18 U.S.C. § 1021 : US Code - Section 1021: Title records

Search 18 U.S.C. § 1021 : US Code - Section 1021: Title records

Whoever, being an officer or other person authorized by any law
of the United States to record a conveyance of real property or any
other instrument which by such law may be recorded, knowingly
certifies falsely that such conveyance or instrument has or has not
been recorded, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not
more than five years, or both.