18 U.S.C. § 1016
Acknowledgment of appearance or oath
Whoever, being an officer authorized to administer oaths or to take and certify acknowledgments, knowingly makes any false acknowledgment, certificate, or statement concerning the appearance before him or the taking of an oath or affirmation by any person with respect to any proposal, contract, bond, undertaking, or other matter submitted to, made with, or taken on behalf of the United States or any department or agency thereof, concerning which an oath or affirmation is required by law or lawful regulation, or with respect to the financial standing of any principal, surety, or other party to any such proposal, contract, bond, undertaking, or other instrument, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2019–2024 · leading case: Jason Brown v. Progressive Specialty Ins Co.
Jason Brown v. Progressive Specialty Ins Co. (2019)
“As a basis for his action, he asserted diversity of citizenship, and listed two criminal statutes, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1016 (“Acknowledgment of appearance or oath”) & 1341 (“Frauds and swindles”)1, as well as the First, Fourth, Fifth, Eighth, and Thirteenth Amendments to the U.”
(PS) Bey v. Saucedo (2020)
“First, it alleges 24 that the court has federal question jurisdiction over this action pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1016 , 18 25 U.S.C. § 1017 , 18 U.”
Ulbin v. FedEx Ship Center (2024)
“§ 3 (federal criminal statute criminalizing being an accessory after the fact); 18 U.S.C. § 1016 (federal criminal statute establishing crime of making a false acknowledgement as an oath administrator); 18 U.”
Tijerina v. State of Idaho (2024)
“14, 2007) (same as to 18 U.S.C. § 1016 ); Thorpe v. Township of Salisbury, Pennsylvania, No.”
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