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18 U.S.C. § 1544 — Misuse of passport

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18 U.S.C. § 1544 — Misuse of passport

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

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

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18 U.S.C. § 1028 — Fraud and related activity in connection with identification documents, authentication features, and information

**(a)** Whoever, in a circumstance described in subsection (c) of this section— (1) knowingly and without lawful authority produces an identification document, authentication feature, or a false identification document; (2) knowingly transfers an identification document, authentication feature, or a false identification document knowing that such document or feature was stolen or produced without lawful authority; (3) knowingly possesses with intent to use unlawfully or transfer unlawfully five or more identification documents (other than those issued lawfully for the use of the possessor), authentication features, or false identification documents; (4) knowingly possesses an identification document (other than one issued lawfully for the use of the possessor), authentication feature, or a false identification document, with the intent such document or feature be used to defraud the United States; (5) knowingly produces, transfers, or possesses a document-making implement or authentication feature with the intent such document-making implement or authentication feature will be used in the production of a false identification document or another document-making implement or authentication feature which will be so used; (6) knowingly possesses an identification document or authentication feature that is or appears to be an identification document or authentication feature of the United States or a sponsoring entity of an event designated as a special event of national significance which is stolen or produced without lawful authority knowing that such document or feature was stolen or produced without such authority; (7) knowingly transfers, possesses, or uses, without lawful authority, a means of identification of another person with the intent to commit, or to aid

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18 U.S.C. § 2331 — Definitions

As used in this chapter— (1) the term “international terrorism” means activities that— (A) involve violent acts or acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State, or that would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States or of any State; (B) appear to be intended— (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and (C) occur primarily outside the territorial jurisdiction of the United States, or transcend national boundaries in terms of the means by which they are accomplished, the persons they appear intended to intimidate or coerce, or the locale in which their perpetrators operate or seek asylum; (2) the term “national of the United States” has the meaning given such term in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act; (3) the term “person” means any individual or entity capable of holding a legal or beneficial interest in property; (4) the term “act of war” means any act occurring in the course of— (A) declared war; (B) armed conflict, whether or not war has been declared, between two or more nations; or (C) armed conflict between military forces of any origin; (5) the term “domestic terrorism” means activities that— (A) involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State; (B) appear to be intended— (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a gover

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22 U.S.C. § 219 to 222 — Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 21, 62 Stat. 862, eff. Sept. 1, 1948

### Statutory Notes Section 219, R.S. § 4078; act June 14, 1902, ch. 1088, § 3, 32 Stat. 386, related to issuance of false passports. See [section 1541 of Title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1541&num=0&edition=prelim), Crimes and Criminal Procedure. Section 220, acts June 15, 1917, ch. 30, title IX, § 2, 40 Stat. 227; Mar. 28, 1940, ch. 72, § 7, 54 Stat. 80, related to false statements in application for passports. See [section 1542 of Title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1542&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 221, acts June 15, 1917, ch. 30, title IX, § 3, 40 Stat. 227; Mar. 28, 1940, ch. 72, § 7, 54 Stat. 80, related to unlawful use of passports. See [section 1544 of Title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1544&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 222, acts June 15, 1917, ch. 30, title IX, § 4, 40 Stat. 227; Mar. 28, 1940, ch. 72, § 7, 54 Stat. 80, related to forging or altering of passports. See [section 1543 of Title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1543&num=0&edition=prelim).

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18 U.S.C. § 1544 — Misuse of passport

Page 406 TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE § 1544 (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 771; Pub. L. 103–322, title XIII, § 130009(a)(2), title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(I), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2030, 2147; Pub. L. 104–208, div. C, title II, § 211(a)(2), Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–569; Pub. L. 107–273, div. B, title IV, § 4002(a)(3), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1806.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Based on section 222 of title 22, U.S.C., 1940 ed., For- eign Relations and Intercourse (June 15, 1917, ch. 30, title IX, § 4, 40 Stat. 227; Mar. 28, 1940, ch. 72, § 7, 54 Stat. 80). Reference to persons causing or procuring was omit- ted as unnecessary in view of definition of ‘‘principal’’ in section 2 of this title. Mandatory-punishment provision with authorization for added fine in discretion of court was rephrased in the alternative. Punishment of five years’ imprisonment was sub- stituted for ‘‘ten years’’ to conform with other sections embracing offenses of comparable gravity. Minor changes were made in phraseology. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2002—Pub. L. 107–273 substituted ‘‘to facilitate’’ for ‘‘to facility’’ in last par. 1996—Pub. L. 104–208 substituted ‘‘imprisoned not more than 25 years (if the offense was committed to fa- cilitate 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 de- fined 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 facility such an act of inter- national terrorism or a drug trafficking crime), or 15 years (in the case of any other offense)’’ for ‘‘impris- oned not more than 10 years’’ in last par. 1994—Pub. L. 103–322, § 330

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