12 CFR 310.12
§ 310.12 Penalties.
United States · 12 CFR — Banks and Banking · Status: effective
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- 12 CFR 310.12, § 310.12 Penalties, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/46273
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Subsection (i)(3) of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a(i)(3)) imposes criminal penalties for obtaining Corporation records on individuals under false pretenses. The subsection provides as follows:
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.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.