18 U.S.C. § 1428 — Surrender of canceled naturalization certificate
submitted 78 years ago by ch. 645 to r/title-18-CRIMES-AND-CRIMINAL-PROCEDURE · 63 words · no verdicts yet
This section punishes a person who keeps a canceled naturalization or citizenship certificate, or a copy, and does not surrender it after the required notice. The punishment may be a fine, imprisonment for up to five years, or both.
Whoever, having in his possession or control a certificate of naturalization or citizenship or a copy of it which has been canceled as provided by law, fails to surrender the same after at least sixty days’ notice by the appropriate court or the Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner of Immigration, must be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
Whoever, having in his possession or control a certificate of naturalization or citizenship or a copy thereof which has been canceled as provided by law, fails to surrender the same after at least sixty days’ notice by the appropriate court or the Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner of Immigration, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
Source credit: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 767; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
- 1948Enacted · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 645 · 62 Stat. 767
- 1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-322 · 108 Stat. 2147
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 645 on 1948-06-25.
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