42 CFR 1003.920
§ 1003.920 Determinations regarding the amount of penalties.
United States · 42 CFR — Public Health · Status: effective
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- 42 CFR 1003.920, § 1003.920 Determinations regarding the amount of penalties, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/208463
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Full text
In considering the factors listed in § 1003.140, aggravating circumstances include:
(a) The Responsible Official participated in or knew, or should have known, of the violation;
(b) The violation was a contributing factor to an unauthorized individual's access to or possession of a select agent or toxin, an individual's exposure to a select agent or toxin, or the unauthorized removal of a select agent or toxin from the person's physical location as identified on the person's certificate of registration; or
(c) The person previously received an observation, finding, or other statement of deficiency from the Department or the Department of Agriculture for the same or substantially similar conduct.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.