18 U.S.C. § 496 — Customs matters

submitted 78 years ago by ch. 645 to r/title-18-CRIMES-AND-CRIMINAL-PROCEDURE · 58 words · no verdicts yet

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Forging, counterfeiting, or falsely changing a writing connected with importing goods or collecting customs duties is a crime. Knowingly using such a writing carries a fine, up to three years in prison, or both.

A person may be fined under this title, imprisoned for up to three years, or both, if the person forges, counterfeits, or falsely changes a writing made or required in connection with entering or withdrawing imports or collecting customs duties, or uses such a writing knowing it was forged, counterfeited, or falsely changed.

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

Whoever forges, counterfeits or falsely alters any writing made or required to be made in connection with the entry or withdrawal of imports or collection of customs duties, or uses any such writing knowing the same to be forged, counterfeited or falsely altered, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.

Source credit: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 711; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1948Enacted · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 645 · 62 Stat. 711
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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