Federal · Title 30 — Mineral Lands and Mining

30 U.S.C. § 1463: Criminal offenses

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person willfully violating section 1461 commits an offense. Base penalties range from fines up to $75,000 or up to six months imprisonment; enhanced to ten years imprisonment if a dangerous weapon is used or a Federal officer is injured.

Read the full statutory text

A person subject to section 1461 of this title is guilty of an offense if such person willfully and knowingly commits any act prohibited by section 1461 of this title . Any offense described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (6) of section 1461 of this title is punishable by a fine of not more than $75,000 for each day during which the violation continues. Any offense described in paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (7) of section 1461 of this title is punishable by a fine of not more than $75,000 or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. If, in the commission of any offense, the person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States uses a dangerous weapon, engages in conduct that causes bodily injury to any Federal officer or employee, or places any such Federal officer or employee in fear of imminent bodily injury, the offense is punishable by a fine of not more than $100,000 or imprisonment for not more than ten years, or both.

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