§ 475. — Imitating obligations or securities; advertisements.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC475]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 25--COUNTERFEITING AND FORGERY
Sec. 475. Imitating obligations or securities; advertisements
Whoever designs, engraves, prints, makes, or executes, or utters,
issues, distributes, circulates, or uses any business or professional
card, notice, placard, circular, handbill, or advertisement in the
likeness or similitude of any obligation or security of the United
States issued under or authorized by any Act of Congress or writes,
prints, or otherwise impresses upon or attaches to any such instrument,
obligation, or security, or any coin of the United States, any business
or professional card, notice, or advertisement, or any notice or
advertisement whatever, shall be fined under this title.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 706; July 16, 1951, ch. 226, Sec. 2,
65 Stat. 122; 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. 292 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch.
321, Sec. 177, 35 Stat. 1122).
Enumeration of obligations of the United States was omitted in view
of definition in section 8 of this title.
Changes in phraseology were also made.
Amendments
1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for
``fined not more than $500''.
1951--Act July 16, 1951, prohibited use of notices or advertising
prints or labels on United States coins.
