§ 513. — Securities of the States and private entities.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC513]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 25--COUNTERFEITING AND FORGERY
Sec. 513. Securities of the States and private entities
(a) Whoever makes, utters or possesses a counterfeited security of a
State or a political subdivision thereof or of an organization, or
whoever makes, utters or possesses a forged security of a State or
political subdivision thereof or of an organization, with intent to
deceive another person, organization, or government shall be fined under
this title \1\ or imprisoned for not more than ten years, or both.
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\1\ See 1994 Amendment note below.
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(b) Whoever makes, receives, possesses, sells or otherwise transfers
an implement designed for or particularly suited for making a
counterfeit or forged security with the intent that it be so used shall
be punished by a fine under this title or by imprisonment for not more
than ten years, or both.
(c) For purposes of this section--
(1) the term ``counterfeited'' means a document that purports to
be genuine but is not, because it has been falsely made or
manufactured in its entirety;
(2) the term ``forged'' means a document that purports to be
genuine but is not because it has been falsely altered, completed,
signed, or endorsed, or contains a false addition thereto or
insertion therein, or is a combination of parts of two or more
genuine documents;
(3) the term ``security'' means--
(A) a note, stock certificate, treasury stock certificate,
bond, treasury bond, debenture, certificate of deposit, interest
coupon, bill, check, draft, warrant, debit instrument as defined
in section 916(c) of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, money
order, traveler's check, letter of credit, warehouse receipt,
negotiable bill of lading, evidence of indebtedness, certificate
of interest in or participation in any profit-sharing agreement,
collateral-trust certificate, pre-reorganization certificate of
subscription, transferable share, investment contract, voting
trust certificate, or certificate of interest in tangible or
intangible property;
(B) an instrument evidencing ownership of goods, wares, or
merchandise;
(C) any other written instrument commonly known as a
security;
(D) a certificate of interest in, certificate of
participation in, certificate for, receipt for, or warrant or
option or other right to subscribe to or purchase, any of the
foregoing; or
(E) a blank form of any of the foregoing;
(4) the term ``organization'' means a legal entity, other than a
government, established or organized for any purpose, and includes a
corporation, company, association, firm, partnership, joint stock
company, foundation, institution, society, union, or any other
association of persons which operates in or the activities of which
affect interstate or foreign commerce; and
(5) the term ``State'' includes a State of the United States,
the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and
any other territory or possession of the United States.
(Added Pub. L. 98-473, title II, Sec. 1105(a), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat.
2144, Sec. 511; renumbered Sec. 513, Pub. L. 99-646, Sec. 31(a), Nov.
10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3598; amended Pub. L. 101-647, title XXXV,
Sec. 3515, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4923; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII,
Secs. 330008(1), 330016(2)(C), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2142, 2148.)
References in Text
Section 916(c) of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, referred to in
par. (3)(A), is classified to section 1693n(c) of Title 15, Commerce and
Trade.
Amendments
1994--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 330016(2)(C), which
directed the amendment of this section by substituting ``under this
title'' for ``of not more than $250,000'', was executed by making the
substitution for ``not more than $250,000'', to reflect the probable
intent of Congress.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 330016(2)(C), substituted ``fine
under this title'' for ``fine of not more than $250,000''.
Subsec. (c)(4). Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 330008(1), substituted
``association of persons'' for ``association or persons''.
1990--Subsec. (c)(3)(A). Pub. L. 101-647 struck out ``(15 U.S.C.
1693(c))'' after ``Electronic Fund Transfer Act'' and inserted comma
after ``profit-sharing agreement''.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 514, 1956 of this title.
