§ 1004. Certification of checks

• (1) and
• (3) of section 1(b) of the International Banking Act of 1978), or organization operating under section 25 or section 25(a) 1 1 See References in Text note below. of the Federal Reserve Act, certifies a check before the amount thereof has been regularly deposited in the bank, branch, agency, or organization, by the drawer thereof, or resorts to any device, or receives any fictitious obligation, directly or collaterally, in order to evade any of the provisions of law relating to certification of checks, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.