5 CFR 2634.703

§ 2634.703 Misuse of public reports.

United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective

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Citation: 5 CFR 2634.703, § 2634.703 Misuse of public reports, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/10932
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(a) The Attorney General may bring a civil action against any person who obtains or uses a report filed under this part for any purpose prohibited by 5 U.S.C. 13107(c)(1), as incorporated in § 2634.603(f). The court in which the action is brought may assess against the person a civil monetary penalty in any amount, not to exceed the amounts set forth in table 1 to this paragraph (a), as provided by 5 U.S.C. 13107(c)(2) and as adjusted in accordance with the inflation adjustment procedures prescribed in the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended. Table 1 to § 2634.703(a) (b) This remedy shall be in addition to any other remedy available under statutory or common law.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.