Federal · Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure

18 U.S.C. § 1428: Surrender of canceled naturalization certificate

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

A person who fails to surrender a canceled naturalization or citizenship certificate within 60 days of notice may be fined or imprisoned up to five years.

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Whoever, having in his possession or control a certificate of naturalization or citizenship or a copy thereof which has been canceled as provided by law, fails to surrender the same after at least sixty days’ notice by the appropriate court or the Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner of Immigration, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

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