Title 52 of the U.S. Code § 21144 - Other criminal penalties
Full text of § 21144 from Title 52 of the United States Code.
§ 21144. Other criminal penalties
(a) Conspiracy to deprive voters of a fair election
Any individual who knowingly and willfully gives false information in registering or voting in violation of section 10307(c) of this title, or conspires with another to violate such section, shall be fined or imprisoned, or both, in accordance with such section.
(b) False information in registering and voting
Any individual who knowingly commits fraud or knowingly makes a false statement with respect to the naturalization, citizenry, or alien registry of such individual in violation of section 1015 of title 18 shall be fined or imprisoned, or both, in accordance with such section.
(Pub. L. 107–252, title IX, §905, Oct. 29, 2002, 116 Stat. 1729.)
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 15544 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
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