18 USC 470 - Counterfeit acts committed outside the United States

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§ 470.

Counterfeit acts committed outside the United States

A person who, outside the United States, engages in the act of—

(1)

making, dealing, or possessing any counterfeit obligation or other security of the United States; or

(2)

making, dealing, or possessing any plate, stone, analog, digital, or electronic image, or other thing, or any part thereof, used to counterfeit such obligation or security,

if such act would constitute a violation of section 471, 473, or 474 if committed within the United States, shall be punished as is provided for the like offense within the United States.

(Added Pub. L. 103–322, title XII, § 120003(a), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2021; amended Pub. L. 107–56, title III, § 374(a), Oct. 26, 2001, 115 Stat. 340.)

cite as: 18 USC 470