§ 1814. Falsifying jury lists Whoever, being an officer or person required by law to: (1) certify to the list of persons selected as jurors, maliciously, corruptly or willfully certifies to a false or incorrect list, or a list containing other names than those selected; or (2) write down the names placed on the certified lists on separate pieces of paper, does not write down and place in the jury box the same names that are on the certified list and no more and no less than are on that list shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than five years, or both. § 1815. Preventing or dissuading witness from attending Whoever willfully prevents or dissuades a person who is or may become a witness from attending upon a trial, proceeding or inquiry, authorized by law, shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than five years, or both. § 1816. Deceiving witness to affect testimony Whoever practices any fraud or deceit, or knowingly makes or exhibits a false statement, representation, token or writing, to a witness or person about to be called as a witness upon a trial, proceeding, inquiry or investigation authorized by law, with intent to affect the testimony of the witness, shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than five years, or both. § 1817. Preparing false evidence Whoever prepares a false or antedated book, paper, record, instrument in writing, or other matter or thing, with intent to produce it, or allow it to be produced, for a fraudulent or deceitful purpose, as genuine or true, upon a trial, proceeding or inquiry, authorized by law, shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than five years, or both. § 1818. Offering false documents in evidence Whoever, upon a trial, proceeding, inquiry or investigation authorized or permitted by law, offers in evidence as genuine or true, a book, paper, document, record or other instrument in writing, knowing it to have been forged or fraudulently altered or antedated, shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than five years, or both. § 1819. Destruction or concealment of evidence Whoever, knowing that a book, paper, record, instrument in writing or other matter or thing, is about to be produced in evidence upon a trial, inquiry or investigation authorized by law, willfully destroys or conceals it, with intent thereby to prevent it from being produced, shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than five years, or both. § 1820. Disclosure of making of affidavit, complaint or information for felony Whoever, being a judge, United States attorney, assistant United States attorney, or clerk, or an employee in the office of any such official, willfully discloses, except in the issuance or execution, or in the furtherance of execution, of a warrant of arrest, the fact of an affidavit of complaint or information having been made for a felony, shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than five years, or both. § 1821. Injuring, destroying or taking personal property from custody of officer Whoever willfully injures or destroys, or takes or attempts to take, or assists a person in taking or attempting to take, from the custody of an officer or person, personal property which the office or person has in charge under any process of law, shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than five years, or both. § 1822. Magistrate, constable or policeman purchasing judgment Whoever, being a magistrate, constable or employee of the magistrate's court, or a policeman within the jurisdiction in which the magistrate acts, purchases or is interested in the purchase of a judgment or part thereof on the docket of, or on the docket in possession of, the magistrate, shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned in jail not more than 30 days, or both. § 1823. Retaking lands after lawful removal therefrom Whoever, having been removed from any lands by process of law, or having removed from any lands pursuant to the lawful adjudication or direction of a court, tribunal or officer, thereafter unlawfully returns to settle, reside upon or take possession of the lands, shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned in jail not more than 30 days, or both. § 1824. False report of secretion of explosive Whoever reports to: (1) a peace officer; (2) the United States attorney or an assistant United States attorney: (3) an agency of the United States; (4) a newspaper, radio station, television station, airline, airport, railroad, busline, or telephone company; (5) a person employed by or serving with a facility mentioned in paragraph (3) of this section; (6) a news reporter in the employ of a newspaper, radio or television station; or (7) an occupant of a building that a bomb or other explosive has been secreted in a public or private place, knowing that the report is false, shall be imprisoned in jail not more than one year, or in the penitentiary not more than three years. § 1825. False report of criminal offense Whoever reports to: (1) a peace officer; or (2) the United States attorney or an assistant United States attorney that a felony or misdemeanor has been committed, knowing the report to be false, shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned in jail not more than 180 days, or both. CHAPTER 93-PERJURY Sec, 1861. Definition of oath. 1862. Perjury generally. 1863. False affidavit as to affiant's testimony; subsequent contrary testimony. 1864. Unqualified statement of that not known to be true. 1865. Irregularity of oath. 1866. Ignorance of materiality of false statement. 1867. Incompetency of witness. 1868. When deposition, affidavit or certificate is complete. 1869. Subornation of perjury. 1870. Proof of perjury generally. 1871. Testimony of witness provable against him. § 1861. Definition of oath As used in this chapter, "oath" includes an affirmation and every other mode authorized by law of attesting the truth of that which is stated. § 1862. Perjury generally Whoever, having taken an oath that he will testify, declare, depose or certify truly before a competent tribunal, officer or person in any of the cases in which such an oath may by law be administered, willfully and contrary to that oath, states as true a material matter which he knows to be false, is guilty of perjury, and shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than 10 years. § 1863. False affidavit as to affiant's testimony; subsequent contrary testimony (a) Whoever, in an affidavit taken before a person authorized to administer oaths, swears, affirms, declares, deposes or certifies that he will testify, declare, depose or certify before a competent tribunal, officer or person, in a case then pending or thereafter to be instituted, in a particular manner or to a particular fact, and in the affidavit willfully and contrary to that oath states as true a material matter which he knows to be false, is guilty of perjury, and shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than 10 years. (b) In a prosecution pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the subsequent testimony of the person, in an action involving the matters contained in the affidavit, which is contrary to any