Maine 4.18.1542 False Statement in Application for United States Passport, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1542 is a criminal statute that makes it a crime to make any false statement in any application for a United States passport. This includes any statement made to the United States Department of State or any other agency or individual authorized to issue passports. It is a Class D crime punishable by up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $2,000. There are two types of false statements that are prohibited by this statute: (1) knowingly making any false statement or representations in an application for a passport; and (2) knowingly using any passport secured by means of any false statement or representation.
Maine 4.18.1542 False Statement in Application for United States Passport, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1542
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The statute of limitations for violations of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1541 to 1544 is 10 years.
There are both criminal and immigration penalties for Passport Fraud. The penalties for Passport Fraud range from 5-25 years depending on the facts of your case. In addition, if another person's identity was used in the fraud, a charge of Aggravated Identity Theft is possible.
Section 1543 of Title 18 proscribes the forgery, alteration, etc., of passports or the use of or furnishing to another of a forged, altered, void, etc., passport or purported passport. It applies to instruments issued or purportedly issued by foreign governments as well as by the United States.
False Statements Lying on your passport is considered a very serious federal offense and can even lead to deportation if you do not get legal defense as soon as possible.
Whoever willfully and knowingly furnishes, disposes of, or delivers a passport to any person, for use by another than the person for whose use it was originally issued and designed?
Making Or Using A Forged Passport. Section of Title 18 proscribes the forgery, alteration, etc., of passports or the use of or furnishing to another of a forged, altered, void, etc., passport or purported passport.
Misuse Of A Passport. Section of Title 18 proscribes the use or attempted use of someone else's passport, or its use in violation of any applicable regulation or law. It also proscribes giving one's passport to another for the other's use.
For a basic, first offense of passport fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1542, such as lying on a passport application, you can be fined $250,000 and sentenced to up to ten years in prison. If the fraud involves trafficking in narcotics, the penalty increases to up to 20 years in prison.