18 U.S.C. § 911

Current through P.L. 118-44 (published on www.congress.gov on 03/18/2024), except for [P. L. 118-42]

Section 911 - Citizen of the United States

Whoever falsely and willfully represents himself to be a citizen of the United States shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.

18 U.S.C. § 911

June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 742; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTESBased on subsection (a), paragraph (18) and subsection (d), of section 746, title 8, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Aliens and Nationality (Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 876, §346(a), par. (18), and (d), 54 Stat. 1165, 1167).Section consolidates said provisions of section 746, title 8, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Aliens and Nationality. The word "willfully" was substituted for "knowingly", "$1,000" for "$5,000", and "three years" for "five years", to harmonize with congressional intent evidenced by the other sections of this chapter.Minor changes were made in phraseology and unnecessary words were omitted.

EDITORIAL NOTES

AMENDMENTS1994- Pub. L. 103-322substituted "fined under this title" for "fined not more than $1,000".