Federal · Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

15 U.S.C. § 1004: Penalties

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person who falsely obtains a toll exemption or authorization, or issues one knowing it is invalid, commits a misdemeanor punishable by a fine up to $100, imprisonment up to ten days, or both.

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Whoever secures or attempts to secure the exemption from toll provided for in sections 1002 to 1004 of this title or an authorization referred to in section 1003 of this title , knowing that he is not entitled thereto, and whoever signs or issues any such authorization certifying to such right of exemption, knowing that such right does not exist, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100 or by imprisonment for not more than ten days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

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