21 U.S.C. § 158 — Offenses; punishment

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Breaking any rule in this chapter is a crime called a misdemeanor. A court can fine the violator up to $1,000. The court can also jail them for up to one year, or do both.

Anyone — a person, a firm, or a corporation — who breaks any rule in this chapter has committed a misdemeanor. A court that convicts them can punish them in three ways: a fine of up to $1,000, imprisonment of up to one year, or both a fine and imprisonment together. The court decides which punishment, or combination, fits the case.

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Any person, firm, or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not exceeding $1,000 or by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.

Source credit: (Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 145, § 1 (part), 37 Stat. 833.)

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1913Enacted · Act of Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 145 · 37 Stat. 833

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 145 on 1913-03-04.

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