Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 18 : Section 1427


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 1427. Sale of naturalization or citizenship papers

      Whoever unlawfully sells or disposes of a declaration of
    intention to become a citizen, certificate of naturalization,
    certificate of citizenship or copies or duplicates or other
    documentary evidence of naturalization or citizenship, shall be
    fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 25 years (if the
    offense was committed to facilitate an act of international
    terrorism (as defined in section 2331 of this title)), 20 years (if
    the offense was committed to facilitate a drug trafficking crime
    (as defined in section 929(a) of this title)), 10 years (in the
    case of the first or second such offense, if the offense was not
    committed to facilitate such an act of international terrorism or a
    drug trafficking crime), or 15 years (in the case of any other
    offense), or both.



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