or counterfeited securities or tax
stamps, moving as, or which are a part of, or which constitute
interstate or foreign commerce, knowing the same to have been so falsely
made, forged, altered, or counterfeited; or
Whoever receives in interstate or foreign commerce, or conceals,
stores, barters, sells, or disposes of, any tool, implement, or thing
used or intended to be used in falsely making, forging, altering, or
counterfeiting any security or tax stamp, or any part thereof, moving
as, or which is a part of, or which constitutes interstate or foreign
commerce, knowing that the same is fitted to be used, or has been used,
in falsely making, forging, altering, or counterfeiting any security or
tax stamp, or any part thereof--
Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten
years, or both.
This section shall not apply to any falsely made, forged, altered,
counterfeited, or spurious representation of an obligation or other
security of the United States or of an obligation, bond, certificate,
security, treasury note, bill, promise to pay, or bank note, issued by
any foreign government. This section also shall not apply to any falsely
made, forged, altered, counterfeited, or spurious representation of any
bank note or bill issued by a bank or corporation of any foreign country
which is intended by the laws or usage of such country to circulate as
money.
For purposes of this section, the term ``State'' includes a State of
the United States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth,
territory, or possession of the United States.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 806; Pub. L. 87-371, Sec. 3, Oct. 4,
1961, 75 Stat. 802; Pub. L. 99-646, Sec. 76, Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat.
3618; Pub. L. 100-690, title VII, Secs. 7048, 7057(b), Nov. 18, 1988,
102 Stat. 4401, 4402; Pub. L. 101-647, title XII, Sec. 1205(m), Nov. 29,
1990, 104 Stat. 4831; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(L),
Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 416 (May 22, 1934, ch.
333, Sec. 4, 48 Stat. 795; Aug. 3, 1939, ch. 413, Sec. 2, 53 Stat.
1178).
(See reviser's notes under sections 10, 2311 and 2314 of this title
for explanation of consolidation or omission of other sections of title
18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., which were derived from the National Stolen
Property Act.)
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
Amendments
1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for
``fined not more than $10,000'' in fourth par.
1990--Pub. L. 101-647 inserted par. at end defining ``State''.
1988--Pub. L. 100-690, Sec. 7048, substituted ``moving as, or which
are a part of, or which constitute interstate or foreign commerce'' for
``which have crossed a State or United States boundary after being
stolen, unlawfully converted, or taken'' in second par.
Pub. L. 100-690, Sec. 7057(b), struck out ``or by a bank or
corporation of any foreign country'' after ``foreign government'' in
last par. and inserted at end ``This section also shall not apply to any
falsely made, forged, altered, counterfeited, or spurious representation
of any bank note or bill issued by a bank or corporation of any foreign
country which is intended by the laws or usage of such country to
circulate as money.''
1986--Pub. L. 99-646 substituted ``receives, possesses, conceals''
for ``receives, conceals'' and ``which have crossed a State or United
States boundary after being stolen, unlawfully converted, or taken'' for
``moving as, or which are part of, or which constitute interstate or
foreign commerce'' in first and second pars.
1961--Pub. L. 87-371 inserted ``or tax stamps'' after
``securities'', wherever appearing, in second par., and ``or tax stamp''
after ``security'', wherever appearing, in third par., and substituted
``moneys, or fraudulent State tax stamps'' for ``or monies'' in section
catchline.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 1961, 2516 of this title.
