§ 505. — Seals of courts; signatures of judges or court officers.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC505]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 25--COUNTERFEITING AND FORGERY
Sec. 505. Seals of courts; signatures of judges or court
officers
Whoever forges the signature of any judge, register, or other
officer of any court of the United States, or of any Territory thereof,
or forges or counterfeits the seal of any such court, or knowingly
concurs in using any such forged or counterfeit signature or seal, for
the purpose of authenticating any proceeding or document, or tenders in
evidence any such proceeding or document with a false or counterfeit
signature of any such judge, register, or other officer, or a false or
counterfeit seal of the court, subscribed or attached thereto, knowing
such signature or seal to be false or counterfeit, shall be fined under
this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 714; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII,
Sec. 330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 236 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch.
321, Sec. 130, 35 Stat. 1112).
Mandatory punishment provision was rephrased in the alternative.
Minor changes of phraseology were made.
Amendments
1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for
``fined not more than $5,000''.
