29 U.S.C. § 1851
Criminal sanctions
United States · Title 29 — LABOR · Status: effective
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- 29 U.S.C. § 1851, Criminal sanctions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/466424
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Any person who willfully and knowingly violates this chapter or any regulation under this chapter shall be fined not more than $1,000 or sentenced to prison for a term not to exceed one year, or both. Upon conviction for any subsequent violation of this chapter or any regulation under this chapter, the defendant shall be fined not more than $10,000 or sentenced to prison for a term not to exceed three years, or both.
If a farm labor contractor who commits a violation of paragraph (1) or (2) of section 1324a(a) of title 8 has been refused issuance or renewal of, or has failed to obtain, a certificate of registration or is a farm labor contractor whose certificate has been suspended or revoked, the contractor shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than $10,000 or sentenced to prison for a term not to exceed three years, or both.
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.
- Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection ActHouse: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally