Federal · Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure

18 U.S.C. § 1022: Delivery of certificate, voucher, receipt for military or naval property

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

A person authorized to issue military/naval property receipts who knowingly makes false certificates intending to defraud the U.S. government may be fined or imprisoned up to ten years.

Read the full statutory text
Whoever, being authorized to make or deliver any certificate, voucher, receipt, or other paper certifying the receipt of arms, ammunition, provisions, clothing, or other property used or to be used in the military or naval service, makes or delivers the same to any other person without a full knowledge of the truth of the facts stated therein and with intent to defraud the United States, or any agency thereof, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.

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