§ 510. Forging endorsements on Treasury checks or bonds or securities of the United States

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1983

   Pub. L. 98–151 § 115(a) · 97 Stat. 964

   Enacted · 18 U.S.C. § 510

   Added Pub. L. 98–151, § 115(a), Nov. 14, 1983, 97 Stat. 976

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Added Pub. L. 98–151, § 115(a), Nov. 14, 1983, 97 Stat. 976

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Chapter 25 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding the following new section: Penalty. 18 USC 510. “§510. Forging endorsements on Treasury checks or bonds or securities of the United States “(a) Whoever, with intent to defraud— “(1) falsely makes or forges any endorsement or signature on a Treasury check or bond or security of the United States; or “(2) passes, utters, or publishes, or attempts to pass, utter, or publish, any Treasury check or bond or security of the United States bearing a falsely made or forged endorsement or signature shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. “(b) Whoever, with knowledge that such Treasury check or bond or security of the United States is stolen or bears a falsely made or forged endorsement or signature buys, sells, exchanges, receives, delivers, retains, or conceals any such Treasury check or bond or security of the United States that in fact is stolen or bears a forged or falsely made endorsement or signature shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. “(c) If the face value of the Treasury check or bond or security of the United States or the aggregate face value, if more than one Treasury check or bond or security of the United States, does not exceed $500, in any of the above-mentioned offenses, the penalty shall be a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.”.

2. 1990

   Crime Control Act of 1990

   Pub. L. 101–647 title XXXV § 3514 · 104 Stat. 4789

   Inserted · 18 U.S.C. § 510(a)

   Pub. L. 101–647 inserted semicolon after “or signature” in par. (2) and moved provisions beginning with “shall be fined” flush with left margin

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101–647 inserted semicolon after “or signature” in par. (2) and moved provisions beginning with “shall be fined” flush with left margin.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 3514. MARGIN CORRECTION IN SECTION 510. Subsection (a) of section 510 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting a semicolon after “or signature” in paragraph (2); and (2) so that the matter beginning with “shall be fined” and all that follows through the end of such subsection is flush against the left margin.

3. 1994

   Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994

   Pub. L. 103–322 § 330016(1)(L) · 108 Stat. 1796

   Substituted · 18 U.S.C. § 510(a); 18 U.S.C. § 510(b)

   Pub. L. 103–322, § 330016(1)(L), substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $10,000”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 103–322, § 330016(1)(L), substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $10,000”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (L) in sections 33, 224, 231, 241, 245, 246, 286, 289, 332, 335, 337, 351, 371, 437, 440, 441, 493, 496, 500, 510, 545, 595, 599, 600, 601, 641, 664, 665, 667, 757, 792, 793, 798, 844, 892, 893, 894, 924, 952, 955, 962, 963, 964, 965, 966, 967, 970, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1019, 1020, 1022, 1023, 1027, 1082, 1084, 1115, 1202, 1361, 1362, 1364, 1365, 1385, 1461, 1462, 1464, 1587, 1623, 1654, 1656, 1735, 1737, 1751, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1910, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1958, 1992, 2101, 2113, 2153, 2154, 2155, 2156, 2231, 2232, 2271, 2274, 2275, 2314, 2315, 2383, 2386, 2387, 2388, and 2512 by striking “not more than $10,000” each place it appears and inserting “under this title”;

4. 1994

   Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994

   Pub. L. 103–322 § 330016(1)(H) · 108 Stat. 1796

   Substituted · 18 U.S.C. § 510(c)

   Pub. L. 103–322, § 330016(1)(H), substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $1,000”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103–322, § 330016(1)(H), substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $1,000”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (H) in sections 81, 210, 211, 215, 217, 242, 245, 291, 292, 439, 442, 480, 483, 484, 490, 491, 494, 495, 503, 507, 510, 594, 595, 596, 597, 598, 599, 604, 605, 641, 643, 645, 646, 647, 648, 649, 650, 651, 652, 653, 654, 655, 656, 657, 658, 659, 661, 662, 665, 712, 751, 752, 756, 795, 796, 797, 836, 844, 871, 875, 876, 877, 879, 911, 912, 913, 924, 957, 959, 961, 1003, 1012, 1021, 1025, 1026, 1071, 1112, 1163, 1262, 1263, 1264, 1301, 1302, 1304, 1306, 1341, 1342, 1343, 1361, 1363, 1384, 1504, 1508, 1509, 1657, 1705, 1706, 1707, 1711, 1715, 1716, 1733, 1738, 1761, 1762, 2276, 2277, 2278, 2382, and 2389 by striking “not more than $1,000” each place it appears and inserting “under this title”;

5. 1996

   Economic Espionage Act of 1996

   Pub. L. 104–294 § 602(e) · 110 Stat. 3488

   Struck · 18 U.S.C. § 510(b)

   Pub. L. 104–294, § 602(e), struck out “that in fact is stolen or bears a forged or falsely made endorsement or signature” after “bond or security of the United States”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–294, § 602(e), struck out “that in fact is stolen or bears a forged or falsely made endorsement or signature” after “bond or security of the United States”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (e) Section 510 Amendment.— Section 510(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking “that in fact” and all that follows through “signature”.

6. 1996

   Economic Espionage Act of 1996

   Pub. L. 104–294 § 606(b) · 110 Stat. 3488

   Substituted · 18 U.S.C. § 510(c)

   Pub. L. 104–294, § 606(b), substituted “$1,000” for “$500”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104–294, § 606(b), substituted “$1,000” for “$500”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Section 510 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking “$500” and inserting “$1,000”.

7. 2002

   Criminal Law Technical Amendments Act of 2002

   Pub. L. 107–273 div. B title IV § 4002(a)(1) · 116 Stat. 1758

   Substituted · 18 U.S.C. § 510(c)

   Pub. L. 107–273 substituted “fine under this title” for “fine of under this title”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 107–273 substituted “fine under this title” for “fine of under this title”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) Correction of garbled sentence.— Section 510(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking “fine of under this title” and inserting “fine under this title”.

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