US-CA11 · jury_instructions
11th Cir. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) O60.1
Misuse of a Passport 18 U.S.C. § 1544
(First and Second Paragraphs)
It’s a federal crime to knowingly and willfully [use] [attempt to use] a
passport issued or designed for the use of another [in violation of the conditions or
restrictions contained in the passport] [in violation of the rules pursuant to the laws
regulating the issuance of passports].
The Defendant can be found guilty of this crime only if all the following
facts are proved beyond a reasonable doubt:
(1) the Defendant [used] [attempted to use] a passport;
(2) [the passport was issued or designed for the use of someone other
than the defendant] [the use or attempted use violated the conditions
or restrictions contained in the passport] [the use or attempted use
violated the rules governing the issuance of passports];
(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].]
[To “facilitate” an act simply means to help or further the
accomplishment of that act.]
[An “act of international terrorism” means (1) a criminal
act that is dangerous to human life, (2) appears to be
intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, or
to influence the policy of a government by intimidation
or coercion, or to affect the conduct of a government by
assassination or kidnapping, and (3) occurs outside the
United States or transcends national boundaries in terms
of the means by which it is accomplished, the persons
intended to be intimidated or coerced, or the locale in
which the perpetrator operates or seeks asylum.]
[A “drug-trafficking crime” means any felony punishable
under the Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. § 801 et
seq., the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act,
21 U.S.C. 951 et seq., or chapter 705 of title 46 of the
United States Code.]
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- 2026-08-20
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- criminal-2026-07
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