37 CFR 102.32
§ 102.32 Penalties.
United States · 37 CFR — Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights · Status: effective
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- 37 CFR 102.32, § 102.32 Penalties, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/162771
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(a) The Act provides, in pertinent part:
Any person who knowingly and willfully requests or obtains any record concerning an individual from an agency under false pretenses shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not more than $5,000. (5 U.S.C. 552a(i)(3)).
(b) A person who falsely or fraudulently attempts to obtain records under the Act also may be subject to prosecution under such other criminal statutes as 18 U.S.C. 494, 495 and 1001.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.