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Can you summarize 18 USC 1028A?
FRAUD AND FALSE STATEMENTS > Aggravated identity theft
Short Summary
The provided legal document pertains to the offense of aggravated identity theft. It states that anyone who knowingly transfers, possesses, or uses a means of identification of another person without lawful authority during and in relation to any felony violation enumerated in subsection (c) shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 2 years, in addition to the punishment provided for such felony. Additionally, for felony violations enumerated in section 2332b(g)(5)(B), the sentence for aggravated identity theft is 5 years of imprisonment. The document also specifies that a court shall not place on probation any person convicted of a violation of this section, and the term of imprisonment imposed for aggravated identity theft shall not run concurrently with any other term of imprisonment imposed for the felony during which the means of identification was transferred, possessed, or used. The definition section of the document outlines the various felony violations that fall under the scope of this section. No exemptions are mentioned in the document.
Whom does it apply to?
Individuals who knowingly transfer, possess, or use a means of identification of another person without lawful authority
What does it govern?
Aggravated identity theft
What are exemptions?
No exemptions are mentioned.
What are the Penalties?
2 years of imprisonment for felony violations enumerated in subsection (c), 5 years of imprisonment for felony violations enumerated in section 2332b(g)(5)(B)
Jurisdiction
U.S. Federal Government