[Drango]

If you are planning to “goof” on the census (why not) it’s a crime to not fill it out or give willful wrong answers.

A better strategy is to claim the 5th amendment when/if the census bureau asks about your form, and they will ask. Remember it’s a crime to refuse to fill it out or give wrong answers.

Census: “Did you return your form, we didn’t get it?”
You: “The post office may have lost it...”
Census: “We didn’t get it...Please fill it out again”
You: “I take the 5th”
Census: “What? It’s a federal crime to not answer or give wrong answers. Did you fill out the census?”
You: “I take the 5th.”

Remember, to convict you, they must have evidence that you didn’t fill out the form or gave wrong answers. DON’T GIVE THEM THE EVIDENCE.

[VRWCTexan]

Last time they called when I did not answer all the questions - and they admitted to me that I had the “right” to state that I “Preferred not to answer”

So this time I just wrote “Prefer not to answer” on the offending questions...