§ 507. — Ship's papers.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC507]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 25--COUNTERFEITING AND FORGERY
Sec. 507. Ship's papers
Whoever falsely makes, forges, counterfeits, or alters any
instrument in imitation of or purporting to be, an abstract or official
copy or certificate of the recording, registry, or enrollment of any
vessel, in the office of any collector of the customs, or a license to
any vessel for carrying on the coasting trade or fisheries of the United
States, or a certificate of ownership, pass, or clearance, granted for
any vessel, under the authority of the United States, or a permit,
debenture, or other official document granted by any collector or other
officer of the customs by virtue of his office; or
Whoever utters, publishes, or passes, or attempts to utter, publish,
or pass, as true, any such false, forged, counterfeited, or falsely
altered instrument, abstract, official copy, certificate, license, pass,
clearance, permit, debenture, or other official document herein
specified, knowing the same to be false, forged, counterfeited, or
falsely altered, with an intent to defraud--
Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three
years, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 714; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII,
Sec. 330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 129 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch.
321, Sec. 72, 35 Stat. 1101).
The words ``passport'' and ``sea letter'' were omitted as obsolete,
in view of the Presidential proclamation of April 10, 1815,
discontinuing the use of such passports and sea letters.
Mandatory punishment provisions were 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 $1,000''.
Transfer of Functions
All offices of collector of customs, comptroller of customs,
surveyor of customs, and appraiser of merchandise in Bureau of Customs
of Department of the Treasury to which appointments were required to be
made by President with advice and consent of Senate ordered abolished,
with such offices to be terminated not later than Dec. 31, 1966, by
Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1965, eff. May 25, 1965, 30 F.R. 7035, 79 Stat.
1317, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and
Employees. All functions of offices eliminated were already vested in
Secretary of the Treasury by Reorg. Plan No. 26 of 1950, eff. July 31,
1950, 15 F.R. 4935, 64 Stat. 1280, set out in the Appendix to Title 5.
