18 U.S.C. § 482 — Foreign bank notes

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It is a federal crime to fake or forge foreign bank notes meant to circulate as money. A person must intend to defraud someone to break this law. The punishment is a fine, up to 20 years in prison, or both.

This law makes it a crime to falsely make, alter, forge, or counterfeit a foreign bank note or bill, if the person does it within the United States and intends to defraud someone. The note or bill must be one issued by a bank or corporation of a foreign country, and that country's law or common practice must treat it as money meant to circulate. The foreign bank or corporation must be authorized under the laws of its own country to issue it. Anyone who violates this law can be fined under this title, imprisoned for up to 20 years, or both.

the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

Whoever, within the United States, with intent to defraud, falsely makes, alters, forges, or counterfeits any bank note or bill issued by a bank or corporation of any foreign country, and intended by the law or usage of such foreign country to circulate as money, such bank or corporation being authorized by the laws of such country, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.

Source credit: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 708; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(I), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147; Pub. L. 107–56, title III, § 375(e), Oct. 26, 2001, 115 Stat. 342.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1948Enacted · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 645 · 62 Stat. 708
1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-322 · 108 Stat. 2147
2001Amended · Pub. L. 107-56 · 115 Stat. 342

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 645 on 1948-06-25.

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