§ 915. — Foreign diplomats, consuls or officers.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC915]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 43--FALSE PERSONATION
Sec. 915. Foreign diplomats, consuls or officers
Whoever, with intent to defraud within the United States, falsely
assumes or pretends to be a diplomatic, consular or other official of a
foreign government duly accredited as such to the United States and acts
as such, or in such pretended character, demands or obtains or attempts
to obtain any money, paper, document, or other thing of value, shall be
fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 743; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII,
Sec. 330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on section 232 of title 22, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Foreign
Relations and Intercourse (June 15, 1917, ch. 30, title VIII, Sec. 2, 40
Stat. 226; Mar. 28, 1940, ch. 72, Sec. 6, 54 Stat. 80).
Reference to ``jurisdiction'' of the United States was omitted as
unnecessary in view of definition of ``United States'' in section 5 of
this title.
Mandatory punishment provision was rephrased in the alternative.
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
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 1717 of this title.
