18 U.S.C. § 497 — Letters patent

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This section punishes forging or falsely changing letters patent issued or purportedly issued by the President. It also punishes knowingly passing or publishing such letters patent as genuine.

A person may be fined under this title, imprisoned for up to 10 years, or both, if the person falsely makes, forges, counterfeits, or changes letters patent granted or said to have been granted by the President of the United States. The same punishment applies to a person who passes, says, publishes, or tries to pass, say, or publish such letters patent as genuine while knowing they were forged, counterfeited, or falsely changed.

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

Whoever falsely makes, forges, counterfeits, or alters any letters patent granted or purporting to have been granted by the President of the United States; or

Whoever passes, utters, or publishes, or attempts to pass, utter, or publish as genuine, any such letters patent, knowing the same to be forged, counterfeited or falsely altered—

Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.

Source credit: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 712; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)

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1948Enacted · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 645 · 62 Stat. 712
1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-322 · 108 Stat. 2147

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