{"data":{"id":"us/18-u.s.c.-498","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"18 U.S.C. § 498","heading":"Military or naval discharge certificates","body":"Whoever forges, counterfeits, or falsely alters any certificate of discharge from the military or naval service of the United States, or uses, unlawfully possesses or exhibits any such certificate, knowing the same to be forged, counterfeited, or falsely altered, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.","path":["Title 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 25—COUNTERFEITING AND FORGERY"],"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":"520ecff1b612c3dd3190ae1035105360f88731f0d9733ad908e53af86f2ecc7a","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/18-u.s.c.-497","next":"us/18-u.s.c.-499"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}