Title 18, Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-102
§1722 False Evidence to Secure Second-class Rate
Title 18 › PART I — CRIMES › CHAPTER 83 — POSTAL SERVICE › § 1722
Summary
Knowingly giving false proof to get second-class postage for a publication can bring a federal fine.
Full Legal Text
Title 18, §1722
Crimes and Criminal Procedure, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Whoever knowingly submits to the Postal Service or to any officer or employee of the Postal Service, any false evidence relative to any publication for the purpose of securing the admission thereof at the second-class rate, for transportation in the mails, shall be fined under this title.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 353 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 223, 35 Stat. 1133). Reference to persons causing or procuring was omitted as unnecessary in view of definition of “principal” in section 2 of this title. Minor verbal change was made.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $500”. 1970—Pub. L. 91–375 substituted “the Postal Service or to any officer or employee of the Postal Service” for “any postmaster or to the Post Office Department or any officer of the Postal Service”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1970 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 91–375 effective within 1 year after Aug. 12, 1970, on date established therefor by Board of Governors of United States Postal Service and published by it in Federal Register, see section 15(a) of Pub. L. 91–375, set out as an
Effective Date
note preceding section 101 of Title 39, Postal Service.
Reference
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Citation
18 U.S.C. § 1722
Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
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