Title 18Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-73

§1545 Safe conduct violation

Title 18 › Part PART I— - CRIMES › Chapter CHAPTER 75— - PASSPORTS AND VISAS › § 1545

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Title 18, §1545

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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, or both.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Based on section 251 of title 22, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Foreign Relations and Intercourse (R.S. 4062). The punishment provision was rewritten to permit the alternative of a fine of not more than $2,000 or imprisonment, or both, instead of imprisonment and fine “at the discretion of the court”, to conform with other sections embracing offenses of comparable gravity. Minor changes were made in phraseology.

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Amendments

1994—Pub. L. 103–322, § 330016(1)(I), which directed the amendment of this section by substituting “under this title” for “not more than $2,000”, could not be executed because the words “not more than $2,000” did not appear in text subsequent to amendment by Pub. L. 103–322, § 130009(a)(3). See below. Pub. L. 103–322, § 130009(a)(3), substituted “under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years” for “not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than three years”.

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18 U.S.C. § 1545

Title 18Crimes and Criminal Procedure

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

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