18 U.S.C. § 1018
Current through P.L. 118-44 (published on www.congress.gov on 03/18/2024), except for [P. L. 118-42]
Whoever, being a public officer or other person authorized by any law of the United States to make or give a certificate or other writing, knowingly makes and delivers as true such a certificate or writing, containing any statement which he knows to be false, in a case where the punishment thereof is not elsewhere expressly provided by law, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
18 U.S.C. § 1018
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTESBased on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §195 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, §106, 35 Stat. 1107).Minor changes were made in phraseology.
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS1994- Pub. L. 103-322substituted "fined under this title" for "fined not more than $500".