18 U.S.C. § 1021
Section 1021 · Title records
Amended 2 times on record
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case United States v. Lambert (1972)
Most recently applied in 583 F. App'x 216 - Tam Anh Pham v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. (September 2014)
Whoever, being an officer or other person authorized by any law of the United States to record a conveyance of real property or any other instrument which by such law may be recorded, knowingly certifies falsely that such conveyance or instrument has or has not been recorded, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §194 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, §105, 35 Stat. 1107).
Words “five years” were substituted for “seven years” as more in conformity with comparable sections of this chapter.
Minor change was made in phraseology.
Amendments
1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $1,000”.