§ 508. — Transportation requests of Government.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC508]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 25--COUNTERFEITING AND FORGERY
Sec. 508. Transportation requests of Government
Whoever falsely makes, forges, or counterfeits in whole or in part,
any form or request in similitude of the form or request provided by the
Government for requesting a common carrier to furnish transportation on
account of the United States or any department or agency thereof, or
knowingly alters any form or request provided by the Government for
requesting a common carrier to furnish transportation on account of the
United States or any department or agency thereof; or
Whoever knowingly passes, utters, publishes, or sells, or attempts
to pass, utter, publish, or sell, any such false, forged, counterfeited,
or altered form or request--
Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten
years, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 715; 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. 146 (Dec. 11, 1926, ch. 2,
Sec. 1, 44 Stat. 917).
References to persons causing, procuring, aiding or assisting were
omitted as unnecessary as such persons are made principals by section 2
of this title.
Also, in first paragraph, word ``agency'' was substituted for
``branch'', in view of definitions of department and agency in section 6
of this title.
Words ``upon conviction'' in last paragraph were omitted as
surplusage since punishment cannot be imposed until a conviction is
secured.
Minor changes of phraseology were also made.
Amendments
1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for
``fined not more than $5,000''.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 3056 of this title; title 22
section 3622.
