---
kind: "section"
citation: "18 U.S.C. § 911"
title: "18"
title_heading: "Crimes and Criminal Procedure"
number: "911"
heading: "Citizen of the United States"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/18/911"
units:
  - "Part I — Crimes"
  - "Chapter 43 — False Personation"
---

# §911. Citizen of the United States


[Whoever](/usc/18/921.md?p=a-1) falsely and willfully represents himself to be a citizen of the [United States](/usc/18/229F.md?p=9) shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.


## Source credit

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 742; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)

## Notes

### Historical and Revision Notes

Based on subsection (a), paragraph (18) and subsection (d), of section 746, title 8, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Aliens and Nationality (Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 876, § 346(a), par. (18), and (d), 54 Stat. 1165, 1167).

Section consolidates said provisions of section 746, title 8, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Aliens and Nationality. The word “willfully” was substituted for “knowingly”, “$1,000” for “$5,000”, and “three years” for “five years”, to harmonize with congressional intent evidenced by the other sections of this chapter.

Minor changes were made in phraseology and unnecessary words were omitted.

### Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $1,000”.