PUBLIC LAW 97-398—DEC. 31, 1982
96 STAT. 2011
"1028. FVaud and related activity in connection with identification documents.".
SEC. 4. (a) Chapter 83 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:
- § 1738. Mailing private identification documents without a disclaimer
"(a) Whoever, being in the business of furnishing identification documents for valuable consideration, and in the furtherance of that business, uses the mails for the mailing, carriage in the mails, or delivery of, or causes to be transported in interstate or foreign commerce, any identification document— "(1) which bears a birth date or age purported to be that of the person named in such identification document; and "(2) knowing that such document fails to carry diagonally printed clearly and indelibly on both the front and back "NOT A GOVERNMENT DOCUMENT" in capital letters in not less than twelve point type; shall be fined not more than $1,000, imprisoned not more than one year, or both. "(b) For purposes of this section the term 'identification document' means a document which is of a type intended or commonly accepted for the purpose of identification of indviduals and which is not issued by or under the authority of a government.". (b) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 83 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new item: "1738. Mailing private identification documents without a disclaimer.".
SEC. 5. Section 3001(a) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking out "or 1718" and inserting in lieu thereof ", 1718, or 1738". Approved December 31, 1982.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 6946: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 97-802 (Comm. on the Judiciary) and No. 97-975 (Comm. of CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 128 (1982): Sept. 14, considered and passed House. Oct. 1, considered and passed Senate, amended. Dec. 17, House agreed to conference report. Dec. 19, Senate agreed to conference report.
18 USC 1738. Penalties.
"Identification document."
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