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18 U.S.C. § 8 — Obligation or other security of the United States defined

Section 8 defines the term "obligation or other security of the United States" for purposes of Title 18, enumerating the federal instruments protected by the counterfeiting, forgery, and related offenses of the criminal code.

Citation: 18 U.S.C. § 8Jurisdiction: United StatesEffective: 1948-06-25

Text

18 U.S.C. § 8

Codified text.

The term "obligation or other security of the United States" includes all bonds, certificates of indebtedness, national bank currency, Federal Reserve notes, Federal Reserve bank notes, coupons, United States notes, Treasury notes, gold certificates, silver certificates, fractional notes, certificates of deposit, bills, checks, or drafts for money, drawn by or upon authorized officers of the United States, stamps and other representatives of value, of whatever denomination, issued under any Act of Congress, and canceled United States stamps.

Editorial commentary — not part of the primary text.

Editorial note. Source credits are preserved as editorial metadata derived from the official Office of the Law Revision Counsel publication.

Editorial note. June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 685.

Revision history

  • 1948-06-25Enacted as part of the Title 18 recodification (act of June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 685).
Canonical source: Office of the Law Revision Counsel, United States Code (https://uscode.house.gov).
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