2.39 MISREPRESENTATION OF CITIZENSHIP / 18 U.S.C. Sec. 911 is a federal law that makes it a crime for a person to falsely represent that they are a United States citizen, either orally or in writing. This crime is punishable by a fine, imprisonment of up to three years, or both. Types of 2.39 MISREPRESENTATION OF CITIZENSHIP / 18 U.S.C. Sec. 911 include: falsely claiming to be a U.S. citizen on a job application or other document, falsely claiming to be a U.S. citizen to receive government benefits, or falsely claiming to be a U.S. citizen to register to vote.