Title 18, Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-102
§508 Transportation Requests of Government
Title 18 › PART I — CRIMES › CHAPTER 25 — COUNTERFEITING AND FORGERY › § 508
Summary
Making, changing, or trying to use fake government forms that ask a carrier to provide transportation for the United States or any government agency is a crime. A person convicted can be fined under federal law, jailed for up to ten years, or both.
Full Legal Text
Title 18, §508
Crimes and Criminal Procedure, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Whoever falsely makes, forges, or counterfeits in whole or in part, any form or request in similitude of the form or request provided by the Government for requesting a common carrier to furnish transportation on account of the United States or any department or agency thereof, or knowingly alters any form or request provided by the Government for requesting a common carrier to furnish transportation on account of the United States or any department or agency thereof; or Whoever knowingly passes, utters, publishes, or sells, or attempts to pass, utter, publish, or sell, any such false, forged, counterfeited, or altered form or request— Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 146 (Dec. 11, 1926, ch. 2, § 1, 44 Stat. 917). References to persons causing, procuring, aiding or assisting were omitted as unnecessary as such persons are made principals by section 2 of this title. Also, in first paragraph, word “agency” was substituted for “branch”, in view of definitions of department and agency in section 6 of this title. Words “upon conviction” in last paragraph were omitted as surplusage since punishment cannot be imposed until a conviction is secured. Minor changes of phraseology were also made.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $5,000”.
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Citation
18 U.S.C. § 508
Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102