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U.S. Code, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
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General SummaryThe U.S. Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. While every effort has been made to ensure that this reproduction of the Code is accurate, those using it for legal purposes should verify their results against the printed version of the Code available through the Government Printing Office.
§ 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 under this title 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 shall be fined under this title 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 $1,000, in any of the above-mentioned offenses, the penalty shall be a fine of 1 under this title or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.
1 So in original. The word "of" probably should not appear.
(Added Pub. L. 98–151, § 115(a), Nov. 14, 1983, 97 Stat. 976; amended Pub. L. 101–647, title XXXV, § 3514, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4923; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(H), (L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147; Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, §§ 602(e), 606(b), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3503, 3511.)
1996—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".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104–294, § 606(b), substituted "$1,000" for "$500".
1994—Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 103–322, § 330016(1)(L), substituted "fined under this title" for "fined not more than $10,000".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103–322, § 330016(1)(H), substituted "fined under this title" for "fined not more than $1,000".
1990—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.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 981, 982, 3056 of this title.
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"U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", "§ 510. Forging Endorsements on Treasury Checks or Bonds or Securities of the United States," U.S. Code, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure in U.S. Code, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2002), Original Sources, accessed July 13, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KQPIK63V58A5DJ6.
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"U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel". "§ 510. Forging Endorsements on Treasury Checks or Bonds or Securities of the United States." U.S. Code, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, in U.S. Code, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 2002, Original Sources. 13 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KQPIK63V58A5DJ6.
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"U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", '§ 510. Forging Endorsements on Treasury Checks or Bonds or Securities of the United States' in U.S. Code, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure. cited in 2002, U.S. Code, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.. Original Sources, retrieved 13 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KQPIK63V58A5DJ6.
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