18 U.S.C. § 484 — Connecting parts of different notes
submitted 78 years ago by ch. 645 to r/title-18-CRIMES-AND-CRIMINAL-PROCEDURE · 79 words · no verdicts yet
It's a crime to piece together parts of real notes or bills to make a fake one. This counts as forgery, even though every piece was genuine on its own. The punishment is a fine, up to 10 years in prison, or both.
This law makes it a crime to place or connect together different parts of two or more genuine notes, bills, or other instruments issued by the authority of the United States, or by a foreign government or corporation, so that they form one instrument — if the person does this intending to defraud someone.
Doing this is treated as forgery, the same as if the combined parts had been falsely made or forged from scratch, even though each part was originally genuine.
Anyone who violates this law can be fined under this title, imprisoned for up to 10 years, or both.
Whoever so places or connects together different parts of two or more notes, bills, or other genuine instruments issued under the authority of the United States, or by any foreign government, or corporation, as to produce one instrument, with intent to defraud, shall be guilty of forgery in the same manner as if the parts so put together were falsely made or forged, and shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.
Source credit: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 708; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147; Pub. L. 107–56, title III, § 374(h), Oct. 26, 2001, 115 Stat. 341.)
- 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. 341
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 645 on 1948-06-25.
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