42 U.S.C. § 8432 — Criminal penalties

submitted 48 years ago by Pub. L. 95-620 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 41 words · no verdicts yet

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Anyone who willfully violates this chapter, or a rule or order under it, commits a crime. The penalty is a fine of up to $50,000, up to one year in prison, or both. Each violation is punished separately.

Anyone who willfully violates any provision of this chapter, or any rule or order issued under it, can be punished. The punishment is a fine of not more than $50,000, imprisonment for not more than one year, or both. This penalty applies separately to each violation, so multiple violations can mean multiple punishments.

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Any person who willfully violates any provision of this chapter, or any rule or order thereunder, shall be subject to a fine of not more than $50,000, or to imprisonment for not more than one year, or both, for each violation.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 95–620, title VII, § 722, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3333; Pub. L. 100–42, § 1(c)(19), May 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 313.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1978Enacted · Pub. L. 95-620 · 92 Stat. 3333
1987Amended · Pub. L. 100-42 · 101 Stat. 313

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