§ 510. — Forging endorsements on Treasury checks or bonds or securities of the United States.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC510]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 25--COUNTERFEITING AND FORGERY
Sec. 510. Forging endorsements on Treasury checks or bonds or
securities of the United States
(a) Whoever, with intent to defraud--
(1) falsely makes or forges any endorsement or signature on a
Treasury check or bond or security of the United States; or
(2) passes, utters, or publishes, or attempts to pass, utter, or
publish, any Treasury check or bond or security of the United States
bearing a falsely made or forged endorsement or signature;
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years,
or both.
(b) Whoever, with knowledge that such Treasury check or bond or
security of the United States is stolen or bears a falsely made or
forged endorsement or signature buys, sells, exchanges, receives,
delivers, retains, or conceals any such Treasury check or bond or
security of the United States shall be fined under this title or
imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.
(c) If the face value of the Treasury check or bond or security of
the United States or the aggregate face value, if more than one Treasury
check or bond or security of the United States, does not exceed $1,000,
in any of the above-mentioned offenses, the penalty shall be a fine
under this title or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.
(Added Pub. L. 98-151, Sec. 115(a), Nov. 14, 1983, 97 Stat. 976; amended
Pub. L. 101-647, title XXXV, Sec. 3514, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4923;
Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(H), (L), Sept. 13, 1994,
108 Stat. 2147; Pub. L. 104-294, title VI, Secs. 602(e), 606(b), Oct.
11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3503, 3511; Pub. L. 107-273, div. B, title IV,
Sec. 4002(a)(1), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1806.)
Amendments
2002--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 107-273 substituted ``fine under this
title'' for ``fine of under this title''.
1996--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104-294, Sec. 602(e), struck out ``that
in fact is stolen or bears a forged or falsely made endorsement or
signature'' after ``bond or security of the United States''.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104-294, Sec. 606(b), substituted ``$1,000''
for ``$500''.
1994--Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 330016(1)(L),
substituted ``fined under this title'' for ``fined not more than
$10,000''.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 330016(1)(H), substituted ``fined
under this title'' for ``fined not more than $1,000''.
1990--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101-647 inserted semicolon after ``or
signature'' in par. (2) and moved provisions beginning with ``shall be
fined'' flush with left margin.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 981, 982, 3056 of this
title.
