Failure to Surrender Canceled Naturalization Certificate

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U.S. Sentencing Guidelines › Failure to Surrender Canceled Naturalization Certificate

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(a) Base Offense Level: 6 Commentary Statutory Provision: 18 U.S.C. § 1428. Historical Note Effective November 1, 1987. PART M ― OFFENSES INVOLVING NATIONAL DEFENSE AND WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION Historical Note Effective November 1, 1987. Amended effective November 1, 2001 (amendment 633). 1. TREASON

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