Title 18, Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-102
§1019 Certificates by Consular Officers
Title 18 › PART I — CRIMES › CHAPTER 47 — FRAUD AND FALSE STATEMENTS › § 1019
Summary
Consular staff who knowingly sign or certify false invoices or other required papers can be fined or jailed for up to three years.
Full Legal Text
Title 18, §1019
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Whoever, being a consul, or vice consul, or other person employed in the consular service of the United States, knowingly certifies falsely to any invoice, or other paper, to which his certificate is authorized or required by law, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 127 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 70, 35 Stat. 1101). Mandatory punishment provision was rephrased in the alternative. Changes were made in phraseology.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $10,000”.
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Citation
18 U.S.C. § 1019
Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102