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15 U.S.C. § 2615

Penalties

United States · Title 15 — COMMERCE AND TRADE · Status: effective

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15 U.S.C. § 2615, Penalties, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/441599
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If any person fails to pay an assessment of a civil penalty— Any person who knowingly or willfully violates any provision of section 2614 or 2689 of this title, shall, in addition to or in lieu of any civil penalty which may be imposed under subsection (a) of this section for such violation, be subject, upon conviction, to a fine of not more than $50,000 for each day of violation, or to imprisonment for not more than one year, or both. Any person who knowingly and willfully violates any provision of section 2614 or 2689 of this title, and who knows at the time of the violation that the violation places an individual in imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury, shall be subject on conviction to a fine of not more than $250,000, or imprisonment for not more than 15 years, or both. Notwithstanding the penalties described in subparagraph (A), an organization that commits a knowing violation described in subparagraph (A) shall be subject on conviction to a fine of not more than $1,000,000 for each violation. Subparagraphs (B) through (F) of section 7413(c)(5) of title 42 shall apply to the prosecution of a violation under this paragraph.

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.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 94-469(S. 3149)1976-10-11
    Toxic Substances Control Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 99-519(H.R. 5073)1986-10-22
    Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act of 1986
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 102-550(H.R. 5334)1992-10-28
    Housing and Community Development Act of 1992
    House: 377–37Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 114-182(H.R. 2576)2016-06-22
    Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act
    House: 398–1Senate: no recorded tally