                 TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
 
                             PART I--CRIMES
 
                 CHAPTER 69--NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP
 
Sec. 1426. Reproduction of naturalization or citizenship papers

    (a) Whoever falsely makes, forges, alters or counterfeits any oath, 
notice, affidavit, certificate of arrival, declaration of intention, 
certificate or documentary evidence of naturalization or citizenship or 
any order, record, signature, paper or proceeding or any copy thereof, 
required or authorized by any law relating to naturalization or 
citizenship or registry of aliens; or
    (b) Whoever utters, sells, disposes of or uses as true or genuine, 
any false, forged, altered, antedated or counterfeited oath, notice, 
affidavit, certificate of arrival, declaration of intention to become a 
citizen, certificate or documentary evidence of naturalization or 
citizenship, or any order, record, signature or other instrument, paper 
or proceeding required or authorized by any law relating to 
naturalization or citizenship or registry of aliens, or any copy 
thereof, knowing the same to be false, forged, altered, antedated or 
counterfeited; or
    (c) Whoever, with intent unlawfully to use the same, possesses any 
false, forged, altered, antedated or counterfeited certificate of 
arrival, declaration of intention to become a citizen, certificate or 
documentary evidence of naturalization or citizenship purporting to have 
been issued under any law of the United States, or copy thereof, knowing 
the same to be false, forged, altered, antedated or counterfeited; or
    (d) Whoever, without lawful authority, engraves or possesses, sells 
or brings into the United States any plate in the likeness or similitude 
of any plate designed, for the printing of a declaration of intention, 
or certificate or documentary evidence of naturalization or citizenship; 
or
    (e) Whoever, without lawful authority, brings into the United States 
any document printed therefrom; or
    (f) Whoever, without lawful authority, possesses any blank 
certificate of arrival, blank declaration of intention or blank 
certificate of naturalization or citizenship provided by the Immigration 
and Naturalization Service, with intent unlawfully to use the same; or
    (g) Whoever, with intent unlawfully to use the same, possesses a 
distinctive paper adopted by the proper officer or agency of the United 
States for the printing or engraving of a declaration of intention to 
become a citizen, or certificate of naturalization or certificate of 
citizenship; or
    (h) Whoever, without lawful authority, prints, photographs, makes or 
executes any print or impression in the likeness of a certificate of 
arrival, declaration of intention to become a citizen, or certificate of 
naturalization or citizenship, or any part thereof--
    Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 25 years 
(if the offense was committed to facilitate an act of international 
terrorism (as defined in section 2331 of this title)), 20 years (if the 
offense was committed to facilitate a drug trafficking crime (as defined 
in section 929(a) of this title)), 10 years (in the case of the first or 
second such offense, if the offense was not committed to facility \1\ 
such an act of international terrorism or a drug trafficking crime), or 
15 years (in the case of any other offense), or both.
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    \1\ So in original. Probably should be ``facilitate''.
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(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 767; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, 
Sec. 330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147; Pub. L. 104-208, div. 
C, title II, Sec. 211(a)(2), Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009-569.)


                      Historical and Revision Notes

    Based on subsections (a) pars. (8)-(12), (16), (17), (20)-(29), (b), 
(d), (l) of section 746 of Title 8, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Aliens and 
Nationality (Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 876, Sec. 346(a) pars. (8)-(12), (16), 
(17), (20)-(29), (b), (d), (l), 54 Stat. 1164-1168).
    Sections consolidates numerous similar paragraphs with necessary 
changes in phraseology and translations.
    References to persons causing, procuring, aiding, abetting, or 
assisting were omitted as unnecessary, such persons being principals 
under definitive section 2 of this title.


                               Amendments

    1996--Pub. L. 104-208 substituted ``imprisoned not more than 25 
years (if the offense was committed to facilitate an act of 
international terrorism (as defined in section 2331 of this title)), 20 
years (if the offense was committed to facilitate a drug trafficking 
crime (as defined in section 929(a) of this title)), 10 years (in the 
case of the first or second such offense, if the offense was not 
committed to facility such an act of international terrorism or a drug 
trafficking crime), or 15 years (in the case of any other offense)'' for 
``imprisoned not more than five years'' in last par.
    1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for 
``fined not more than $5,000'' in last par.


                    Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 104-208 applicable with respect to offenses 
occurring on or after Sept. 30, 1996, see section 211(c) of Pub. L. 104-
208, set out as a note under section 1028 of this title.

                          Transfer of Functions

    Functions of all other officers of Department of Justice and 
functions of all agencies and employees of such Department, with a few 
exceptions, transferred to Attorney General, with power vested in him to 
authorize their performance or performance of any of his functions by 
any of such officers, agencies, and employees, by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 
1950, Secs. 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3173, 64 Stat. 1261, set 
out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 982, 1961, 2516, 3291 of 
this title.
