Title 18, Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-102
§484 Connecting Parts of Different Notes
Title 18 › PART I — CRIMES › CHAPTER 25 — COUNTERFEITING AND FORGERY › § 484
Summary
Joining parts of two or more real U.S., foreign, or corporate notes, bills, or similar documents to cheat someone is forgery and can be punished by a fine, up to 10 years in prison, or both.
Full Legal Text
Title 18, §484
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Whoever so places or connects together different parts of two or more notes, bills, or other genuine instruments issued under the authority of the United States, or by any foreign government, or corporation, as to produce one instrument, with intent to defraud, shall be guilty of forgery in the same manner as if the parts so put together were falsely made or forged, and shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 276 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 162, 35 Stat. 1119). Minor changes in phraseology were made.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2001—Pub. L. 107–56 substituted “10 years” for “five years”. 1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $1,000”.
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Citation
18 U.S.C. § 484
Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102