O60 False Statement in Application and Use of Passport
Official jury instruction text reproduced for information. It is not legal advice; the instruction given in a case depends on the facts and the court.
- Instruction
- O60
- Statute
- 18 U.S.C. § 1542
- Edition
- Eleventh Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions (Criminal Cases), revised July 2026
- Official source
- Official PDF, page 424
Elements
Quoted word for word from the official text. Eleventh Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions (Criminal Cases), revised July 2026.
The Defendant can be found guilty of this crime only if all the following facts are proved beyond a reasonable doubt:
(1) the Defendant made a false statement in an application for a United States passport;
(2) the Defendant made the statement intending to get a United States passport for [[his] [her] own use] [someone else’s use];
(3) the Defendant acted knowingly and willfully[.] [and]
[(4) the Defendant did so [to facilitate an act of international terrorism] [to facilitate a drug-trafficking crime].]
Related practice page
Passport, Visa & Work-Authorization Document Fraud
Official source: Official PDF, page 424
Official jury instruction text reproduced for information. It is not legal advice; the instruction given in a case depends on the facts and the court.