Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 18 : Section 1036


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 1036. Entry by false pretenses to any real property, vessel, or aircraft of the United States or secure area of any airport

      (a) Whoever, by any fraud or false pretense, enters or attempts
    to enter - 
        (1) any real property belonging in whole or in part to, or
      leased by, the United States;
        (2) any vessel or aircraft belonging in whole or in part to, or
      leased by, the United States; or
        (3) any secure area of any airport,

    shall be punished as provided in subsection (b) of this section.
      (b) The punishment for an offense under subsection (a) of this
    section is - 
        (1) a fine under this title or imprisonment for not more than 5
      years, or both, if the offense is committed with the intent to
      commit a felony; or
        (2) a fine under this title or imprisonment for not more than 6
      months, or both, in any other case.

      (c) As used in this section - 
        (1) the term "secure area" means an area access to which is
      restricted by the airport authority or a public agency; and
        (2) the term "airport" has the meaning given such term in
      section 47102 of title 49.



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