18 USC § 915 - Foreign diplomats, consuls or officers

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identifier: "/us/usc/t18/s915"
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title: "18 USC § 915 - Foreign diplomats, consuls or officers"
title_number: 18
title_name: "CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "915"
section_name: "Foreign diplomats, consuls or officers"
chapter_number: 43
chapter_name: "FALSE PERSONATION"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "CRIMES"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 743; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)"
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# § 915. Foreign diplomats, consuls or officers

Whoever, with intent to defraud within the United States, falsely assumes or pretends to be a diplomatic, consular or other official of a foreign government duly accredited as such to the United States and acts as such, or in such pretended character, demands or obtains or attempts to obtain any money, paper, document, or other thing of value, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.

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**Source Credit**: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 743; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)

### Historical and Revision Notes

Based on , U.S.C., 1940 ed., Foreign Relations and Intercourse (, title VIII, § 2, ; , ).

Reference to “jurisdiction” of the United States was omitted as unnecessary in view of definition of “United States” in .

Mandatory punishment provision was rephrased in the alternative.

Minor changes were made in phraseology.

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1994— substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $5,000”.