12 U.S.C. § 504
Civil money penalty
United States · Title 12 — BANKS AND BANKING · Status: effective
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Any member bank which, and any institution-affiliated party (within the meaning of section 1813(u) of this title) with respect to such member bank who, violates any provision of section 371c, 371c–1, 375, 375a, 375b, 376, or 503 of this title, or any regulation issued pursuant thereto, shall forfeit and pay a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for each day during which such violation continues.
Notwithstanding subsection (a), any member bank which, and any institution-affiliated party (within the meaning of section 1813(u) of this title) with respect to such member bank who 11 So in original. Probably should be followed by a dash.
which violation, practice, or breach—
Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), any member bank which, and any institution-affiliated party (within the meaning of section 1813(u) of this title) with respect to such member bank who—
knowingly—
The maximum daily amount of any civil penalty which may be assessed pursuant to subsection (c) for any violation, practice, or breach described in such subsection is—
in the case of a member bank, an amount not to exceed the lesser of—
Any penalty imposed under subsection (a), (b), or (c) shall be assessed and collected 33 So in original. Probably should be followed by a dash rather than “by”. by
The member bank or other person against whom any penalty is assessed under this section shall be afforded an agency hearing if such member bank or person submits a request for such hearing within 20 days after the issuance of the notice of assessment. Section 1818(h) of this title shall apply to any proceeding under this section.
All penalties collected under authority of this paragraph shall be deposited into the Treasury.
For purposes of this section, the term “violate” includes any action (alone or with another or others) for or toward causing, bringing about, participating in, counseling, or aiding or abetting a violation.
The Comptroller of the Currency and the Board shall prescribe regulations establishing such procedures as may be necessary to carry out this section.
The resignation, termination of employment or participation, or separation of an institution-affiliated party (within the meaning of section 1813(u) of this title) with respect to a member bank (including a separation caused by the closing of such a bank) shall not affect the jurisdiction and authority of the appropriate Federal banking agency to issue any notice and proceed under this section against any such party, if such notice is served before the end of the 6-year period beginning on the date such party ceased to be such a party with respect to such bank (whether such date occurs before, on, or after August 9, 1989).
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Financial Institutions Regulatory and Interest Rate Control Act of 1978House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Garn-St. Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally