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Code · U.S. Code · Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · CHAPTER 25— COUNTERFEITING AND FORGERY · § 470

§ 470. Counterfeit acts committed outside the United States

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A person who, outside the United States, engages in the act of—
(1)making, dealing, or possessing any counterfeit obligation or other security of the United States; or
(2)making, dealing, or possessing any plate, stone, analog, digital, or electronic image, or other thing, or any part thereof, used to counterfeit such obligation or security,
if such act would constitute a violation of section 471, 473, or 474 if committed within the United States, shall be punished as is provided for the like offense within the United States.
(Added Pub. L. 103–322, title XII, § 120003(a), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2021; amended Pub. L. 107–56, title III, § 374(a), Oct. 26, 2001, 115 Stat. 340.)
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  • Pub. L. 103–322, title XII, § 120003(a)
  • 108 Stat. 2021
  • Pub. L. 107–56, title III, § 374(a)
  • 115 Stat. 340
  • Pub. L. 107–56, § 374(a)(2)
  • Pub. L. 107–56, § 374(a)(1)
  • Pub. L. 102–550, title XV, § 1551
  • 106 Stat. 4070
  • Pub. L. 102–550
  • Pub. L. 104–132, title VIII, § 807
  • 110 Stat. 1308
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 103–322, title XII, § 120003(a)
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Stat.115 Stat. 340
Pub. L.Pub. L. 107–56, § 374(a)(2)
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