{"identifier":"/us/usc/t18/s288","title_num":"18","num":"§ 288.","heading":"False claims for postal losses","status":null,"guid":"idbbc29496-4aa6-11eb-bce4-d6beeb6aa2d0","source_credit":"(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 698; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(G), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147; Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, § 606(a), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3511.)","seq_in_title":126,"parent_identifier":"/us/usc/t18/ptI/ch15","ancestors":[{"identifier":"/us/usc/t18","level":"title","num":"Title 18—","heading":"CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","status":null,"is_section":false},{"identifier":"/us/usc/t18/ptI","level":"part","num":"PART I—","heading":"CRIMES","status":null,"is_section":false},{"identifier":"/us/usc/t18/ptI/ch15","level":"chapter","num":"CHAPTER 15—","heading":"CLAIMS AND SERVICES IN MATTERS AFFECTING GOVERNMENT","status":null,"is_section":false}],"xml":"<section xmlns=\"http://xml.house.gov/schemas/uslm/1.0\" xmlns:xsi=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance\" xmlns:dc=\"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/\" xmlns:dcterms=\"http://purl.org/dc/terms/\" style=\"-uslm-lc:I80\" id=\"id745cc83a-3b28-11eb-ad8c-9fba61cd9daf\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t18/s288\"><num value=\"288\">§ 288.</num><heading> False claims for postal losses</heading><content>\n<p style=\"-uslm-lc:I11\" class=\"indent0\">Whoever makes, alleges, or presents any claim or application for indemnity for the loss of any registered or insured letter, parcel, package, or other article or matter, or the contents thereof, knowing such claim or application to be false, fictitious, or fraudulent; or</p>\n<p style=\"-uslm-lc:I11\" class=\"indent0\">Whoever for the purpose of obtaining or aiding to obtain the payment or approval of any such claim or application, makes or uses any false statement, certificate, affidavit, or deposition; or</p>\n<p style=\"-uslm-lc:I11\" class=\"indent0\">Whoever knowingly and willfully misrepresents, or misstates, or, for the purpose aforesaid, knowingly and willfully conceals any material fact or circumstance in respect of any such claim or application for indemnity—</p>\n<p style=\"-uslm-lc:I11\" class=\"indent0\">Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.</p>\n<p style=\"-uslm-lc:I11\" class=\"indent0\">Where the amount of such claim or application for indemnity is less than $1,000 only a fine shall be imposed.</p>\n</content><sourceCredit id=\"id745cc83b-3b28-11eb-ad8c-9fba61cd9daf\">(<ref href=\"/us/act/1948-06-25/ch645\">June 25, 1948, ch. 645</ref>, <ref href=\"/us/stat/62/698\">62 Stat. 698</ref>; <ref href=\"/us/pl/103/322/tXXXIII/s330016/1/G\">Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(G)</ref>, <date date=\"1994-09-13\">Sept. 13, 1994</date>, <ref href=\"/us/stat/108/2147\">108 Stat. 2147</ref>; <ref href=\"/us/pl/104/294/tVI/s606/a\">Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, § 606(a)</ref>, <date date=\"1996-10-11\">Oct. 11, 1996</date>, <ref href=\"/us/stat/110/3511\">110 Stat. 3511</ref>.)</sourceCredit>\n<notes type=\"uscNote\" id=\"id745cc83c-3b28-11eb-ad8c-9fba61cd9daf\">\n<note style=\"-uslm-lc:I74\" topic=\"historicalAndRevision\" id=\"id745cc83d-3b28-11eb-ad8c-9fba61cd9daf\"><heading class=\"centered smallCaps\">Historical and Revision Notes</heading><p style=\"-uslm-lc:I21\" class=\"indent0\">Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 354 (<ref href=\"/us/act/1909-03-04/ch321/s224\">Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 224</ref>, <ref href=\"/us/stat/35/1133\">35 Stat. 1133</ref>; <ref href=\"/us/act/1939-08-05/ch429\">Aug. 5, 1939, ch. 429</ref>, <ref href=\"/us/stat/53/1203\">53 Stat. 1203</ref>).</p>\n<p style=\"-uslm-lc:I21\" class=\"indent0\">Reference to persons causing, assisting, aiding, or abetting, was omitted as such persons are made principals by <ref href=\"/us/usc/t18/s2\">section 2 of this title</ref>.</p>\n<p style=\"-uslm-lc:I21\" class=\"indent0\">Changes in phraseology were made.</p>\n</note>\n<note style=\"-uslm-lc:I74\" role=\"crossHeading\" topic=\"editorialNotes\" id=\"id745cc83e-3b28-11eb-ad8c-9fba61cd9daf\"><heading class=\"centered\"><b>Editorial Notes</b></heading></note>\n<note style=\"-uslm-lc:I74\" topic=\"amendments\" id=\"id745cc83f-3b28-11eb-ad8c-9fba61cd9daf\"><heading class=\"centered smallCaps\">Amendments</heading><p style=\"-uslm-lc:I21\" class=\"indent0\">1996—<ref href=\"/us/pl/104/294\">Pub. L. 104–294</ref> substituted “$1,000” for “$100” in fifth par.</p>\n<p style=\"-uslm-lc:I21\" class=\"indent0\">1994—<ref href=\"/us/pl/103/322\">Pub. L. 103–322</ref> substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $500” in fourth par.</p>\n</note>\n</notes>\n</section>","provision":null,"duplicates":[],"release":{"label":"116-252","currency_date":"2020-12-22","congress":116,"law_num":252,"excluded_laws":[],"update_num":null,"seq":222,"is_partial":false,"caveat":null,"titles_affected":["18","20","31","34","40","42"],"ingested_titles":[]},"served_from":{"label":"116-252","currency_date":"2020-12-22","congress":116,"law_num":252,"excluded_laws":[],"update_num":null,"seq":222,"is_partial":false,"caveat":null,"titles_affected":["18","20","31","34","40","42"],"ingested_titles":[]},"content_first_seen":{"label":"116-214","currency_date":"2020-12-05","congress":116,"law_num":214,"excluded_laws":[],"update_num":null,"seq":218,"is_partial":false,"caveat":null,"titles_affected":["02","09","11a","15","16","18","18a","20","21","22","28a","31","37","38","39","40","41","51","52","54"],"ingested_titles":[]},"is_exact":true,"note":null}