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r_sharon t1_ityd9c6 wrote

18 U.S. Code § 1426 - Reproduction of naturalization or citizenship papers

(h) W͙h͙o͙e͙v͙e͙r͙,͙ ͙w͙i͙t͙h͙o͙u͙t͙ ͙l͙a͙w͙f͙u͙l͙ ͙a͙u͙t͙h͙o͙r͙i͙t͙y͙, prints, ͙p͙h͙o͙t͙o͙g͙r͙a͙p͙h͙s͙, makes or executes any print or impression in the likeness of a certificate of arrival, declaration of intention to become a citizen, o͙r͙ ͙c͙e͙r͙t͙i͙f͙i͙c͙a͙t͙e͙ ͙o͙f͙ ͙n͙a͙t͙u͙r͙a͙l͙i͙z͙a͙t͙i͙o͙n͙ ͙o͙r͙ ͙c͙i͙t͙i͙z͙e͙n͙s͙h͙i͙p͙, or any part thereof— Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 25 years (if the offense was committed to facilitate an act of international terrorism (as defined in section 2331 of this title)), 20 years (if the offense was committed to facilitate a drug trafficking crime (as defined in section 929(a) of this title)), 10 years (in the case of the first or second such offense, if the offense was not committed to facilitate such an act of international terrorism or a drug trafficking crime), or 15 years (in the case of any other offense), or both.

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a_mulher t1_ityf2jp wrote

I guess the key point is “lawful authority”. I’ve photocopied and scanned so many of these because USCIS demands copies in many applications.

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