18 USC 701: Official Badges, identification cards. Prohibits the reproduction of official identification media. Used to withhold copies of IRS employee identification badges and pocket commissions.

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                 TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
 
                             PART I--CRIMES
 
                CHAPTER 33--EMBLEMS, INSIGNIA, AND NAMES

             
          Sec. 701. Official badges, identification cards, other insignia

    Whoever manufactures, sells, or possesses any badge, identification 
card, or other insignia, of the design prescribed by the head of any 
department or agency of the United States for use by any officer or 
employee thereof, or any colorable imitation thereof, or photographs, 
prints, or in any other manner makes or executes any engraving, 
photograph, print, or impression in the likeness of any such badge, 
identification card, or other insignia, or any colorable imitation 
thereof, except as authorized under regulations made pursuant to law, 
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, 
or both.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 731; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, 
Sec. 330016(1)(E), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2146.)
                      Historical and Revision Notes

    Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Secs. 76a, 76b (June 29, 
1932, ch. 306, Secs. 1, 2, 47 Stat. 342; May 22, 1939, ch. 141, 53 
Stat. 752).
    Sections were consolidated.
    The term ``department or agency'' was substituted for ``department 
or independent office'' in two places to embrace all properly 
constituted agencies as defined in section 6 of this title and to 
eliminate any possible ambiguity as to scope of section.
    Minor changes were made in phraseology.
                               Amendments

    1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for 
``fined not more than $250''.