Federal · Title 42 — Public Health and Welfare

42 U.S.C. § 8432: Criminal penalties

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person who willfully violates this chapter or its rules may be fined up to $50,000, imprisoned up to one year, or both, per violation.

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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.

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