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Title 18
Part I
Chapter 25
§ 512. Forfeiture of certain mot...
§ 514. Fictitious obligations...
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§ 513.
Securities of the States and private entities
(a)
Whoever makes, utters or possesses a counterfeited security of a State or a political subdivision thereof or of an organization, or whoever makes, utters or possesses a forged security of a State or political subdivision thereof or of an organization, with intent to deceive another person, organization, or government shall be fined under this title
1
1
See 1994 Amendment note below.
or imprisoned for not more than ten years, or both.
(b)
Whoever makes, receives, possesses, sells or otherwise transfers an implement designed for or particularly suited for making a counterfeit or forged security with the intent that it be so used shall be punished by a fine under this title or by imprisonment for not more than ten years, or both.
(c)
For purposes of this section—
(1)
the term “counterfeited” means a document that purports to be genuine but is not, because it has been falsely made or manufactured in its entirety;
(2)
the term “forged” means a document that purports to be genuine but is not because it has been falsely altered, completed, signed, or endorsed, or contains a false addition thereto or insertion therein, or is a combination of parts of two or more genuine documents;
(3)
the term “security” means—
(A)
a note, stock certificate, treasury stock certificate, bond, treasury bond, debenture, certificate of deposit, interest coupon, bill, check, draft, warrant, debit instrument as defined in section 916(c)
(B)
an instrument evidencing ownership of goods, wares, or merchandise;
(C)
any other written instrument commonly known as a security;
(D)
a certificate of interest in, certificate of participation in, certificate for, receipt for, or warrant or option or other right to subscribe to or purchase, any of the foregoing; or
(E)
a blank form of any of the foregoing;
(4)
the term “organization” means a legal entity, other than a government, established or organized for any purpose, and includes a corporation, company, association, firm, partnership, joint stock company, foundation, institution, society, union, or any other association of persons which operates in or the activities of which affect interstate or foreign commerce; and
(5)
the term “State” includes a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States.
(Added
Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 1105(a)
,
Oct. 12, 1984
,
98 Stat. 2144
, § 511; renumbered § 513,
Pub. L. 99–646, § 31(a)
,
Nov. 10, 1986
,
100 Stat. 3598
; amended
Pub. L. 101–647, title XXXV, § 3515
,
Nov. 29, 1990
,
104 Stat. 4923
;
Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII
, §§ 330008(1), 330016(2)(C),
Sept. 13, 1994
,
108 Stat. 2142
, 2148.)
cite as:
18 USC 513
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