18 U.S.C. § 470 Counterfeit Acts Committed Outside the United States

• Library: United States Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through P.L. 118-34 (published on www.congress.gov on 12/26/2023), except for [P. L. 118-31]
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 18 U.S.C. § 470

A person who, outside the United States, engages in the act of-

(1) making, dealing, or possessing any counterfeit obligation or other security of the United States; or

(2) making, dealing, or possessing any plate, stone, analog, digital, or electronic image, or other thing, or any part thereof, used to counterfeit such obligation or security,

if such act would constitute a violation of section 471, 473, or 474 if committed within the United States, shall be punished as is provided for the like offense within the United States.

Cite as 18 U.S.C. § 470

Source: Added Pub. L. 103-322, title XII, §120003(a), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2021; amended Pub. L. 107-56, title III, §374(a), Oct. 26, 2001, 115 Stat. 340.

Notes from the Office of Law Revision Counsel

current through 5/22/2023

EDITORIAL NOTES

AMENDMENTS

2001- Pub. L. 107-56, §374(a)(2), in concluding provisions, substituted "shall be punished as is provided for the like offense within the United States" for "shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both".