§ 473. — Dealing in counterfeit obligations or securities.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC473]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 25--COUNTERFEITING AND FORGERY
Sec. 473. Dealing in counterfeit obligations or securities
Whoever buys, sells, exchanges, transfers, receives, or delivers any
false, forged, counterfeited, or altered obligation or other security of
the United States, with the intent that the same be passed, published,
or used as true and genuine, shall be fined under this title or
imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 705; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII,
Sec. 330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147; Pub. L. 107-56, title
III, Sec. 374(d), Oct. 26, 2001, 115 Stat. 340.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 268 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch.
321, Sec. 154, 35 Stat. 1117).
Reference to circulating notes of banking associations was omitted
as covered by definition of obligation or other security in section 8 of
this title.
Changes in phraseology were made.
Amendments
2001--Pub. L. 107-56 substituted ``20 years'' for ``ten years''.
1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for
``fined not more than $5,000''.
Termination Date of 2001 Amendment
Amendments by title III of Pub. L. 107-56 to terminate effective on
and after the first day of fiscal year 2005 if Congress enacts a joint
resolution that such amendments no longer have the force of law, see
section 303 of Pub. L. 107-56, set out as a Four-Year Congressional
Review; Expedited Consideration note under section 5311 of Title 31,
Money and Finance.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 470, 981, 982, 1961, 2516 of
this title.
