{"data":{"id":"us/18-u.s.c.-1019","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"18 U.S.C. § 1019","heading":"Certificates by consular officers","body":"Whoever, being a consul, or vice consul, or other person employed in the consular service of the United States, knowingly certifies falsely to any invoice, or other paper, to which his certificate is authorized or required by law, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.","path":["Title 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 47—FRAUD AND FALSE STATEMENTS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc18@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:53Z","sha256":"9ed62b8127eb5c681ba6a0661776ec6535a997609e684a5fd6e731208e547abe","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/18-u.s.c.-1018","next":"us/18-u.s.c.-1020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}