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d. Travel Documentation of Aliens and Citizens 1

Partial text of Public Law 82-414 [Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952; H.R. 5678], 66 Stat. 190, approved June 27, 1952; as amended by Public Law 95-426 [Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1979; H.R. 12598], 92 Stat. 963 at 992, approved October 7, 1978; Public Law 103–416 [Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994; H.R. 783], 108 Stat. 4305, approved October 25, 1994

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SEC. 215.2 (a) Unless otherwise ordered by the President, it shall be unlawful-3

(1) for any alien to depart from or enter or attempt to depart from or enter the United States except under such reasonable rules, regulations, and orders, and subject to such limitations and exceptions as the President may prescribe;

(2) for any person to transport or attempt to transport from or into the United States another person with knowledge or reasonable cause to believe that the departure or entry of such other person is forbidden by this section;

(3) for any person knowingly to make any false statement in an application for permission to depart from or enter the United States with intent to induce or secure the granting of such permission either for himself or for another;

(4) for any person knowingly to furnish or attempt to furnish or assist in furnishing to another a permit or evidence of permission to depart or enter not issued and designed for such other person's use;

(5) for any person knowingly to use or attempt to use any permit or evidence of permission to depart or enter not issued and designed for his use;

(6) for any person to forge, counterfeit, mutilate, or alter, or cause or procure to be forged, counterfeited, mutilated, or altered, any permit or evidence of permission to depart from or enter the United States;

(7) for any person knowingly to use or attempt to use or furnish to another for use any false, forged, counterfeited, mutilated, or altered permit, or evidence of permission, or any permit or evidence of permission which, though originally valid, has become or been made void or invalid.

(b) 4 Except as otherwise provided by the President and subject to such limitations and exceptions as the President may authorize and prescribe, it shall be unlawful for any citizen of the United

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Sec. 707 of Public Law 95-426 (92 Stat. 992) struck out the words to this point in sec. 215(a) and added this phrase.

'Subsec. (b) was amended and restated by sec. 707(b) of Public Law 95-426 (92 Stat. 992).

States to depart from or enter, or attempt to depart from or enter, the United States unless he bears a valid United States 5 passport. (c)6 The term "United States" as used in this section includes the Canal Zone, and all territory and waters, continental or insular, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. The term "person" as used in this section shall be deemed to mean by individual, partnership, association, company, or other incorporated body of individuals, or corporation, or body politic.

(d)6 Nothing in this section shall be construed to entitle an alien to whom a permit to enter the United States has been issued to enter the United States, if upon arrival in the United States, he is found to be inadmissible under any of the provisions of this Act, or any other law, relating to the entry of aliens into the United States.

(e) 6 The revocation of any? rule, regulation, or order issued in pursuance of this section shall not prevent prosecution, for any offense committed, or the imposition of any penalties or forfeitures, liability for which was incurred under this section prior to the revocation of such rule, regulation, or order.

(f)6 Passports, visas, reentry permits, and other documents required for entry under this Act may be considered as permits to enter for the purposes of this section.

Sec. 204(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-416; 108 Stat. 4311) inserted "United States" after “valid”, effective on or after October 25, 1994, for any departures and entries (and attempts thereof).

Sec. 707(d) of Public Law 95-426 (92 Stat. 993) struck out subsec. (c) and redesignated subsecs. (d), (e), (f), and (g) as subsecs. (c), (d), (e), and (f), respectively.

7Sec. 707(c) of Public Law 95-426 (92 Stat. 993) struck out the word "proclamation" which previously appeared at this point.

e. Criminal Provisions

(1) Punishable Violations

18 U.S.C. 1541–1546, as added by Public Law 80–772 [H.R. 3190], 62 Stat. 883 at 771, approved June 25, 1948; and amended by the Act of June 27, 1982 (66 Stat. 275); Public Law 94-550 (90 Stat. 2535), approved October 18, 1976; Public Law 99-603 (100 Stat. 3380), approved November 6, 1988; Pub. lic Law 100-525 (102 Stat. 2610), approved October 24, 1988; Public Law 101-647 (104 Stat. 4926), approved November 29, 1990; Public Law 103 322 [Violent Crime Control and Enforcement Act of 1994; H.R. 3355], 108 Stat. 1796, approved September 13, 1994

§ 1541. Issuance Without Authority.

Whoever, acting or claiming to act in any office or capacity under the United States, or a State or possession, without lawful authority grants, issues, or verifies any passport or other instrument in the nature of a passport to or for any person whomsoever; or

Whoever, being a consular officer authorized to grant, issue, or verify passports, knowingly and willfully grants, issues, or verifies any such passport to or for any person not owing allegiance, to the United States, whether a citizen or not

Shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than ten years,1 or both.

§1542. False Statement in Application and Use of Passport. Whoever willfully and knowingly makes any false statement in an application for passport with intent to induce or secure the issuance of a passport under the authority of the United States, either for his own use or the use of another, contrary to the laws regulating the issuance of passports or the rules prescribed pursuant to such laws; or

Whoever willfully and knowingly uses, or attempts to use, or furnishes to another for use any passport the issue of which was secured in any way by reason of any false statement

Shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.

