§ 8. — Obligation or other security of the United States defined.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC8]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 8. Obligation or other security of the United States
defined
The term ``obligation or other security of the United States''
includes all bonds, certificates of indebtedness, national bank
currency, Federal Reserve notes, Federal Reserve bank notes, coupons,
United States notes, Treasury notes, gold certificates, silver
certificates, fractional notes, certificates of deposit, bills, checks,
or drafts for money, drawn by or upon authorized officers of the United
States, stamps and other representatives of value, of whatever
denomination, issued under any Act of Congress, and canceled United
States stamps.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 685.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 261 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch.
321, Sec. 147, 35 Stat. 1115; Jan. 27, 1938, ch. 10, Sec. 3, 52 Stat.
7).
The terms of this section were general enough to justify its
inclusion in this chapter rather than retaining it in the chapter on
``Counterfeiting'' where the terms which it specifically defines are set
out in sections 471-476, 478, 481, 483, 492, and 504 of this title.
Words ``Federal Reserve notes, Federal Reserve bank notes'' were
inserted before ``coupons'' because such notes have almost supplanted
national bank currency.
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 7 section 2024; title 49
section 80302.