of the matters contained in the affidavit, shall be prima facie evidence that the matters in the affidavit were false. § 1864. Unqualified statement of that not known to be true An unqualified statement of that which one does not know to be true is equivalent to a statement of that which one knows to be false. § 1865. Irregularity of oath It is no defense to a prosecution for perjury that the oath was administered or taken in an irregular manner. § 1866. Ignorance of materiality of false statement It is not a defense to a prosecution for perjury that the accused did not know the materiality of the false statement made by him; or that it did not, in fact, affect the proceeding in or for which it was made. It is sufficient that it was material and might have been used to affect the proceeding. § 1867. Incompetency of witness It is not a defense to a prosecution for perjury that the accused was not competent to give the testimony, deposition or certificate of which falsehood is alleged. It is sufficient that he did give the testimony or make the deposition or certificate. § 1868. When deposition, affidavit, or certificate is complete The making of a deposition, affidavit, or certificate is complete within the provisions of this chapter, from the time it is delivered by the accused to any other person with the intent that it be used, uttered or published as true. § 1869. Subornation of perjury Whoever willfully procures another person to commit perjury is guilty of subornation of perjury and shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than 10 years. § 1870. Proof of perjury generally Perjury must be proved by the testimony of two witnesses, or of one witness and corroborating circumstances. § 1871. Testimony of witness provable against him The sections of this Code, which declare that evidence obtained upon the examination of a person as a witness may not be received against him in a criminal proceeding, do not forbid the evidence being proved against him upon any proceedings founded upon a charge of perjury committed in the examination. Sec. CHAPTER 95-POSTAL SERVICE 2001. Application of criminal laws; definitions. § 2001. Application of criminal laws; definitions (a) The postal laws and regulations of the United States, not locally inapplicable, which define crimes, are applicable to the Canal Zone and are enforceable in the courts of the Canal Zone in the manner and form prescribed for other criminal actions. (b) For the purpose of the application, to the Canal Zone, of the laws made so applicable by subsection (a) of this section, "postal laws", as used in that subsection, means all of chapter 83 of Title 18, United States Code, and the following sections of that title: 288, 440, 441, 500, 501, 502, 503, 504, 876, 877, 1302, 1303, 1341, 1342, 1461, 1463, 2114, 2116, 3239, 3497. (c) For the additional purpose of the application, to the Canal Zone, of the laws made so applicable by this section, references in such laws to the Postal Service, Post Office Department, and Post Office Department of the United States, and to officers and other personnel thereof, shall be deemed to include references to the Canal Zone Postal Service and to the comparable officers and other personnel thereof; and the following definitions are given to certain terms, as used in some of those laws: "defendant indicted" includes a person against whom an information is filed; "district" includes the Canal Zone; "foreign government" includes any government, faction, or body of insurgents within a country with which the United States is at peace, irrespective of recognition by the United States; "indictment" includes an information; "States" includes the Canal Zone; and "United States", as used in a territorial sense, includes the Canal Zone. Bec. CHAPTER 97-PRISONERS' MISTREATMENT 2031. Prisoners under protection of law. 2032. Oppression of prisoners. 8 2031. Prisoners under protection of law The person of a convict sentenced to imprisonment is under the protection of the law and any injury to his person not authorized by law is punishable in the same manner as if he were not convicted or sentenced. § 2032. Oppression of prisoners Whoever is guilty of willful inhumanity or oppression toward a prisoner under his care or in his custody, shall be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned in jail not more than one year, or both, and shall be removed from office. Sec. CHAPTER 99-PRIZE FIGHTING AND SPARRING 2061. Punishment for engaging in prize fighting; regulations governing exhibitions. 2062. Spectators at prize fights or exhibitions. § 2061. Punishment for engaging in prize fighting; regulations governing exhibitions (a) Whoever: (1) engages in, instigates, aids, encourages, or does any act to further, a fight commonly called a ring or prize fight; (2) engages in a public or private sparring exhibition, with or without gloves, within the Canal Zone; (3) sends or publishes a challenge or acceptance of a challenge for a prize fight, or an exhibition as described in paragraph (2) of this subsection; or (4) trains or assists a person in training or preparing for a prize fight, or for an exhibition as described in paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than three years, or both. (b) The Governor may prescribe, and from time to time amend, regulations permitting and governing the conduct of voluntary boxing or sparring exhibitions in the Canal Zone. Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to exhibitions permitted and conducted under the regulations. § 2062. Spectators at prize fights or exhibitions Whoever is willfully present as a spectator at a prize fight or exhibition prohibited by section 2061 of this title shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned in jail not more than 30 days, or both. Sec. CHAPTER 101-PROSTITUTION AND RELATED 2091. Enticement for purposes of prostitution; corroboration of female's testimony. 2092. Keeping or residing in house of ill fame; evidence. 2093. Keeping disorderly house. 2094. Prevailing upon person to visit house of prostitution. § 2091. Enticement for purposes of prostitution; corroboration of female's testimony (a) Whoever: (1) inveigles or entices an unmarried female, of previous good reputation for chastity, under the age of 21 years, into a house of ill fame or of assignation, or elsewhere, for any purpose of prostitution, or to have illicit carnal connection with a man; or (2) by false pretenses, false representation or other fraudulent means, procures a female to have illicit carnal connection with a man shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than five years, or both. (b) Upon a trial for violating paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this section, the defendant may not be convicted upon the testimony of the female upon or with whom the offense was committed, unless her testimony is corroborated by other evidence. § 2092. Keeping or residing in house of ill fame; evidence (a) Whoever keeps a house of ill fame, resorted to for the purposes of prostitution or lewdness, or willfully resides in such a house, shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned in jail not more than 30 days, or both. |