Federal · Title 29 — Labor

29 U.S.C. § 1131: Criminal penalties

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

Willful violations of specified provisions carry criminal penalties of up to $100,000 in fines or 10 years imprisonment. Corporate violators face fines up to $500,000.

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Any person who willfully violates any provision of part 1 of this subtitle, or any regulation or order issued under any such provision, shall upon conviction be fined not more than $100,000 or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both; except that in the case of such violation by a person not an individual, the fine imposed upon such person shall be a fine not exceeding $500,000. Any person that violates section 1149 of this title shall upon conviction be imprisoned not more than 10 years or fined under title 18, or both.

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