18 USC § 1622 - Subornation of perjury

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identifier: "/us/usc/t18/s1622"
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title: "18 USC § 1622 - Subornation of perjury"
title_number: 18
title_name: "CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "1622"
section_name: "Subornation of perjury"
chapter_number: 79
chapter_name: "PERJURY"
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. 774; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(I), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)"
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# § 1622. Subornation of perjury

Whoever procures another to commit any perjury is guilty of subornation of perjury, and shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

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**Source Credit**: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 774; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(I), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)

### Historical and Revision Notes

Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 232 (, ).

The punishment prescribed in  was substituted for the reference thereto.

Minor change was made in phraseology.

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1994— substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $2,000”.