Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-73
§1622 Subornation of perjury
Title 18 › Part PART I— - CRIMES › Chapter CHAPTER 79— - PERJURY › § 1622
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Title 18, §1622
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Whoever procures another to commit any perjury is guilty of subornation of perjury, and shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 232 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 126, 35 Stat. 1111). The punishment prescribed in section 1621 of this title was substituted for the reference thereto. Minor change was made in phraseology.
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1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $2,000”.
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18 U.S.C. § 1622
Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
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