H. R. 6946

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 14, 2007
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: August 5, 1982
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97TH CONGRESS Ho Ro 6946
2D SESSION
To amend title 18 of the United States Code to provide penalties for certain false
identification related crimes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 5, 1982
Mr. HUGHES (for himself, Mr. HYDE, Mr. SAWYER, Mr. KASTENMEIER, Mr.
GLICKMAN, Mr. FISH, and Mr. KINDNESS) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18 of the United States Code to provide
penalties for certain false identification related crimes.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 That this Act may be cited as the "False Identification
4 Crime Control Act of 1982".
5 SEC. 2. Chapter 47 of title 18 of the United States
6 Code is amended by adding at the end the following:
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1 "? 1028. Fraud and related activity in connection with
2 identification documents
3 "(a) Whoever, in a circumstance described in subsection
4 (c) of this section-
5 "(1) knowingly and without lawful authority pro-
6 duces an identification document or a false identifica-
7 tion document;
8 "(2) knowingly transfers an identification docu-
9 ment or a false identification document knowing that
10 such document was stolen or produced without lawful
11 authority; or
12 "(3) knowingly produces, transfers, or possesses a
13 document-making implement with the intent such docu-
14 ment-making implement will be used in the production
15 of a false identification document or another document-
16 making implement which will be so used;
17 or attempts to do so, shall be punished as provided in subsec-
18 tion (b) of this section.
19 "(b) The punishment for an offense under subsection (a)
20 of this section is-
21 "(1) a fine of not more than $25,000 or imprison-
22 ment for not more than five years, or both, if the of-
23 fense is-
24 "(A) the production or transfer of an identifi-
25 cation document or false identification document
26 that is or appears to be-
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1 "(i) an identification document issued by
2 or under the authority of the United States;
3 or
4 "(ii) a birth certificate, or a driver's li-
5 cense or personal identification card;
6 "(B) the production or transfer of more than
7 five identification documents or false identification
8 documents; or
9 "(C) an offense under paragraph (3) of such
10 subsection; and
11 "(2) a fine of not more than $15,000 or imprison-
12 ment for not more than three years, or both, if the of-
13 fense is any other production or transfer of an identifi-
14 cation document or false identification document.
15 "(c) The circumstance referred to in subsection (a) of
16 this section is that-
17 "(1) the identification document or false identifica-
18 tion document is or appears to be issued by or under
19 the authority of the United States or the document-
20 making implement is designed or suited for making
21 such an identification document or false identification
22 document; or
23 "(2) the production, transfer, or possession prohib-
24 ited by this section is in or affects interstate or foreign
25 commerce, or the identification document, false identifi-
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1 cation document, or document-making implement is
2 transported in the mail in the course of the production,
3 transfer, or possession prohibited by this section.
4 "(d) As used in this section-
5 "(1) the term `identification document' means a
6 document made or issued by or under the authority of
7 the United States Government, a State, local or for-
8 eign government, or an international governmental or
9 quasi-governmental organization which, when complet-
10 ed with information concerning a particular individual,
11 is of a type commonly accepted for the purpose of
12 identification of individuals;
13 "(2) the term `produce' includes alter, authenti-
14 cate, or assemble;
15 "(3) the term `document-making implement'
16 means any implement or impression specially designed
17 or primarily used for making an identification docu-
18 ment, a false identification document, or another docu-
19 ment-making implement;
20 "(4) the term `personal identification card' means
21 an identification document issued by a State or local
22 government solely for the purpose of identification; and
23 "(5) the term `State' includes the District of Co-
24 lumbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any
25 other possession or territory of the United States.
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1 "(e) This section does not prohibit any lawfully author-
2 ized investigative, protective, or intelligence activity of a law
3 enforcement agency of the United States, a State, or a subdi-
4 vision of a State, or of an intelligence agency of the United
5 States, or any activity authorized under title V of the Orga-
6 nized Crime Control Act. of 1970 (18 U.S.C. note prec.
7 3481).".
8 SEC. 3. The table of sections at the beginning of chapter
9 47 of title 18 of the United States Code is amended by
10 adding at the end the following:
"1028. Fraud and related activity in connection with identification documents.".
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