# Justice Manual § 9-64.300: False Personation

> Federal · Agency guidance · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-64.300

## Section

- **Citation:** Justice Manual § 9-64.300
- **Heading:** False Personation
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Agency guidance
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** DOJ Justice Manual / Title 9: Criminal / 9-64.000 - Protection Of Government Functions / Justice Manual § 9-64.300

## Text

Title 18 U.S.C. § 912 prohibits false personation of officers or employees of the United States. The Fraud Section of the Criminal Division has supervisory authority this statute.

[updated January 2020]

## Nearby sections

- [Justice Manual § 9-64.111 Counterfeiting—18 U.S.C. § 489—Prosecution Policy](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-64.111.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-64.133 Prosecution Policy—18 U.S.C. § 495 or § 510](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-64.133.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-64.134 Prosecution Policy—Interspousal Forgery of Government Checks](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-64.134.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-64.200 Postal Offenses](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-64.200.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-64.300 False Personation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-64.300.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-64.400 False Identification—18 U.S.C. § 1028](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-64.400.md)

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