§ 509. — Possessing and making plates or stones for Government transportation requests.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC509]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 25--COUNTERFEITING AND FORGERY
Sec. 509. Possessing and making plates or stones for Government
transportation requests
Whoever, except by lawful authority, controls, holds or possesses
any plate, stone, or other thing, or any part thereof, from which has
been printed or may be printed any form or request for Government
transportation, or uses such plate, stone, or other thing, or knowingly
permits or suffers the same to be used in making any such form or
request or any part of such a form or request; or
Whoever makes or engraves any plate, stone, or thing, in the
likeness of any plate, stone, or thing designated for the printing of
the genuine issues of the form or request for Government transportation;
or
Whoever prints, photographs, or in any other manner makes, executes,
or sells any engraving, photograph, print, or impression in the likeness
of any genuine form or request for Government transportation, or any
part thereof; or
Whoever brings into the United States or any place subject to the
jurisdiction thereof, any plate, stone, or other thing, or engraving,
photograph, print, or other impression of the form or request for
Government transportation--
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. 147 (Dec. 11, 1926, ch. 2,
Sec. 2, 44 Stat. 918).
References to persons causing, procuring, aiding or assisting were
omitted as unnecessary as such persons are made principals by section 2
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 in phraseology were also made.
Amendments
1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for
``fined not more than $5,000'' in last par.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 3056 of this title.