Sec. 15000960) of Public Law 103-322 (108 Stat. 2030) struck dat "not more than $500 de amorisoned not more than one year" and inserted in lies thereof “under this title, imprisoned not more than ten years”.

Str. 33001601G) of the same Act also struck out “not more than $500, and inserted in lieu themot "under this ille" throughout title 18 USC.

*See 1500096aX21 of Puble Law 103-322 (108 Stat. 2030) atmıle ant "ant more than $2.000 or imortanned not more than five years" in sees 1542, 1543, and 1544, and inserted in liew thereof Conter this title, imorianned not more than 10 pare"

See 3300160T) of the same. Act also struck out "not more than $2.000′ and inserted in den thereof "under this title" throughout title 18 USC

§ 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 not under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years,2 or both.

§ 1544. Misuse of Passport.

Whoever willfully and knowingly uses, or attempts to use, any passport issued or designed for the use of another; or

Whoever willfully and knowingly uses, or attempts to use, any passport in violation of the conditions or restrictions therein contained or of the rules prescribed pursuant to the laws regulating the issuance of passports; or

Whoever willfully and knowingly furnishes, disposes of, or delivers a passport to any person, for use by another than the person for whose use it was originally issued and designed

Shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, 2 or both.

§1545. Safe Conduct Violation.

Whoever violates any safe conduct or passport duly obtained and issued under authority of the United States shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years,3 or both.

§ 1546. Fraud and Misuse of Visas, Permits, and Other Documents.

(a) 5 Whoever knowingly forges, counterfeits, alters, or falsely makes any immigrant or nonimmigrant visa, permit, border crossing card, alien registration receipt card, or other document prescribed by statute or regulation for entry into or as evidence of authorized stay or employment in the United States, or utters, uses, attempts to use, possesses, obtains, accepts, or receives any such visa, permit, border crossing card, alien registration receipt card, or other document prescribed by statute or regulation for entry into

3 Sec. 130009(a)(3) of Public Law 103-322 (108 Stat. 2030) struck out "not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than three years" and inserted in lieu thereof “under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years".

Sec. 330016(1XI) of the same Act also struck out "not more than $2,000" and inserted in lieu thereof "under this title", throughout title 18 U.S.C.

Public Law 99-603, as amended by Public Law 100-525, substituted "Other Documents" in lieu of "Other Entry Documents" in section catchline.

The Act of June 27, 1952, made this section applicable to entry documents other than visas and permits.

Public Law 99-603, as amended by Public Law 100-525, designated existing text as subsec. (a), and added subsecs. (b) and (c).

Public Law 99-603, as amended by Public Law 100-525, substituted "permit, border crossing card, alien registration receipt card, or other document prescribed by statute or regulation for entry into or as evidence of authorized stay or employment in the United States" in lieu of "or other document required for entry into the United States" and in lieu of “or document" in first paragraph.

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or as evidence of authorized stay or employment in the United States, knowing it to be forged, counterfeited, altered, or falsely made, or to have been procured by means of any false claim or statement, or to have been otherwise procured by fraud or unlawfully obtained; or

Whoever, except under direction of the Attorney General or the Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, or other proper officer, knowingly possesses any blank permit, or engraves, sells, brings into the United States, or has in his control or possession any plate in the likeness of a plate designed for the printing of permits, or makes any print, photograph, or impression in the likeness of any immigrant or nonimmigrant visa, permit or other document required for entry into the United States, or has in his possession a distinctive paper which has been adopted by the Attorney General or the Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service for the printing of such visas, permits, or documents; or

Whoever, when applying for an immigrant or nonimmigrant visa, permit, or other document required for entry into the United States, or for admission to the United States personates another, or falsely appears in the name of a deceased individual, or evades or attempts to evade the immigration laws by appearing under an assumed or fictitious name without disclosing his true identity, or sells or otherwise disposes of, or offers to sell or otherwise dispose of, or utters, such visa, permit, or other document, to any person not authorized by law to receive such document; or

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Whoever knowingly makes under oath, or as permitted under penalty of perjury under section 1746 of title 28, United States Code, knowingly subscribes as true, any false statement with respect to a material fact in any application, affidavit, or other document required by the immigration laws or regulations prescribed thereunder, or knowingly presents any such application, affidavit, or other document containing any such false statement—

Shall be fined under this titles or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.

(b) 5 Whoever uses

(1) an identification document, knowing (or having reason to know) that the document was not issued lawfully for the use of the possessor,

(2) an identification document knowing (or having reason to know) that the document is false, or

(3) a false attestation,

7Public Law 94-550 inserted “, or as permitted under penalty of perjury under section 1746 of title 28, United States Code, knowingly subscribes as true," after "Whoever knowingly makes under oath".

Sec. 3550 of Public Law 101-647 (104 Stat. 4926), as amended, struck out "Shall be fined in accordance with this title", and inserted in lieu thereof "Shall be fined under this title". Previously, Public Law 99-603, as amended by Public Law 100-525, substituted "in accordance with this title" in lieu of "not more than $2,000".

Sec. 130009(aX4) of Public Law 103-322 (108 Stat. 2030) struck out "five years" and inserted in lieu thereof "10 years".

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