18 U.S.C. § 1521 — Retaliating against a Federal judge or Federal law enforcement officer by false claim or slander of title
submitted 18 years ago by Pub. L. 110-177 to r/title-18-CRIMES-AND-CRIMINAL-PROCEDURE · 94 words · no verdicts yet
A person who knowingly files or tries to file a false lien or encumbrance against the property of a covered Federal judge or law-enforcement officer because of official duties faces a fine, imprisonment, or both.
Anyone who files, tries to file, or conspires to file in a public record, or in a private record generally available to the public, a false lien or encumbrance against the real or personal property of a person described in 18 U.S.C. § 1114, because that person performed official duties, and who knows or has reason to know the lien or encumbrance is false or contains a materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation, may be fined under this title, imprisoned for up to 10 years, or both.
Whoever files, attempts to file, or conspires to file, in any public record or in any private record which is generally available to the public, any false lien or encumbrance against the real or personal property of an individual described in section 1114, on account of the performance of official duties by that individual, knowing or having reason to know that such lien or encumbrance is false or contains any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 110–177, title II, § 201(a), Jan. 7, 2008, 121 Stat. 2535.)
- 2008Enacted · Pub. L. 110-177 · 121 Stat. 2535
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