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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1543. Forgery or false use of passport
Whoever falsely makes, forges, counterfeits, mutilates, or alters
any passport or instrument purporting to be a passport, with intent
that the same may be used; or
Whoever willfully and knowingly uses, or attempts to use, or
furnishes to another for use any such false, forged, counterfeited,
mutilated, or altered passport or instrument purporting to be a
passport, or any passport validly issued which has become void by
the occurrence of any condition therein prescribed invalidating the
same -
Shall be fined under this title, 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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