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18 U.S. Code Chapter 25 - COUNTERFEITING AND FORGERY

  1. § 470. Counterfeit acts committed outside the United States
  2. § 471. Obligations or securities of United States
  3. § 472. Uttering counterfeit obligations or securities
  4. § 473. Dealing in counterfeit obligations or securities
  5. § 474. Plates, stones, or analog, digital, or electronic images for counterfeiting obligations or securities
  6. § 474A. Deterrents to counterfeiting of obligations and securities
  7. § 475. Imitating obligations or securities; advertisements
  8. § 476. Taking impressions of tools used for obligations or securities
  9. § 477. Possessing or selling impressions of tools used for obligations or securities
  10. § 478. Foreign obligations or securities
  11. § 479. Uttering counterfeit foreign obligations or securities
  12. § 480. Possessing counterfeit foreign obligations or securities
  13. § 481. Plates, stones, or analog, digital, or electronic images for counterfeiting foreign obligations or securities
  14. § 482. Foreign bank notes
  15. § 483. Uttering counterfeit foreign bank notes
  16. § 484. Connecting parts of different notes
  17. § 485. Coins or bars
  18. § 486. Uttering coins of gold, silver or other metal
  19. § 487. Making or possessing counterfeit dies for coins
  20. § 488. Making or possessing counterfeit dies for foreign coins
  21. § 489. Making or possessing likeness of coins
  22. § 490. Minor coins
  23. § 491. Tokens or paper used as money
  24. § 492. Forfeiture of counterfeit paraphernalia
  25. § 493. Bonds and obligations of certain lending agencies
  26. § 494. Contractors’ bonds, bids, and public records
  27. § 495. Contracts, deeds, and powers of attorney
  28. § 496. Customs matters
  29. § 497. Letters patent
  30. § 498. Military or naval discharge certificates
  31. § 499. Military, naval, or official passes
  32. § 500. Money orders
  33. § 501. Postage stamps, postage meter stamps, and postal cards
  34. § 502. Postage and revenue stamps of foreign governments
  35. § 503. Postmarking stamps
  36. § 504. Printing and filming of United States and foreign obligations and securities
  37. § 505. Seals of courts; signatures of judges or court officers
  38. § 506. Seals of departments or agencies
  39. § 507. Ship’s papers
  40. § 508. Transportation requests of Government
  41. § 509. Possessing and making plates or stones for Government transportation requests
  42. § 510. Forging endorsements on Treasury checks or bonds or securities of the United States
  43. § 511. Altering or removing motor vehicle identification numbers
  44. [§ 511A. Repealed. Pub. L. 116–260, div. O, title X, § 1002(2), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2155]
  45. § 512. Forfeiture of certain motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts
  46. § 513. Securities of the States and private entities
  47. § 514. Fictitious obligations
Editorial Notes
Amendments

2020—Pub. L. 116–260, div. O, title X, § 1003(c), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2156, struck out item 511A “Unauthorized application of theft prevention decal or device”.

2001—Pub. L. 107–56, title III, §§ 374(e)(4), 375(d)(4), Oct. 26, 2001, 115 Stat. 340, 341, substituted “, stones, or analog, digital, or electronic images” for “or stones” in items 474 and 481.

1996—Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, § 101(f) [title VI, § 648(b)(2)], title II, § 2603(b)(2), Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–314, 3009–368, 3009–470, amended analysis identically, adding item 514.

1994—Pub. L. 103–322, title XII, § 120003(b)(1), title XXII, § 220003(d)(2), title XXXIII, § 330010(14), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2022, 2077, 2144, added item 470, struck out extraneous period after “money” in item 491, and added item 511A.

1992—Pub. L. 102–550, title XV, § 1553(b), Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4071, added item 474A.

1990—Pub. L. 101–647, title XXXV, § 3513, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4922, substituted “or paper used as money.” for “used as money or similar to coins” in item 491, “matters” for “entry certificates” in item 496, and “stamps, postage meter stamps,” for “stamps” in item 501.

1986—Pub. L. 99–646, § 31(b), Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3598, redesignated second item 510, relating to securities of the State and private entities, as item 513 and substituted “States” for “State”.

1984—Pub. L. 98–547, title II, § 201(b), Oct. 25, 1984, 98 Stat. 2770, added items 511 and 512.

Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 1105(b), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2145, added second item 510 “Securities of the State and private entities”.

1983—Pub. L. 98–151, § 115(c), Nov. 14, 1983, 97 Stat. 977, added item 510, relating to forging endorsements.

1965—Pub. L. 89–81, title II, § 211(b), July 23, 1965, 79 Stat. 257, struck out “Gold or silver” before “Coins or bars” in item 485.

1958—Pub. L. 85–921, § 2, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1771, substituted “Printing and filming of United States and foreign obligations and securities” for “Printing stamps for philatelic purposes” in item 504.

1951—Act July 16, 1951, ch. 226, § 5(c), 65 Stat. 122, struck out “; publisher’s illustrations excepted” in item 489.